Mastering Defensive Security : Effective Techniques to Secure Your Windows, Linux, IoT, and Cloud Infrastructure
Saved in:
| Title: | Mastering Defensive Security : Effective Techniques to Secure Your Windows, Linux, IoT, and Cloud Infrastructure |
|---|---|
| Description: | An immersive learning experience enhanced with technical, hands-on labs to understand the concepts, methods, tools, platforms, and systems required to master the art of cybersecurityKey FeaturesGet hold of the best defensive security strategies and toolsDevelop a defensive security strategy at an enterprise levelGet hands-on with advanced cybersecurity threat detection, including XSS, SQL injections, brute forcing web applications, and moreBook DescriptionEvery organization has its own data and digital assets that need to be protected against an ever-growing threat landscape that compromises the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of crucial data. Therefore, it is important to train professionals in the latest defensive security skills and tools to secure them. Mastering Defensive Security provides you with in-depth knowledge of the latest cybersecurity threats along with the best tools and techniques needed to keep your infrastructure secure.The book begins by establishing a strong foundation of cybersecurity concepts and advances to explore the latest security technologies such as Wireshark, Damn Vulnerable Web App (DVWA), Burp Suite, OpenVAS, and Nmap, hardware threats such as a weaponized Raspberry Pi, and hardening techniques for Unix, Windows, web applications, and cloud infrastructures. As you make progress through the chapters, you'll get to grips with several advanced techniques such as malware analysis, security automation, computer forensics, and vulnerability assessment, which will help you to leverage pentesting for security.By the end of this book, you'll have become familiar with creating your own defensive security tools using IoT devices and developed advanced defensive security skills.What you will learnBecome well versed with concepts related to defensive securityDiscover strategies and tools to secure the most vulnerable factor – the userGet hands-on experience using and configuring the best security toolsUnderstand how to apply hardening techniques in Windows and Unix environmentsLeverage malware analysis and forensics to enhance your security strategySecure Internet of Things (IoT) implementationsEnhance the security of web applications and cloud deploymentsWho this book is forThis book is for all IT professionals who want to take their first steps into the world of defensive security; from system admins and programmers to data analysts and data scientists with an interest in security. Experienced cybersecurity professionals working on broadening their knowledge and keeping up to date with the latest defensive developments will also find plenty of useful information in this book. You'll need a basic understanding of networking, IT, servers, virtualization, and cloud platforms before you get started with this book. |
| Authors: | Cesar Bravo, Darren Kitchen |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Computer security, Information technology--Security measures |
| Categories: | COMPUTERS / System Administration / Linux & UNIX Administration |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| FullText | Links: – Type: ebook-pdf – Type: ebook-epub Text: Availability: 0 |
|---|---|
| Header | DbId: nlebk DbLabel: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) An: 3072391 RelevancyScore: 1110 AccessLevel: 6 PubType: eBook PubTypeId: ebook PreciseRelevancyScore: 1109.74133300781 |
| IllustrationInfo | |
| ImageInfo | – Size: thumb Target: https://rps2images.ebscohost.com/rpsweb/othumb?id=NL$3072391$PDF&s=r – Size: medium Target: https://rps2images.ebscohost.com/rpsweb/othumb?id=NL$3072391$PDF&s=d |
| Items | – Name: Title Label: Title Group: Ti Data: Mastering Defensive Security : Effective Techniques to Secure Your Windows, Linux, IoT, and Cloud Infrastructure – Name: Abstract Label: Description Group: Ab Data: An immersive learning experience enhanced with technical, hands-on labs to understand the concepts, methods, tools, platforms, and systems required to master the art of cybersecurityKey FeaturesGet hold of the best defensive security strategies and toolsDevelop a defensive security strategy at an enterprise levelGet hands-on with advanced cybersecurity threat detection, including XSS, SQL injections, brute forcing web applications, and moreBook DescriptionEvery organization has its own data and digital assets that need to be protected against an ever-growing threat landscape that compromises the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of crucial data. Therefore, it is important to train professionals in the latest defensive security skills and tools to secure them. Mastering Defensive Security provides you with in-depth knowledge of the latest cybersecurity threats along with the best tools and techniques needed to keep your infrastructure secure.The book begins by establishing a strong foundation of cybersecurity concepts and advances to explore the latest security technologies such as Wireshark, Damn Vulnerable Web App (DVWA), Burp Suite, OpenVAS, and Nmap, hardware threats such as a weaponized Raspberry Pi, and hardening techniques for Unix, Windows, web applications, and cloud infrastructures. As you make progress through the chapters, you'll get to grips with several advanced techniques such as malware analysis, security automation, computer forensics, and vulnerability assessment, which will help you to leverage pentesting for security.By the end of this book, you'll have become familiar with creating your own defensive security tools using IoT devices and developed advanced defensive security skills.What you will learnBecome well versed with concepts related to defensive securityDiscover strategies and tools to secure the most vulnerable factor – the userGet hands-on experience using and configuring the best security toolsUnderstand how to apply hardening techniques in Windows and Unix environmentsLeverage malware analysis and forensics to enhance your security strategySecure Internet of Things (IoT) implementationsEnhance the security of web applications and cloud deploymentsWho this book is forThis book is for all IT professionals who want to take their first steps into the world of defensive security; from system admins and programmers to data analysts and data scientists with an interest in security. Experienced cybersecurity professionals working on broadening their knowledge and keeping up to date with the latest defensive developments will also find plenty of useful information in this book. You'll need a basic understanding of networking, IT, servers, virtualization, and cloud platforms before you get started with this book. – Name: Author Label: Authors Group: Au Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Cesar+Bravo%22">Cesar Bravo</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Darren+Kitchen%22">Darren Kitchen</searchLink> – Name: TypePub Label: Resource Type Group: TypPub Data: eBook. – Name: Subject Label: Subjects Group: Su Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Computer+security%22">Computer security</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Information+technology--Security+measures%22">Information technology--Security measures</searchLink> – Name: SubjectBISAC Label: Categories Group: Su Data: <searchLink fieldCode="ZK" term="%22COMPUTERS+%2F+System+Administration+%2F+Linux+%26+UNIX+Administration%22">COMPUTERS / System Administration / Linux & UNIX Administration</searchLink> |
| PLink | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=3072391 |
| RecordInfo | BibRecord: BibEntity: Classifications: – Code: 005.8 Scheme: ddc Type: prePub Languages: – Code: eng Text: English Subjects: – SubjectFull: Computer security Type: general – SubjectFull: Information technology--Security measures Type: general Titles: – TitleFull: Mastering Defensive Security : Effective Techniques to Secure Your Windows, Linux, IoT, and Cloud Infrastructure Type: main BibRelationships: HasContributorRelationships: – PersonEntity: Name: NameFull: Cesar Bravo – PersonEntity: Name: NameFull: Darren Kitchen – PersonEntity: Name: NameFull: Cesar Bravo – PersonEntity: Name: NameFull: Darren Kitchen IsPartOfRelationships: – BibEntity: Dates: – D: 01 M: 01 Type: published Y: 2022 – D: 04 M: 08 Type: profile Y: 2022 Identifiers: – Type: isbn-print Value: 9781800208162 – Type: isbn-electronic Value: 9781800206090 Titles: – TitleFull: Mastering Defensive Security : Effective Techniques to Secure Your Windows, Linux, IoT, and Cloud Infrastructure Type: main |
| ResultId | 1 |
