Identity theft and other confidential information theft have now topped the charts as the #1 cybercrime. In particular, credit card data is preferred by cybercriminals. Is your payment processing secure and compliant? Now in its second edition, PCI Compliance has been revised to follow the new PCI DSS standard 1.2.1. Also new to this edition:...

• Pass a compliance audit by showing the concrete state of your systems using Puppet
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Pro SQL Server 2008 Policy-Based Management is critical for database administrators seeking in-depth knowledge on administering servers using the new policy-based management features introduced in SQL Server 2008. This book will cover everything from a basic introduction to policy-based management to creating your own custom policies...

Upgrading and Repairing PCs is the runaway best-selling PC hardware book of all time and one of the best-selling computer books ever! This 15th Edition is loaded with the most up-to-date hardware information anywhere. World-renowned PC hardware expert Scott Mueller has taught thousands...

Beginning SQL Server 2008 Administration is essential for anyone wishing to learn about implementing and managing SQL Server 2008 database. From college students, to experienced database administrators from other platforms, to those already familiar with SQL Server and wanting to fill in some gaps of knowledge, this book will bring...

Mention the word audit to IT professionals and you will probably see their eyes glaze over as they imagine frightening visions of auditors with pointy tails, pitchforks, and checklists run ning around and pointing out all of the things they have done wrong to their manager. The purpose of a security audit is not to place blame or pick...

Digital Design and Computer Architecture takes a unique and modern approach to digital design. Beginning with digital logic gates and progressing to the design of combinational and sequential circuits, Harris and Harris use these fundamental building blocks as the basis for what follows: the design of an actual MIPS processor....

"James DeLuccia outlines a comprehensive, integrated strategy for achieving regulatory and legislative compliance. This approach is vastly superior, both in scalability and in sustainability, to the siloed compliance strategies that are often seen."
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