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Computers have become enmeshed in almost every aspect of modern life. While this development has made our lives easier and more convenient, it also opens us up to all sorts of security risks. The dozen activities in this volume emphasize the importance of computer security and delve into the steps that both coders and ordinary users of technology can take to improve their computer security. Individual activities explore topics such as encryption,...
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HACKING
Computer hacking is an often misunderstood activity, with hackers being portrayed in the media as all being criminals and deviants. However, as you will discover through reading this book, there is more to hacking than meets the eye!
This informative book dispels the myths surrounding computer hacking, and teaches you about the different types of hackers in the world. You will learn about the different hacking techniques that can be used,...
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A detailed guide to know all about PC security and backup
This guide will help you how to protect your computer from viruses, stay safe online and free internet online security software
Based on easy hacks this book will teach you about:
- Antivirus malware firewall backup
- zero-cost software download
- Microsoft security essentials
- Avast free software protection
- Firewall software
- Spyware and Adware
- How to use pop-up...
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In his latest collection of essays, security expert Bruce Schneier tackles a range of cybersecurity, privacy, and real-world security issues ripped from the headlines. Essays cover the ever-expanding role of technology in national security, war, transportation, the Internet of Things, elections, and more. Throughout, he challenges the status quo with a call for leaders, voters, and consumers to make better security and privacy decisions and investments....
5) Zero days
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1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A black ops cyber attack launched by the U.S. and Israel on an Iranian nuclear facility unleashed malware with unforeseen consequences. The Stuxnet virus infiltrated it's pre-determined target only to spread it's infection outward, ultimately exposing systemic vulnerabilities that threatened the very safety of the planet. Delve deep into the bourgeoning world of digital warfare in this documentary thriller from Academy Award winning filmmaker Alex...
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371 pages ; 22 cm
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A computer whiz takes on the government in defense of the right to privacy. On hearing the National Security Agency has secretly installed a program that can read anyone's e-mail, Ensei Tankado comes up with a program to paralyze it. A conflict ensues and people die.
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"This taut, true thriller takes a deep dive into a dark world that touches us all, as seen through the brilliant, breakneck career of an extraordinary hacker - a woman known only as Alien"--
"This taut, true thriller dives into a dark world that touches us all, as seen through the brilliant, breakneck career of an extraordinary hacker -- a woman known only as Alien. When she arrived at MIT in the 1990s, Alien was quickly drawn to the school's tradition...
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1 videodisc, NTSC (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The story of a group of school boys who were hacking into the US military at the dawn of the Internet. Set in suburban Melbourne in the late 1980s, it follows a teenage Julian Assange and his gang of friends, the International Subversives, as they try to break into the computer systems of the world's most powerful organizations. Hoping to uncover the inner workings of these groups, the boys wage battle from their bedrooms.
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xvi, 357 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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"Cloud technology has changed the way we approach technology. It's also given rise to a new set of security challenges caused by bad actors who seek to exploit vulnerabilities in a digital infrastructure. You can put the kibosh on these hackers and their dirty deeds by hardening the walls that protect your data"--Publisher's description.
12) The ransomware hunting team: a band of misfits' improbable crusade to save the world from cybercrime
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355 pages ; 24 cm
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"The story of a band of volunteer cybersecurity experts who use their computer skills to crack ransomware and help victims of cybercrime"--
"Scattered across the world, an elite team of code crackers is working tirelessly to thwart the defining cyber scourge of our time. You've probably never heard of them. But if you work for a school, a business, a hospital, or a municipal government, or simply cherish your digital data, you may be painfully familiar...
13) Dark web
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Net force volume 1
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719 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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"The number one threat to our nation's security is in cyberspace. The new US president wants to tackle the urgent problem head-on and launches a top secret line of defense: Net Force. But before the organization can be announced, the country is hit by an unprecedented, two-pronged terror attack. Not yet empowered by Congress nor embraced by a dubious intelligence community, still untested, unproven and officially unnamed, Net Force's elite group of...
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221 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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"Identity theft. Email hacks. Infrastructure attacks. Credit card fraud. Even murder for hire. All of these crimes can be committed with just a few clicks of a mouse. Cyber criminals can attack at any time, targeting you through a laptop, a smartphone, a television -- even your doorbell or thermostat. The good news? You don't have to be a victim. In this comprehensive, practical, and fact-filled book, global security expert Nick Selby and futurist...
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x, 309 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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"Your every step online is being tracked and stored, and your identity literally stolen. Big companies and big governments want to know and exploit what you do, and privacy is a luxury few can afford or understand...Kevin Mitnick uses true-life stories to show exactly what is happening without your knowledge, teaching you "the art of invisibility"--online and real-world tactics to protect you and your family, using easy step-by-step instructions....
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344 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
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"In a near future, technology has firmly taken root into society at large. Cybernetic implants are nothing uncommon and robots roam as plentiful as humans, all connected through their "ghosts" to the electronic datastreams of the net. Major Motoko Kusanagi and the Public Security Section 9 find themselves in a constant battle with the newly created wave of technological terrorists and cyber-hackers. But things take a turn once Motoko gets involved...
17) Online safety
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Perhaps no topic is more crucial for young technology users to understand than how to stay safe online. This vital volume has the most pressing issues facing everyone who uses digital technology today, including maintaining privacy, avoiding cyberbullying, shielding personal information, and using safe and trustworthy websites. It even takes readers through the steps of creating the best passwords for themselves.
18) The sentinel
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Jack Reacher novel volume 25
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"It is close to midnight on a Saturday night when Jack Reacher gets off a bus at the Greyhound station in Nashville. Reacher is in no hurry. He has no appointments to keep. No people to see. No scores to settle. Not yet anyway. But in the early morning hours, under particular circumstances, a familiar thought will be snaking through his sharp, instinctual lizard brain: A voice in his head telling him to walk away. Of course, this wouldn't be the first...
19) The fifth domain: defending our country, our companies, and ourselves in the age of cyber threats
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344 pages ; 25 cm
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Presents an urgent assessment of how governments, businesses, and everyday citizens can counter and prevent attacks by criminal hackers determined to create a digital war zone.
"There is much to fear in the dark corners of cyberspace. From well-covered stories like the Stuxnet attack which helped slow Iran's nuclear program, to lesser-known tales like EternalBlue, the 2017 cyber battle that closed hospitals in Britain and froze shipping crates in...
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viii, 392, lx pages ; 25 cm
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Technological advances have benefited our world in immeasurable ways, but there is an ominous flip side. Criminals are often the earliest, and most innovative, adopters of technology, and modern times have led to modern crimes. Today's criminals are stealing identities, draining online bank accounts, and erasing computer servers. It's disturbingly easy to activate baby monitors to spy on families, to hack pacemakers to deliver a lethal jolt of electricity,...
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