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Jan 20, 2012 | No Comments
Hit the ground running with the street-smart training you’ll find in this practical guide to security administration. Using a “year in the life” approach, it gives you an inside look at the common responsibilities of security administrators, with key information organized around the actual day-to-day tasks, scenarios, and challenges you’ll face in the field. Updated for CompTIA Security+ Exam SY0-301, this valuable training tool is loaded with hands-on, step-by-step exercises covering all phases of a security administrator’s job, including: Designing a secure network environment Creating and implementing standard security policies and practices Identifying insecure systems in physical and digital environments Providing training to onsite and remote users An invaluable study tool This no-nonsense book also covers common tasks that CompTIA expects all of its Security+ candidates to know how to perform. So whether you’re preparing for certification or seeking practical skills to break into the field, you’ll find the instruction you need, including: Performing an initial risk assessment Hardening all systems—services, ports, OS,and more Encrypting files and securing data storage Creating and managing user accounts Deploying IPSec and securing remote systems Securing Internet activity, networks, and wireless Testing, pen testing, tracking, profiling, and troubleshooting The Street Smarts series is designed to help current or aspiring IT professionals put their certification to work for them. Full of practical, real world scenarios, each book features actual tasks from the field and then offers step-by-step exercises that teach the skills necessary to complete those tasks. And because the exercises are based upon exam objectives from leading technology certifications, each Street Smarts book can be used as a lab manual for certification prep. Download ebook: Security Administrator Street Smarts: A Real World Guide to CompTIA Security+ Skills, 3rd Edition
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Dec 24, 2011 | No Comments
IBM Redbooks, “Set Up Security and Integration with the DataPower XI50z for zEnterprise” Publisher: Vervante | ISBN: 0738436348 | 2011 | PDF | 178 pages | 3.5 MB
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Dec 22, 2011 | No Comments
James Joshi, “Network Security: Know It All” Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann | ISBN: 0123744636 | edition 2008 | PDF | 368 pages | 3,2 mb
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Dec 21, 2011 | No Comments
Peter L. Hays, “Space and Security: A Reference Handbook” Publisher: A.C-C..O | ISBN: 1598844210 | 2011 | PDF | 289 pages | 3 MB
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Dec 21, 2011 | No Comments
James Doyle – Nuclear Safeguards, Security and Nonproliferation: Achieving Security with Technology and Policy Publisher: Butt?rworth-H?inemann | 2008-07-14 | ISBN: 0750686731 | PDF | 624 pages | 5.33 MB
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Dec 6, 2011 | No Comments
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Nov 28, 2011 | No Comments
Syed Ahson, Mohammad Ilyas, “SIP Handbook: Services, Technologies, and Security of Session Initiation Protocol” CRC Press | English | 2008-12-04 | ISBN: 142006603X | 595 pages | PDF | 15.5 mb
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Sep 28, 2011 | No Comments
The Perfect Reference for the Multitasked SysAdmin This is the perfect guide if network security tools is not your specialty. It is the perfect introduction to managing an infrastructure with freely available, and powerful, Open Source tools. Learn how to test and audit your systems using products like Snort and Wireshark and some of the add-ons available for both. In addition, learn handy techniques for network troubleshooting and protecting the perimeter. * Take Inventory See how taking an inventory of the devices on your network must be repeated regularly to ensure that the inventory remains accurate. * Use Nmap Learn how Nmap has more features and options than any other free scanner. * Implement Firewalls Use netfilter to perform firewall logic and see how SmoothWall can turn a PC into a dedicated firewall appliance that is completely configurable. * Perform Basic Hardening Put an IT security policy in place so that you have a concrete set of standards against which to measure. * Install and Configure Snort and Wireshark Explore the feature set of these powerful tools, as well as their pitfalls and other security considerations. * Explore Snort Add-Ons Use tools like Oinkmaster to automatically keep Snort signature files current. * Troubleshoot Network Problems See how to reporting on bandwidth usage and other metrics and to use data collection methods like sniffing, NetFlow, and SNMP. * Learn Defensive Monitoring Considerations See how to define your wireless network boundaries, and monitor to know if they’re being exceeded and watch for unauthorized traffic on your network. *Covers the top 10 most popular open source security tools including Snort, Nessus, Wireshark, Nmap, and Kismet *Companion Web site contains dozens of working scripts and tools for readers *Follows Syngress’ proven “How to Cheat” pedagogy providing readers with everything they need and nothing they don’t Download Here If you liked this post, buy me a beer. (Suggested: $3 a beer or $7.5 for a pitcher)
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Apr 8, 2011 | No Comments
Moving your classes and resources online with a Learning Management System such as Moodle opens up a whole world of possibilities for teaching your students. However, it also opens up a number of threats as your students, private information, and resources become vulnerable to cyber attacks. Learn how to safeguard Moodle to keep the bad guys at bay. Moodle Security will show you how to make sure that only authorized users can access the information on your Moodle site. This may seem simple, but, every day, systems get hacked and information gets lost or misused. Imagine the consequences if that were to happen in your school. The straightforward examples in this book will help you to lock down those access routes one door at a time. By learning about the different types of potential threat, reading this book will prepare you for the worst. Web robots can harvest your e-mail addresses to send spam e-mails from your account, which could have devastating effects. Moodle comes with a number of set roles and permissions – make sure these are assigned to the right people, and are set to keep out the spam bots, using Moodle’s authentication features. Learn how to secure both Windows and Linux servers and to make sure that none of your system files are accessible to the wrong people. Many of the most dangerous web attacks come from inside your system, so once you have all of your security settings in place, you will learn to monitor user activity to make sure that there are no threats from registered users. You will learn to work with the tools that help you to do this and enable you to back up your settings so that even a crashed system can’t bother you. Protect your students and staff by securing Moodle to prevent online attacks and hacks What you will learn from this book Use CAPTCHA to make sure that humans are creating new accounts on Moodle – not Spambots Configure PHP and Apache servers to protect your Windows and Linux systems from malicious threats Assign the most appropriate permissions to different files to ensure the right level of protection Create custom roles to control who accesses what Protect your site from external attacks with secure HTTP Organize regular anti-virus scans to ensure no new risks have been introduced to the system Monitor the security of Moodle easily with notifications and security reports Minimize the downtime of Moodle in the case of actual damage Approach Moodle Security is packed with practical examples, which guide you through optimizing the protection of your Moodle site. Each chapter covers a different security threat and how to secure your site against it. You will also find recommendations for what is best for your particular system and usage.. Who this book is written for If you are in charge of Moodle – whether you are an administrator or lead teacher – then securing it is one of the most important things that you can do. You need to know the basics of working with Moodle, but no previous experience of system administration is required. Download Here If you liked this post, buy me a beer. (Suggested: $3 a beer or $7.5 for a pitcher)
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Feb 8, 2011 | No Comments
Comptia Security+ Certification Exam Proprofs English | MP4 | H264 773 kbps 29.970 fps | 320 x 240 | MP3 127 kbps 48 KHz Stereo | 51mns | 376 MB Genre: elearning The CompTIA Security+ certification … [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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