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Book SynopsisIn this practical guide, machine learning and security specialists Clarence Chio and David Freeman provide a framework for discussing the marriage of these two fields, as well as a toolkit of machine-learning algorithms that you can apply to an array of security problems.

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Book SynopsisCryptography is now ubiquitous – moving beyond the traditional environments, such as government communications and banking systems, we see cryptographic techniques realized in Web browsers, e-mail programs, cell phones, manufacturing systems, embedded software, smart buildings, cars, and even medical implants. Today's designers need a comprehensive understanding of applied cryptography. After an introduction to cryptography and data security, the authors explain the main techniques in modern cryptography, with chapters addressing stream ciphers, the Data Encryption Standard (DES) and 3DES, the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), block ciphers, the RSA cryptosystem, public-key cryptosystems based on the discrete logarithm problem, elliptic-curve cryptography (ECC), digital signatures, hash functions, Message Authentication Codes (MACs), and methods for key establishment, including certificates and public-key infrastructure (PKI). Throughout the book, the authors focus on communicating the essentials and keeping the mathematics to a minimum, and they move quickly from explaining the foundations to describing practical implementations, including recent topics such as lightweight ciphers for RFIDs and mobile devices, and current key-length recommendations. The authors have considerable experience teaching applied cryptography to engineering and computer science students and to professionals, and they make extensive use of examples, problems, and chapter reviews, while the book’s website offers slides, projects and links to further resources. This is a suitable textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses and also for self-study by engineers.The authors' website (http://www.crypto-textbook.com/) provides extensive notes, slides, video lectures; the authors' YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1usFRN4LCMcflV7UjHNuQg) includes video lectures.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: "The authors have succeeded in creating a highly valuable introduction to the subject of applied cryptography. I hope that it can serve as a guide for practitioners to build more secure systems based on cryptography, and as a stepping stone for future researchers to explore the exciting world of cryptography and its applications." (Bart Preneel, K.U.Leuven) "The material is very well presented so it is clear to understand. The necessary amount of mathematics is used and complete yet simple examples are used by the authors to help the reader understand the topics. ... [The authors] appear to fully understand the concepts and follow a very good pedagogical process that helps the reader not only understand the different topics but motivate you to perform some of the exercises at the end of each chapter and browse some of the reference materials. I fully recommend this book to any software developer/designer working or considering working on a project that requires security." (John Canessa) "The book presents a panoramic of modern Cryptography with a view to practical applications. ... The book is well written, many examples and figures through it illustrate the theory and the book's website offers links and supplementary information. The book also discusses the implementation in software and hardware of the main algorithms described." (Juan Tena Ayuso, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1190, 2010)Table of ContentsIntroduction to Cryptography and Data Security.- Stream Ciphers.- The Data Encryption Standard (DES) and Alternatives.- The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).- More About Block Ciphers.- to Public-Key Cryptography.- The RSA Cryptosystem.- Public-Key Cryptosystems Based on the Discrete Logarithm Problem.- Elliptic Curve Cryptosystems.- Digital Signatures.- Hash Functions.- Message Authentication Codes (MACs).- Key Establishment.

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Book SynopsisJoseph Muniz is a consultant at Cisco Systems and security researcher. Joseph started his career in software development and later managed networks as a contracted technical resource. Joseph moved into consulting and found a passion for security while meeting with a variety of customers. He has been involved with the design and implementation of multiple projects, ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to large federal networks. Joseph is the author of and contributor to several books and is a speaker for popular security conferences. Check out his blog, http://www.thesecurityblogger.com, which showcases the latest security events, research, and technologies.   Gary McIntyre is a seasoned information security professional focusing on the development and operation of large-scale information security programs. As an architect, manager, and consultant, he has worked with a wide range of public and prTable of ContentsIntroduction xx Part I SOC Basics Chapter 1 Introduction to Security Operations and the SOC 1 Cybersecurity Challenges 1 Threat Landscape 4 Business Challenges 7 The Cloud 8 Compliance 9 Privacy and Data Protection 9 Introduction to Information Assurance 10 Introduction to Risk Management 11 Information Security Incident Response 14 Incident Detection 15 Incident Triage 16 Incident Categories 17 Incident Severity 17 Incident Resolution 18 Incident Closure 19 Post-Incident 20 SOC Generations 21 First-Generation SOC 22 Second-Generation SOC 22 Third-Generation SOC 23 Fourth-Generation SOC 24 Characteristics of an Effective SOC 24 Introduction to Maturity Models 27 Applying Maturity Models to SOC 29 Phases of Building a SOC 31 Challenges and Obstacles 32 Summary 32 References 33 Chapter 2 Overview of SOC Technologies 35 Data Collection and Analysis 35 Data Sources 37 Data Collection 38 The Syslog Protocol 39 Telemetry Data: Network Flows 45 Telemetry Data: Packet Capture 48 Parsing and Normalization 49 Security Analysis 52 Alternatives to Rule-Based Correlation 55 Data Enrichment 56 Big Data Platforms for Security 57 Vulnerability Management 58 Vulnerability Announcements 60 Threat Intelligence 62 Compliance 64 Ticketing and Case Management 64 Collaboration 65 SOC Conceptual Architecture 66 Summary 67 References 67 Part II: The Plan Phase Chapter 3 Assessing Security Operations Capabilities 69 Assessment Methodology 69 Step 1: Identify Business and IT Goals 71 Step 2: Assessing Capabilities 73 Assessing IT Processes 75 Step 3: Collect Information 82 Step 4: Analyze Maturity Levels 84 Step 5: Formalize Findings 87 The Organization’s Vision and Strategy 87 The Department’s Vision and Strategy 87 External and Internal Compliance Requirements 87 Organization’s Threat Landscape 88 History of Previous Information Security Incidents 88 SOC Sponsorship 89 Allocated Budget 89 Presenting Data 89 Closing 90 Summary 90 References 90 Chapter 4 SOC Strategy 91 Strategy Elements 91 Who Is Involved? 92 SOC Mission 92 SOC Scope 93 Example 1: A Military Organization 94 Mission Statement 94 SOC Scope Statement 95 Example 2: A Financial Organization 95 Mission Statement 95 SOC Scope Statement 95 SOC Model of Operation 95 In-House and Virtual SOC 96 SOC Services 98 SOC Capabilities Roadmap 99 Summary 101 Part III: The Design Phase Chapter 5 The SOC Infrastructure 103 Design Considerations 103 Model of Operation 104 Facilities 105 SOC Internal Layout 106 Lighting 107 Acoustics 107 Physical Security 108 Video Wall 108 SOC Analyst Services 109 Active Infrastructure 110 Network 111 Access to Systems 112 Security 112 Compute 115 Dedicated Versus Virtualized Environment 116 Choice of Operating Systems 118 Storage 118 Capacity Planning 119 Collaboration 119 Ticketing 120 Summary 120 References 120 Chapter 6 Security Event Generation and Collection 123 Data Collection 123 Calculating EPS 124 Ubuntu Syslog Server 124 Network Time Protocol 129 Deploying NTP 130 Data-Collection Tools 134 Company 135 Product Options and Architecture 136 Installation and Maintenance 136 User Interface and Experience 136 Compliance Requirements 137 Firewalls 137 Stateless/Stateful Firewalls 137 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance ASA 138 Application Firewalls 142 Cisco FirePOWER Services 142 Cloud Security 152 Cisco Meraki 153 Exporting Logs from Meraki 154 Virtual Firewalls 155 Cisco Virtual Firewalls 156 Host Firewalls 157 Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems 157 Cisco FirePOWER IPS 160 Meraki IPS 161 Snort 162 Host-Based Intrusion Prevention 162 Routers and Switches 163 Host Systems 166 Mobile Devices 167 Breach Detection 168 Cisco Advanced Malware Prevention 168 Web Proxies 169 Cisco Web Security Appliance 170 Cloud Proxies 172 Cisco Cloud Web Security 172 DNS Servers 173 Exporting DNS 174 Network Telemetry with Network Flow Monitoring 174 NetFlow Tools 175 StealthWatch 177 Exporting Data from StealthWatch 179 NetFlow from Routers and Switches 182 NetFlow from Security Products 184 NetFlow in the Data Center 186 Summary 187 References 188 Chapter 7 Vulnerability Management 189 Identifying Vulnerabilities 190 Security Services 191 Vulnerability Tools 193 Handling Vulnerabilities 195 OWASP Risk Rating Methodology 197 Threat Agent Factors 198 Vulnerability Factors 198 Technical Impact Factors 200 Business Impact Factors 200 The Vulnerability Management Lifecycle 202 Automating Vulnerability Management 205 Inventory Assessment Tools 205 Information Management Tools 206 Risk-Assessment Tools 206 Vulnerability-Assessment Tools 206 Report and Remediate Tools 206 Responding Tools 207 Threat Intelligence 208 Attack Signatures 209 Threat Feeds 210 Other Threat Intelligence Sources 211 Summary 213 References 214 Chapter 8 People and Processes 215 Key Challenges 215 Wanted: Rock Stars, Leaders, and Grunts 216 The Weight of Process 216 The Upper and Lower Bounds of Technology 217 Designing and Building the SOC Team 218 Starting with the Mission 218 Focusing on Services 219 Security Monitoring Service Example 220 Determining the Required SOC Roles 223 Leadership Roles 224 Analyst Roles 224 Engineering Roles 224 Operations Roles 224 Other Support Roles 224 Working with HR 225 Job Role Analysis 225 Market Analysis 225 Organizational Structure 226 Calculating Team Numbers 227 Deciding on Your Resourcing Strategy 228 Building Your Own: The Art of Recruiting SOC Personnel 229 Working with Contractors and Service Bureaus 229 Working with Outsourcing and Managed Service Providers 230 Working with Processes and Procedures 231 Processes Versus Procedures 231 Working with Enterprise Service Management Processes 232 Event Management 232 Incident Management 233 Problem Management 233 Vulnerability Management 233 Other IT Management Processes 233 The Positives and Perils of Process 234 Examples of SOC Processes and Procedures 236 Security Service Management 236 Security Service Engineering 237 Security Service Operations 238 Security Monitoring 239 Security Incident Investigation and Response 239 Security Log Management 240 Security Vulnerability Management 241 Security Intelligence 241 Security Analytics and Reporting 242 Breach Discovery and Remediation 242 Summary 243 Part IV: The Build Phase Chapter 9 The Technology 245 In-House Versus Virtual SOC 245 Network 246 Segmentation 247 VPN 251 High Availability 253 Support Contracts 254 Security 255 Network Access Control 255 Authentication 257 On-Network Security 258 Encryption 259 Systems 260 Operating Systems 261 Hardening Endpoints 262 Endpoint Breach Detection 263 Mobile Devices 264 Servers 264 Storage 265 Data-Loss Protection 266 Cloud Storage 270 Collaboration 271 Collaboration for Pandemic Events 272 Technologies to Consider During SOC Design 273 Firewalls 273 Firewall Modes 273 Firewall Clustering 276 Firewall High Availability 276 Firewall Architecture 277 Routers and Switches 279 Securing Network Devices 280 Hardening Network Devices 280 Network Access Control 281 Deploying NAC 282 NAC Posture 284 Architecting NAC 285 Web Proxies 290 Reputation Security 290 Proxy Architecture 292 Intrusion Detection/Prevention 295 IDS IPS Architecture 295 Evaluating IDS IPS Technology 296 Tuning IDS/IPS 298 Breach Detection 300 Honeypots 301 Sandboxes 302 Endpoint Breach Detection 303 Network Telemetry 306 Enabling NetFlow 308 Architecting Network Telemetry Solutions 310 Network Forensics 312 Digital Forensics Tools 313 Final SOC Architecture 314 Summary 317 References 318 Chapter 10 Preparing to Operate 319 Key Challenges 319 People Challenges 319 Process Challenges 320 Technology Challenges 321 Managing Challenges Through a Well-Managed Transition 321 Elements of an Effective Service Transition Plan 322 Determining Success Criteria and Managing to Success 322 Deploying Against Attainable Service Levels 323 Focusing on Defined Use Cases 325 Managing Project Resources Effectively 328 Marching to Clear and Attainable Requirements 329 Staffing Requirements for Go-Live 329 Process Requirements for Go-Live 330 Technology Requirements for Go-Live 331 Using Simple Checks to Verify That the SOC Is Ready 332 People Checks 332 Process Checks 336 Technology Checks 340 Summary 346 Part V: The Operate Phase Chapter 11 Reacting to Events and Incidents 347 A Word About Events 348 Event Intake, Enrichment, Monitoring, and Handling 348 Events in the SIEM 349 Events in the Security Log Management Solution 350 Events in Their Original Habitats 350 Events Through Communications and Collaboration Platforms 350 Working with Events: The Malware Scenario 351 Handling and Investigating the Incident Report 353 Creating and Managing Cases 354 Working as a Team 355 Working with Other Parts of the Organization 357 Working with Third Parties 359 Closing and Reporting on the Case 362 Summary 363 Chapter 12 Maintain, Review, and Improve 365 Reviewing and Assessing the SOC 366 Determining Scope 366 Examining the Services 367 Personnel/Staffing 369 Processes, Procedures, and Other Operational Documentation 371 Technology 372 Scheduled and Ad Hoc Reviews 373 Internal Versus External Assessments 374 Internal Assessments 374 External Assessments 374 Assessment Methodologies 375 Maturity Model Approaches 375 Services-Oriented Approaches 376 Post-Incident Reviews 378 Maintaining and Improving the SOC 381 Maintaining and Improving Services 381 Maintain and Improving Your Team 383 Improving Staff Recruitment 383 Improving Team Training and Development 384 Improving Team Retention 386 Maintaining and Improving the SOC Technology Stack 387 Improving Threat, Anomaly, and Breach-Detection Systems 388 Improving Case and Investigation Management Systems 391 Improving Analytics and Reporting 392 Improving Technology Integration 392 Improving Security Testing and Simulation Systems 393 Improving Automated Remediation 394 Conclusions 395 9780134052014 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Book SynopsisHistorically, security managers have tended to be sourced from either the armed forces or law enforcement. But the increasing complexity of the organisations employing them, along with the technologies employed by them, is forcing an evolution and expansion of the role, and security managers must meet this challenge in order to succeed in their field and protect the assets of their employers. Risk management, crisis management, continuity management, strategic business operations, data security, IT, and business communications all fall under the purview of the security manager. This book is a guide to meeting those challenges, providing the security manager with the essential skill set and knowledge base to meet the challenges faced in contemporary, international, or tech-oriented businesses. It covers the basics of strategy, risk, and technology from the perspective of the security manager, focussing only on the ''need to know''. The reader will benefit from an understandingTable of Contents1 Private security and the development of the Security Manager2 Security risk management and strategic business awareness3 Critical Security Areas 3.1 Security Risk Management 3.2 Crime Prevention through Environmental Design and Situational Crime Prevention 3.3 Physical and Electronic Security Systems3.4 The Security Survey and Security Audit3.5 Business Resilience Risk Management Crisis Management Disaster Management Business Continuity Management 3.6 The Chief Security Officer (CSO) and the Chief Information Security Officer(CISO)3.7 Cyber Crime3.8 Critical National Infrastructure3.9 Terrorism and Counter Terrorism3.10 Aviation and Maritime Security Management3.11 Supply Chain Security Management3.12 Hostile Environment Awareness3.13 Strategic Business Awareness3.14 Fraud Investigations3.15 Retail Loss Prevention3.16 Workplace Investigations3.17 Academic and vocational qualifications3.18 ConclusionBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisCyberspace is a critical part of our lives. Although we all use cyberspace for work, entertainment, and social life, much of its infrastructure and operation is invisible to us. We spend a big part of our lives in an environment that is almost an essential service but is full of potential dangers: a place where criminals can commit new kinds of crimes, where governments can exert political pressure, and where we can be hurt by the unthinking actions of the bored and careless.Making cyberspace more secure is one of the challenges of our times. This is not only (or perhaps even primarily) a technical challenge. It requires actions by governments and businesses to encourage security whenever possible, and to make sure that their own actions do not undermine it. Unfortunately, many of those in a position to do something about cybersecurity do not have the background to understand the issues fully. Cybersecurity for Everyone will help by describing the issues in a way that is accessible to anyone, but especially those from non-technical backgrounds.Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionHow cyberspace works Encounters with cyberspace What is cyberspace? NodesPeople Pipes Configuration Types of trafficThe Deep Web The Dark Web The World Wide Web Social aspects Governance Security issues Non-benign use of cyberspaceEncryption and hashing Private key encryption Public key encryption Digital signing and digital hashing Encryption in use Node security Getting access to nodes Malware What does malware do? Direct attacksPipe security IP TCP UDP Attacks leveraging protocols Countermeasures Configuration security Internet Control Message Protocol Domain Name Service Switch vulnerabilities Mounting an attack Defending against attacks Recovery Application security Email Web trafficBlockchainsSummary Index

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Book SynopsisThe prevalence of cyber-dependent crimes and illegal activities that can only be performed using a computer, computer networks, or other forms of information communication technology has significantly increased during the last two decades in the USA and worldwide. As a result, cybersecurity scholars and practitioners have developed various tools and policies to reduce individuals'' and organizations'' risk of experiencing cyber-dependent crimes. However, although cybersecurity research and tools production efforts have increased substantially, very little attention has been devoted to identifying potential comprehensive interventions that consider both human and technical aspects of the local ecology within which these crimes emerge and persist. Moreover, it appears that rigorous scientific assessments of these technologies and policies in the wild have been dismissed in the process of encouraging innovation and marketing. Consequently, governmental organizations, public, and privatTrade Review"This is a tremendous resource for every security professional and organization whose goal is to improve their cybersecurity posture. The evidence-based cybersecurity approach ties the criticality of understanding human behavior with the technical aspects of cyber-crime. A true data centric treasure trove of valuable knowledge."- Kausar Kenning, Executive Director, Cyber Security, Morgan Stanley"Despite its technical nature, the evidence base supporting cybersecurity as a field of practice remains flimsy, at best. Some have even compared cybersecurity to "medieval witchcraft". This timely and essential book provides a much needed and comprehensive overview of the available evidence and of the knowledge gaps that persist, also charting the path ahead for a more scientific approach to the design, implementation, and evaluation of cybersecurity measures."- Dr. Benoît Dupont, Professor of Criminology, University of Montreal, Canada, and Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity."Dr. Pomerleau does a masterful job of deep diving into the realm of contemporary Cybersecurity. Beyond recounting the historical evolution of Cybersecurity, Pomerleau astutely weaves together a traditional IT risk management system approach with a multi-faceted humanistic approach (with ethical, sociological, psychological, and criminal elements) to present a comprehensive how-to guide for evidence-based Cybersecurity analysis."- Dr. David L. Lowery, Full Professor of Homeland Security & Public Administration, Northcentral UniversityTable of Contents1. The Case for an Evidence-Based Approach to Cybersecurity2. Computers, Computers Networks, the Internet, and Cybersecurity3. Human Behavior in Cyberspace4. Criminological, Sociological, Psychological, Ethical and Biological Models Relevant to Cybercrime and Cybercriminals5. Science and Cybersecurity 6. Network Security and Intrusion Detection Systems7. The Internet of Things (IoT), Data and Website Security8. Data Privacy, Training, and Awareness and Cybersecurity Frameworks9. Risk and Threat Intelligence: The Effectiveness of Online Threat Intelligence in Guiding Financial Institutions’ Incident Response to Online Banking Account Takeovers 10. The Future of Evidence-Based Cybersecurity

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Book SynopsisFocused on the United States, this book summarizes the secondary impacts of COVID-19 due to the increased use of technology. Establishing the global response of social distancing, mandates for non-essential business, and working from home, the book centers on the disparate guidance provided domestically at the state and local levels. Marginalized populations are highlighted to identify areas where technology facilitated access and reach or contributed to difficulties catapulted by digital literacy or digital access issues. To explain how people may have been empowered or left behind due to a new and unique reliance on technology, this book is structured based on the social determinants of health domains. Specifically, this book explains how technology was an umbrella domain that impacted every aspect of life during the pandemic including access, use, adoption, digital literacy, and digital equity, as well as privacy and security concerns. Given this bookâs focus on the impacts to marginalized populations, there is a thread throughout the book related to the use of technology to perpetuate hate, discrimination, racism, and xenophobic behaviors that emerged as a twin pandemic during COVID-19. Part I explains the defining differences between primary and secondary impacts, as well as the unique guidelines adopted in each state. Part II of the book is focused on specific domains, where each chapter is dedicated to topics including economic stability through employment, education, healthcare, and the social/community context through access to services. Part III focuses on unique technological considerations related to COVID-19, such as mobile health-related apps and privacy or security issues that may have posed barriers to the adoption and use of technology. Finally, the book ends with a conclusion chapter, which explicitly explains the advantages and disadvantages of technology adoption during COVID-19. These exposed benefits and challenges will have implications for policies, disaster management practices, and interdisciplinary research.

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Book SynopsisThe book provides the complete strategic understanding requisite to allow a person to create and use the RMF process recommendations for risk management. This will be the case both for applications of the RMF in corporate training situations, as well as for any individual who wants to obtain specialized knowledge in organizational risk management. It is an all-purpose roadmap of sorts aimed at the practical understanding and implementation of the risk management process as a standard entity. It will enable an application of the risk management process as well as the fundamental elements of control formulation within an applied context.Table of ContentsIntroduction to Organizational Security Risk Management. Survey of Existing Risk Management Models. Step 1 – Categorize Information and Information Systems. Step 2 – Select Security Controls. Step 3 – Implement Security Controls. Step 4 – Assess Security Controls. Step 5 – Authorize Information Systems. Step 6 – Monitor Security State. Practical Application to the Implementation of the NIST Risk Management Framework.

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Book SynopsisBlockchain technology has the potential to revolutionize the way to conduct transactions and share information. It is having a significant impact on a wide range of industries Applying Blockchain Technology: Concepts and Trends is an in-depth guide exploring the world of blockchain technology. Beginning with an introduction to concepts related to blockchain and its application, the book delves into the benefits and challenges of using blockchain in various industries, including healthcare, finance, real estate, voting, and supply chain management. It discusses potential ethical considerations associated with blockchain technology and how to design and implement blockchain solutions ethically.The book covers practical applications of blockchain in different industries, as well as its potential for use with IoT, smart grids, and cloud computing. Moreover, the book provides an in-depth discussion on the implications of blockchain on the financial system, as well as

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Book SynopsisIn a world where tiny fingers are as familiar with touchscreens as they are with crayons, ensuring our childrenâs safety online has never been more crucial. From Streetâsmart to Webâwise : A Cyber Safety Training Program Built for Teachers and Designed for Children isnât just another book â itâs a passionate call to action for teachers and a roadmap to navigate the digital landscape safely, with confidence and care.Written by authors who are recognized experts in their respective fields, this accessible manual is a timely resource for educators. Dive into engaging content that illuminates the importance of cyber safety, not only in our classrooms but extending into the global community.Each chapter is filled with practical examples, stimulating discussion points, and readyâtoâuse lesson plans tailored for students in kindergarten through second grade. Regardless of your technology skill level, this book will provide you with the guidance and the tools you need t

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Book SynopsisIn a world where tiny fingers are as familiar with touchscreens as they are with crayons, ensuring our childrenâs safety online has never been more crucial. From Streetâsmart to Webâwise : A Cyber Safety Training Program Built for Teachers and Designed for Children isnât just another book â itâs a passionate call to action for teachers and a roadmap to navigate the digital landscape safely, with confidence and care.Written by authors who are recognized experts in their respective fields, this accessible manual is a timely resource for educators. Dive into engaging content that illuminates the importance of cyber safety, not only in our classrooms but extending into the global community.Each chapter is filled with practical examples, stimulating discussion points, and readyâtoâuse lesson plans tailored for students in kindergarten through second grade. Regardless of your technology skill level, this book will provide you with the guidance and the tools you need t

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Book SynopsisWe live in an age of unprecedented complexity, where technology, cognitive biases, and societal systems shape our decisions in ways we barely notice. The world is changing faster than our ability to make sense of it. Philosophy.exe is designed to bridge this gap, offering a mental toolkit to help navigate uncertainty, rethink assumptions, and make better decisions in a tech-driven world.Blending classical philosophy, cognitive science, AI ethics, and behavioral psychology, this book provides an adaptive framework for understanding the world. It challenges over-simplified models and rigid ideologies, encouraging readers to embrace complexity as a strategic advantage rather than a threat.What This Book Explores Complexity Thinking â Why linear logic fails and how to develop a mindset that thrives in uncertainty. Cognitive Biases & Decision-Making â How hidden mental shortcuts shape our beliefs, and how to counteract them. Resilience & Mental Adaptability â Tools for maintaining clarity, focus, and critical thinking in a rapidly evolving landscape. Technology & Human Autonomy â The philosophical and ethical challenges of AI, digital identity, and algorithmic decision-making. Ethics Beyond Intentions â A pragmatic approach to decision-making that accounts for unintended consequences.Philosophy.exe is for those who seek to go beyond conventional wisdomâwhether philosophers, strategists, leaders, or curious minds who question the narratives shaping modern life. It provides the tools to think deeply, adapt quickly, and engage critically in an era dominated by complexity and rapid technological evolution.In a world of misinformation, automation, and uncertainty, this book isnât just about philosophyâitâs about survival.

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Book SynopsisIn this practical guide, author Christina Morillo introduces technical knowledge from a diverse range of experts in the infosec field. Through 97 concise and useful tips, you'll learn how to expand your skills and solve common issues by working through everyday security problems.

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Book SynopsisIn this book, authors BK Sarthak Das and Virginia Chu demonstrate how to use this methodology to secure any application and infrastructure you want to deploy. With Security as Code, you'll learn how to create a secure containerized application with Kubernetes using CI/CD tooling from AWS and open source providers.

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Book SynopsisDr Jessica Barker is an award-winning global leader in cyber security and a popular keynote speaker. She is co-founder and co-CEO of Cygenta, where she influences cyber security awareness, behaviour and culture in organizations around the world. Jessica Barker has been named one of the top 20 most influential women in cyber security in the UK and is the Chair of ClubCISO. She is based in London, UK.Trade Review"Whether you're an aspiring professional planning a career in cybersecurity or a board member needing to secure your organization, this book offers a goldmine of insights. Its accessible language and actionable advice make it a valuable resource for anyone." -- Mikko Hypponen, technology speaker and authorTable of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - ONE: Why Cyber Security?; Chapter - 01: What cyber security is; Chapter - 02: Why it is important; Section - TWO: The technical side of cyber security; Chapter - 03: Technical vulnerabilities Section - THREE: The human side of cyber security; Chapter - 04: Why people are so important in cyber security; Chapter - 05: Social engineering; Chapter - 06: Attacks that utilize social engineering; Section - FOUR: The physical side of cyber security; Chapter - 07: Why physical space matters in cyber security; Chapter - 08: Attacks on the individual; Chapter - 09: Attacks on organizations; Chapter - 10: Nation state cyber security - Geopolitics; Section - FIVE: The future of cyber security and what it means for your career; Chapter - 11: Cyber security in different industries; Chapter - 12: Cyber security at the board level; Chapter - 13: The variety of cyber security careers; Chapter - 14: Pursuing a cyber security career

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Book SynopsisCandidates for the CISSP-ISSAP professional certification need to not only demonstrate a thorough understanding of the six domains of the ISSAP CBK, but also need to have the ability to apply this in-depth knowledge to develop a detailed security architecture.Supplying an authoritative review of the key concepts and requirements of the ISSAP CBK, the Official (ISC)2 Guide to the ISSAP CBK, Second Edition provides the practical understanding required to implement the latest security protocols to improve productivity, profitability, security, and efficiency. Encompassing all of the knowledge elements needed to create secure architectures, the text covers the six domains: Access Control Systems and Methodology, Communications and Network Security, Cryptology, Security Architecture Analysis, BCP/DRP, and Physical Security Considerations.Newly Enhanced Design This Guide Has It All!<Trade Review(ISC)2 is pleased to offer the Official (ISC)2® Guide to the ISSAP® CBK®, Second Edition. This book will review and deepen your knowledge of security architecture, covering each of the six domains contained in the CISSP-ISSAP® CBK®.—W. Hord Tipton, CISSP-ISSAP, CAP, CISA, Executive Director (ISC)2® Table of ContentsRequirements Analysis. Access Control. Cryptography. Physical Security. BCP/DRP. Telecommunications and Network Security

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Book SynopsisThe traditional view of information security includes the three cornerstones: confidentiality, integrity, and availability; however the author asserts authentication is the third keystone. As the field continues to grow in complexity, novices and professionals need a reliable reference that clearly outlines the essentials. Security without Obscurity: A Guide to Confidentiality, Authentication, and Integrity fills this need. Rather than focusing on compliance or policies and procedures, this book takes a top-down approach. It shares the author's knowledge, insights, and observations about information security based on his experience developing dozens of ISO Technical Committee 68 and ANSI accredited X9 standards. Starting with the fundamentals, it provides an understanding of how to approach information security from the bedrock principles of confidentiality, integrity, and authentication. The text delves beyond the typical cryptographic abstracts of Trade ReviewJeff's extensive practical experience in applying information security and his expertise in cryptographic standards makes this book a must-read for the information security professional. Security without Obscurity: A Guide to Confidentiality, Authentication, and Integrity deserves a place in your reference library.—Ralph Spencer Poore, CFE, CISA, CISSP, CHS-III, PCIP, ISSA Distinguished Fellow, ISSA Honor RollHaving worked at the same consulting firm and also on a project with author J.J. Stapleton (full disclosure); I knew he was a really smart guy. In Security without Obscurity: A Guide to Confidentiality, Authentication and Integrity, Stapleton shows how broad his security knowledge is to the world. When it comes to the world of encryption and cryptography, Stapleton has had his hand in a lot of different cryptographic pies. He has been part of cryptographic accreditation committees for many different standard bodies across the globe. ... Those looking for a highly technical overview, interoperability guidance, and overall reference will find the book most rewarding. ... One of the ways Stapleton brings his broad experience to the book is in the many areas where he compares different types of cryptosystems, technologies and algorithms. This enables the reader to understand what the appropriate type of authentication is most beneficial for the specific requirement. ... For anyone looking for an authoritative text on how to fully implement cross-platform security and authentication across the enterprise, this is a valuable reference to get that job done. —Book review by Ben Rothke, writing on slashdot.orgView the full review at: http://books.slashdot.org/story/14/06/16/1245237/book-review-security-without-obscurity … the author is well qualified to assay the vital information technology field of computer network security … The text is peppered with instructive figures and tables … very clearly written …—John Maxymuk for ARBAonlineTable of ContentsIntroduction. Confidentiality. Authentication. Integrity. Nonrepudiation. Privacy. Key Management. Bibliography.

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Book Synopsis Global surveys from McKinsey, BCG, Gartner, and others show that less than 30% of digital transformation programs succeed in their missions to improve a company''s performance and employee productivity. This is due to the fact that IT efforts within the company do not center around the employee. This book will provide concrete steps to allow both IT professionals and business leaders to transform the way they deliver IT to employees - with the employee (the human) centered in their transformation. The concepts, models, checklists, and playbook you''ll review are based on the author''s many years of experience, lessons learned, and proven outcomes. IT organizations want to improve their employee experience but don''t know how and this is the must have book for those who don''t know where to start. More than two-thirds of today''s jobs require good digital and IT skills from employees. The expectations&nTable of ContentsIntroduction (introduction to the topic and why Employee centric IT is needed) ○ Chapter 1: From Technology Centric to Employee Centric IT ■ Dysfunctions of IT ■ Understanding Employees as Humans and not data points ○ Chapter 2: Employee Experience and its core pillar – Employee Centric IT■ Why Employees are Forgotten ■ Dimensions of Employee Centric IT ■ Trust Equation Part 1: Winning Employees’ Hearts (Covering the activities to achieve the first part of the trust equation which is winning the hearts) ○ Chapter 3: Winning the Engagement ■ Employee Engagement ■ Community Engagement ■ Summary and Self-Assessment ■ Checklist for Winning the Engagement ○ Chapter 4: Winning the Support ■ Focused and employee-centered “care” ■ Listening ■ Summary and Self-Assessment ■ Checklist for Winning the Support ○ Chapter 5: Winning the Culture ■ Communication■ Collaboration ■ Technology ■ Summary and Self-Assessment ■ Checklist for Winning the Culture Part 2: Winning Employees’ Minds (Covering the activities to achieve the second part of the trust equation which is winning their minds) ○ Chapter 6: Winning the Operations ■ Data Driven ■ Education Driven ■ Personas ■ Productivity Driven ■ Summary and Self-Assessment■ Checklist for Winning the Operations ○ Chapter 7: Winning the Transformation ■ Priming of the change ■ Change Impact Analysis ■ Summary and Self-Assessment ■ Checklist for Winning the Transformation ○ Chapter 8: Winning the Innovation ■ Incremental ■ Radical ■ Summary and Self-Assessment ■ Checklist for Winning the Innovation Part 3: Winning your IT Team (steps to take to win IT team’s acceptance of the change needed towards employee-centricity and how to achieve it) ○ Chapter 9: Winning the IT Team’s Structure ■ Summary and Self-Assessment ■ Checklist for Winning the Structure ○ Chapter 10: Winning the IT Team’s processes ■ Summary and Self-Assessment ■ Checklist for Winning the Processes ○ Chapter 11: Winning the IT Talent & Skills ■ Summary and Self-Assessment ■ Checklist for Winning the Talent & Skills○ Chapter 12: Winning the IT Leadership & Culture ■ Collaboration ■ Psychological Safety ■ Summary and Self-Assessment ■ Checklist for Winning the Leadership & Culture Part 4: Evangelizing Employee Centric IT in your organization (Putting all the steps together in a playbook to be used in implementing Employee centricity in an organization) ○ Chapter 13: Implementing & Scaling Employee Centric IT for your Company ■ Preparation ■ Implementation ■ Lessons Learnt and Pitfalls ○ Chapter 14: How to deal with the Hybrid Way of working and Employee Centricity ○ Chapter 15: There is no End in Sight ● Conclusion

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Book SynopsisGive your organization data protection without the uncertainty and cost overruns experienced by your predecessors or other companies. To help you navigate the breadth and depth of this challenge, this book presents several solutions so you can determine which one is right for your company.

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Book SynopsisThis is the first book to finally address the umbrella term corporate defense, and to explain how an integrated corporate defense program can help an organization address both value creation and preservation. The book explores the value preservation imperative, which represents an organization's obligation to implement a comprehensive corporate defense program in order to deliver long-term sustainable value to its stakeholders. For the first time the reader is provided with a complete picture of how corporate defense operates all the way from the boardroom to the front-lines, and vice versa. It provides comprehensive guidance on how to implement a robust corporate defense program by addressing this challenge from strategic, tactical, and operational perspectives. This arrangement provides readers with a holistic view of corporate defense and incorporates the management of the eight critical corporate defense components. It includes how an organization needs to integrate its governanTrade Review"Sean Lyons’ book ought to be required reading for every C-level and member of the board of the organization. He manages to capture the issues top down from the value proposition all the way down to implementation models. This is a groundbreaking achievement in my opinion and the basis for moving the necessary management of risk into the 21st Century for any corporation." -- Prof. Daniel P. Shoemaker - Author, academic researcher and former expert advisor to US Federal Agencies (DHS and DoD) on Cyber Security and Intelligence Studies "Sean Lyons covers a complex and rapidly evolving subject with confidence and a systematic approach. He lays out a comprehensive review of corporate defense, especially what it can be and how upgrading and integrating its various components can add value and help organizations to achieve sustainable results in value creation and preservation. Lots of great suggestions, both in terms of macro concepts and micro practical tips." -- David A.H. Brown, C.Dir., Pro.Dir. Canada's leading thinker, speaker, writer, and practitioner in Corporate Governance"Corporate Defense and the Value Preservation Imperative is a much needed addition to the research and practice of corporate strategy. Sean Lyons argues convincingly that in a highly competitive and multi-polar global economy, corporate sustainability needs to be predicated on both value creation and value preservation. Creating and seizing short-term business opportunities must not be at the cost of safeguarding long-term stakeholder interests and should always be supported by a system for defending existing value. It is this juxtaposition of offensive and defensive principles and processes that makes this book such a compelling read. I highly recommend it to consultants and managers engaged in the design and delivery of corporate strategy." -- Professor Thomas C. Lawton - International Strategy Advisor and Author of Breakout Strategy and Aligning for Advantage.Table of ContentsA Strategic Perspective. A Tactical Perspective. An Operational Perspective. An Integrated Perspective.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents the different challenges of secure processor architecture design for architects working in industry who want to add security features to their designs as well as graduate students interested in research on architecture and hardware security.It educates readers about how the different challenges have been solved in the past and what are the best practices, i.e., the principles, for design of new secure processor architectures. Based on the careful review of past work by many computer architects and security researchers, readers also will come to know the five basic principles needed for secure processor architecture design. The book also presents existing research challenges and potential new research directions. Finally, it presents numerous design suggestions, as well as discussing pitfalls and fallacies that designers should avoid.With growing interest in computer security and the protection of the code and data which execute on commodity computers, the amount of hardware security features in today's processors has increased significantly over the recent years. No longer of just academic interest, security features inside processors have been embraced by industry as well, with a number of commercial secure processor architectures available today. This book gives readers insights into the principles behind the design of academic and commercial secure processor architectures. Secure processor architecture research is concerned with exploring and designing hardware features inside computer processors, features which can help protect confidentiality and integrity of the code and data executing on the processor. Unlike traditional processor architecture research that focuses on performance, efficiency, and energy as the first-order design objectives, secure processor architecture design has security as the first-order design objective (while still keeping the others as important design aspects that need to be considered).Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Basic Computer Security Concepts Secure Processor Architectures Trusted Execution Environments Hardware Root of Trust Memory Protections Multiprocessor and Many-Core Protections Side-Channel Threats and Protections Security Verification of Processor Architectures Principles of Secure Processor Architecture Design Bibliography Online Resources Author's Biography

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Book SynopsisUnleash the power of Python scripting to execute effective and efficient penetration tests About This Book * Sharpen your pentesting skills with Python * Develop your fluency with Python to write sharper scripts for rigorous security testing * Get stuck into some of the most powerful tools in the security world Who This Book Is For If you are a Python programmer or a security researcher who has basic knowledge of Python programming and wants to learn about penetration testing with the help of Python, this course is ideal for you. Even if you are new to the field of ethical hacking, this course can help you find the vulnerabilities in your system so that you are ready to tackle any kind of attack or intrusion. What You Will Learn * Familiarize yourself with the generation of Metasploit resource files and use the Metasploit Remote Procedure Call to automate exploit generation and execution * Exploit the Remote File Inclusion to gain administrative access to systems with Python and other scripting languages * Crack an organization's Internet perimeter and chain exploits to gain deeper access to an organization's resources * Explore wireless traffic with the help of various programs and perform wireless attacks with Python programs * Gather passive information from a website using automated scripts and perform XSS, SQL injection, and parameter tampering attacks * Develop complicated header-based attacks through Python In Detail Cybercriminals are always one step ahead, when it comes to tools and techniques. This means you need to use the same tools and adopt the same mindset to properly secure your software. This course shows you how to do just that, demonstrating how effective Python can be for powerful pentesting that keeps your software safe. Comprising of three key modules, follow each one to push your Python and security skills to the next level. In the first module, we'll show you how to get to grips with the fundamentals. This means you'll quickly find out how to tackle some of the common challenges facing pentesters using custom Python tools designed specifically for your needs. You'll also learn what tools to use and when, giving you complete confidence when deploying your pentester tools to combat any potential threat. In the next module you'll begin hacking into the application layer. Covering everything from parameter tampering, DDoS, XXS and SQL injection, it will build on the knowledge and skills you learned in the first module to make you an even more fluent security expert. Finally in the third module, you'll find more than 60 Python pentesting recipes. We think this will soon become your trusted resource for any pentesting situation. This Learning Path combines some of the best that Packt has to offer in one complete, curated package. It includes content from the following Packt products: * Learning Penetration Testing with Python by Christopher Duffy * Python Penetration Testing Essentials by Mohit * Python Web Penetration Testing Cookbook by Cameron Buchanan,Terry Ip, Andrew Mabbitt, Benjamin May and Dave Mound Style and approach This course provides a quick access to powerful, modern tools, and customizable scripts to kick-start the creation of your own Python web penetration testing toolbox.

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Book SynopsisAdvances in technology have provided numerous innovations that make people's daily lives easier and more convenient. However, as technology becomes more ubiquitous, corresponding risks also increase. The field of cryptography has become a solution to this ever-increasing problem. Applying strategic algorithms to cryptic issues can help save time and energy in solving the expanding problems within this field.Cryptography: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice examines novel designs and recent developments in cryptographic security control procedures to improve the efficiency of existing security mechanisms that can help in securing sensors, devices, networks, communication, and data. Highlighting a range of topics such as cyber security, threat detection, and encryption, this publication is an ideal reference source for academicians, graduate students, engineers, IT specialists, software engineers, security analysts, industry professionals, and researchers interested in expanding their knowledge of current trends and techniques within the cryptology field.

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Book SynopsisLearn Windows system design from the PE binary structure to modern and practical attack techniques used by red teams to implement advanced preventionPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey Features Understand how malware evades modern security products Learn to reverse engineer standard PE format program files Become familiar with modern attack techniques used by multiple red teams Book DescriptionAn Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) is a severe form of cyberattack that lies low in the system for a prolonged time and locates and then exploits sensitive information. Preventing APTs requires a strong foundation of basic security techniques combined with effective security monitoring. This book will help you gain a red team perspective on exploiting system design and master techniques to prevent APT attacks. Once you've understood the internal design of operating systems, you'll be ready to get hands-on with red team attacks and, further, learn how to create and compile C source code into an EXE program file. Throughout this book, you'll explore the inner workings of how Windows systems run and how attackers abuse this knowledge to bypass antivirus products and protection. As you advance, you'll cover practical examples of malware and online game hacking, such as EXE infection, shellcode development, software packers, UAC bypass, path parser vulnerabilities, and digital signature forgery, gaining expertise in keeping your system safe from this kind of malware. By the end of this book, you'll be well equipped to implement the red team techniques that you've learned on a victim's computer environment, attempting to bypass security and antivirus products, to test its defense against Windows APT attacks.What you will learn Explore various DLL injection techniques for setting API hooks Understand how to run an arbitrary program file in memory Become familiar with malware obfuscation techniques to evade antivirus detection Discover how malware circumvents current security measures and tools Use Microsoft Authenticode to sign your code to avoid tampering Explore various strategies to bypass UAC design for privilege escalation Who this book is forThis book is for cybersecurity professionals- especially for anyone working on Windows security, or malware researchers, network administrators, ethical hackers looking to explore Windows exploit, kernel practice, and reverse engineering. A basic understanding of reverse engineering and C/C++ will be helpful.Table of ContentsTable of Contents From Source to Binaries – The Journey of a C Program Process Memory – File Mapping, PE Parser, tinyLinker, and Hollowing Dynamic API Calling – Thread, Process, and Environment Information Shellcode Technique – Exported Function Parsing Application Loader Design PE Module Relocation PE to Shellcode – Transforming PE Files into Shellcode Software Packer Design Digital Signature – Authenticode Verification Reversing User Account Control and Bypassing Tricks Appendix – NTFS, Paths, and Symbols

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Book SynopsisThis text examines the goals of data analysis with respect to enhancing knowledge, and identifies data summarization and correlation analysis as the core issues. Data summarization, both quantitative and categorical, is treated within the encoder-decoder paradigm bringing forward a number of mathematically supported insights into the methods and relations between them. Two Chapters describe methods for categorical summarization: partitioning, divisive clustering and separate cluster finding and another explain the methods for quantitative summarization, Principal Component Analysis and PageRank. Features:· An in-depth presentation of K-means partitioning including a corresponding Pythagorean decomposition of the data scatter. · Advice regarding such issues as clustering of categorical and mixed scale data, similarity and network data, interpretation aids, anomalous clusters, the number of clusters, etc.· Thorough attention to data-driven modelling including a number of mathematically stated relations between statistical and geometrical concepts including those between goodness-of-fit criteria for decision trees and data standardization, similarity and consensus clustering, modularity clustering and uniform partitioning.New edition highlights: · Inclusion of ranking issues such as Google PageRank, linear stratification and tied rankings median, consensus clustering, semi-average clustering, one-cluster clustering· Restructured to make the logics more straightforward and sections self-containedCore Data Analysis: Summarization, Correlation and Visualization is aimed at those who are eager to participate in developing the field as well as appealing to novices and practitioners. Trade Review“This book provides a clear overview of the data analysis process, the different types of statistical techniques employed for data analysis, and their role and purpose. … There is good use of a variety of examples to demonstrate how the different techniques are applied in practice. The book’s main purpose would be as a textbook for undergraduate students, or a reference book for data analysts.” (Mark Taylor, Computing Reviews, May 5, 2022)Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisThis textbook surveys the knowledge base in automated and resilient cyber deception. It features four major parts: cyber deception reasoning frameworks, dynamic decision-making for cyber deception, network-based deception, and malware deception. An important distinguishing characteristic of this book is its inclusion of student exercises at the end of each chapter. Exercises include technical problems, short-answer discussion questions, or hands-on lab exercises, organized at a range of difficulties from easy to advanced,. This is a useful textbook for a wide range of classes and degree levels within the security arena and other related topics. It’s also suitable for researchers and practitioners with a variety of cyber security backgrounds from novice to experienced.Table of Contents1 Using Deep Learning to Generate Relational HoneyData.- 2 Towards Intelligent Cyber Deception Systems.- 3 Honeypot Deception Tactics.- 4 Modeling and Analysis of Deception Games based on Hypergame Theory.- 5 Dynamic Bayesian Games for Adversarial and Defensive Cyber Deception.- 6 CONCEAL: A Strategy Composition for Resilient Cyber Deception - Framework, Metrics and Deployment.- 7 NetShifter - A Comprehensive Multi-Dimensional Network Obfuscation and Deception Solution.- 8 Deception-Enhanced Threat Sensing for Resilient Intrusion Detection.- 9 HONEYSCOPE: IoT Device Protection with Deceptive Network Views.- 10 gExtractor: Automated Extraction of Malware Deception Parameters for Autonomous Cyber Deception.- 11 Malware Deception with Automatic Analysis and Generation of HoneyResource.

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Book SynopsisThis book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 13th EAI International Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communications, TridentCom 2018, held in November 2018 in Shanghai, China. The 10 full papers were selected from 29 submissions and are grouped into three sessions: wireless and testbed application; uncertainty analytics and formal verification; knowledge graph.Table of ContentsBig Data Science and Applications.- Big Data and Cloud Computing.- Big Data Outsourcing.- Security and privacy in Big Data.- Big Data Testbeds and Applications in Industries.- Cyber Physical Systems and Applications: Smart Homes, Smart Health, Smart Grids and Green Cities.- Connected Vehicles, Internet of Things, and Industrial Control Systems.- Security and privacy in IoT & CPS.- Next Generation Service Oriented Architectures & Web 2.0 Services.- Emerging Technology in networking and Communications.- Emerging Wired, Wireless and Optical Communication technology.- Virtualized Network and Data Center Network.- Software-Defined Network Testbeds.- Crowd Sourcing, Crowd Sensing and IoT.- Testbeds for Big data, CPS or Emerging Networking technology.- Testbed Development, Operations and Management.- Testbed Experiences in Big data, CPS or Emerging Networking Technology.- Experimental Facilities for Big data Testbeds.- Methodologies and Tools of Testbeds Performance Evaluation.

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Book SynopsisThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Workshop on Security, IWSEC 2021, held in Tokyo, Japan in September 2021. The conference was held virtually due to COVID-19 pandemic. The 14 regular papers and 3 short paper presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 37 submissions. They were organized in topical sections named: Lattice-Based Cryptography; System Security; Multiparty Computation; Machine Learning and Security; Post-quantum Cryptography; Symmetric-key Cryptography; Game Theory and Security.Table of ContentsLattice-Based Cryptography A trace map attack against special ring-LWE samples.- Shortest Vectors in Lattices of Bai-Galbraith’s Embedding Attack on the LWR Problem.- System Security KPRM: Kernel Page Restriction Mechanism to Prevent Kernel Memory Corruption.- Evidence Collection and Preservation System with Virtual Machine Monitoring.- Multiparty Computation Evolving Homomorphic Secret Sharing for Hierarchical Access Structures.- Machine Learning and Security Understanding Update of Machine-Learning-Based Malware Detection by Clustering Changes in Feature Attributions.- Proposal of Jawi CAPTCHA Using Digraphia Feature of the Malay Language.- Solving the problem of Blockwise Isomorphism of Polynomials with Circulant matrices.- FFT Program Generation for Ring LWE-based Cryptography.- Symmetric-key Cryptography Optimum Attack on 3-Round Feistel-2 Structure.- Post-quantum Cryptography (2) An Intermediate Secret-Guessing Attack on Hash-Based Signatures.- Analysis of a Strong Fault Attack on Static/Ephemeral CSIDH.- Simple Matrix Signature Scheme.- Game Theory and Security Moving Target Defense for the CloudControl Game.

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Book SynopsisAI has become an emerging technology to assess security and privacy, with many challenges and potential solutions at the algorithm, architecture, and implementation levels. So far, research on AI and security has looked at subproblems in isolation but future solutions will require sharing of experience and best practice in these domains.The editors of this State-of-the-Art Survey invited a cross-disciplinary team of researchers to a Lorentz workshop in 2019 to improve collaboration in these areas. Some contributions were initiated at the event, others were developed since through further invitations, editing, and cross-reviewing. This contributed book contains 14 invited chapters that address side-channel attacks and fault injection, cryptographic primitives, adversarial machine learning, and intrusion detection. The chapters were evaluated based on their significance, technical quality, and relevance to the topics of security and AI, and each submission was reviewed in single-blind mode and revised. Table of ContentsAI for Cryptography.- Artificial Intelligence for the Design of Symmetric Cryptographic Primitives.- Traditional Machine Learning Methods for Side-Channel Analysis.- Deep Learning on Side-Channel Analysis.- Artificial Neural Networks and Fault Injection Attacks.- Physically Unclonable Functions and AI: Two Decades of Marriage.- AI for Authentication and Privacy.- Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning using Cryptography.- Machine Learning Meets Data Modification: the Potential of Pre-processing for Privacy Enhancement.- AI for Biometric Authentication Systems.- Machine Learning and Deep Learning for Hardware Fingerprinting. - AI for Intrusion Detection.- Intelligent Malware Defenses.- Open-World Network Intrusion Detection.- Security of AI.- Adversarial Machine Learning.- Deep Learning Backdoors. - On Implementation-level Security of Edge-based Machine Learning Models.

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Book SynopsisThis book contains revised selected papers from the 28th International Conference on Selected Areas in Cryptography, SAC 2021, held as a virtual event September and October 2021.* The 23 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 60 submissions. They cover the following research areas: design and analysis of symmetric key primitives and cryptosystems, including block and stream ciphers, hash functions, MAC algorithms, and authenticated encryption schemes, efficient implementations of symmetric and public key algorithms, mathematical and algorithmic aspects of applied cryptology, and secure elections and related cryptographic constructions. *The conference was originally planned to take place at the University of Victoria, BC, Canada. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was held virtually.

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Book SynopsisThis book deals with Private Information Retrieval (PIR), a technique allowing a user to retrieve an element from a server in possession of a database without revealing to the server which element is retrieved. PIR has been widely applied to protect the privacy of the user in querying a service provider on the Internet. For example, by PIR, one can query a location-based service provider about the nearest car park without revealing his location to the server. The first PIR approach was introduced by Chor, Goldreich, Kushilevitz and Sudan in 1995 in a multi-server setting, where the user retrieves information from multiple database servers, each of which has a copy of the same database. To ensure user privacy in the multi-server setting, the servers must be trusted not to collude. In 1997, Kushilevitz and Ostrovsky constructed the first single-database PIR. Since then, many efficient PIR solutions have been discovered. Beginning with a thorough survey of single-database PIR techniques, this text focuses on the latest technologies and applications in the field of PIR. The main categories are illustrated with recently proposed PIR-based solutions by the authors. Because of the latest treatment of the topic, this text will be highly beneficial to researchers and industry professionals in information security and privacy.Table of ContentsPreface.- Acknowledgments.- Classic Private Information Retrieval.- FHE-Based Private Information Retrieval.- Private Data Warehouse Queries.- Privacy-Preserving Location-Based Queries.- Discussion and Future Work.- Bibliography.- Authors' Biographies.

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Book SynopsisThis book constitutes selected papers from the 24th International Conference on Information Security and Cryptology, ICISC 2021, held in Seoul, South Korea, in December 2021. The total of 23 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 63 submissions. The papers are arranged by topic: Cryptographic Protocol in Quantum Computer Age; Security Analysis of Hash Algorithm; Security analysis of Symmetric Key Encryption Algorithm; Fault and Side-Channel Attack; Constructions and Designs; Quantum Circuit; Efficient Implementation. The aim of this conference was to provide an international forum for the latest results of research, development, and applications within the field of information security and cryptology.Table of ContentsCryptographic Protocol in Quantum Computer Age.- Security Analysis of Hash Algorithm.- Security analysis of Symmetric Key Encryption Algorithm.- Fault and Side-Channel Attack; Constructions and Designs.- Quantum Circuit.- Efficient Implementation.- Cryptographic Protocol I Revocable Hierarchical Identity-Based Authenticated Key Exchange.- Towards Witness Encryption Without Multilinear Maps.- Designated-Verifier Linkable Ring Signatures.- ATSSIA: Asynchronous Truly-Threshold Schnorr Signing for Inconsistent Availability.- Cryptographic Protocol in Quantum Computer Age Delegating Supersingular Isogenies over Fp2 with Cryptographic Applications.- Improved Lattice-Based Mix-Nets for Electronic Voting.- Practical Post-quantum Password-Authenticated Key Exchange Based-on Module-Lattice.- Security Analysis Improved Lattice Enumeration Algorithms by Primal and Dual Reordering Methods.- Resilient CFI: Compiler-based Attack Origin Tracking with Dynamic Taint Analysis.- Security Analysis of Hash Algorithm Preimage Attacks on 4-round Keccak by Solving Multivariate Quadratic Systems.- A Preimage Attack on Reduced Gimli-Hash.- Security analysis of Symmetric Key Encryption Algorithm Algebraic Attacks on Grain-like Keystream Generators.- Improved See-In-The-Middle Attacks on AES.- Fault and Side-Channel Attack Differential Fault Attack on Rocca .- Differential Fault Attack on Lightweight Block Cipher PIPO.- Learning-based Side-Channel Analysis on PIPO.- Constructions and Designs Collision-Resistant and Pseudorandom Function Based on Merkle-Damgard Hash Function.- Forward Secure Message Franking.- New General Framework for Algebraic Degree Evaluation of NFSR-Based Cryptosystems.- Quantum Circuit T–depth reduction method for efficient SHA–256 quantum circuit construction.

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Book SynopsisThis SpringerBrief presents a brief introduction to probabilistic risk assessment (PRA), followed by a discussion of abnormal event detection techniques in industrial control systems (ICS). It also provides an introduction to the use of game theory for the development of cyber-attack response models and a discussion on the experimental testbeds used for ICS cyber security research. The probabilistic risk assessment framework used by the nuclear industry provides a valid framework to understand the impacts of cyber-attacks in the physical world. An introduction to the PRA techniques such as fault trees, and event trees is provided along with a discussion on different levels of PRA and the application of PRA techniques in the context of cybersecurity. A discussion on machine learning based fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) methods and cyber-attack detection methods for industrial control systems are introduced in this book as well.A dynamic Bayesian networks based method that can be used to detect an abnormal event and classify it as either a component fault induced safety event or a cyber-attack is discussed. An introduction to the stochastic game formulation of the attacker-defender interaction in the context of cyber-attacks on industrial control systems to compute optimal response strategies is presented. Besides supporting cyber-attack response, the analysis based on the game model also supports the behavioral study of the defender and the attacker during a cyber-attack, and the results can then be used to analyze the risk to the system caused by a cyber-attack. A brief review of the current state of experimental testbeds used in ICS cybersecurity research and a comparison of the structures of various testbeds and the attack scenarios supported by those testbeds is included. A description of a testbed for nuclear power applications, followed by a discussion on the design of experiments that can be carried out on the testbed and the associated results is covered as well.This SpringerBrief is a useful resource tool for researchers working in the areas of cyber security for industrial control systems, energy systems and cyber physical systems. Advanced-level students that study these topics will also find this SpringerBrief useful as a study guide.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Probabilistic Risk Assessment: Nuclear Power Plants and Introduction to the Context of Cyber Security.- Machine Learning based Abnormal Event Detection and Classification.- Game-Theoretic Design of Response Systems.- Experimental Testbeds and Design of Experiments.- Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Workshop on Security, IWSEC 2022, which took place as a hybrid event in Tokyo, Japan, in August/September 2022. The 12 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 34 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: mathematical cryptography; system security and threat intelligence; symmetric-key cryptography; post-quantum cryptography; advanced cryptography.

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Book SynopsisThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Information Security, ISC 2022, which took place in Bali, Indonesia, in December 2022.The 21 full papers and 8 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 72 submissions. The contributions were organized in topical sections as follows: Cryptography; Post-Quantum Cryptography; Cryptanalysis; Blockchain; Email and Web Security; Malware; and AI Security.Table of ContentsCryptography.- Privacy Preserving Computation in Cloud Using Reusable Garbled Oblivious RAMs.- Efficient Private Set Intersection Cardinality Protocol in the Reverse Unbalanced Setting.- Crypto-Steganographic Validity for Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) Design Files.- Witness Encryption from Smooth Projective Hashing System.- Post-Quantum Cryptography.- More Efficient Adaptively Secure Lattice-based IBE with Equality Test in the Standard Model.- QUIC Protocol with Post-Quantum Authentication.- Batched Fully Homomorphic Encryption from TFHE.- Implicit Rejection in Fujisaki-Okamoto: Framework and a Novel Realization.- Cryptanalysis.- Further Cryptanalysis of a Type of RSA Variants.- The SAT-Based Automatic Searching and Experimental Verification for Differential Characteristics with Application to Midori64.- Efficient Scalar Multiplication on Koblitz Curves with Pre-computation.- Blockchain.- Efficient ECDSA-based Adaptor Signature for Batched Atomic Swaps.- Searching for Encrypted Data on Blockchain: An Efficient, Secure and Fair Realization.- GRUZ : Practical Resource Fair Exchange without Blockchain.- Daric: A Storage Efficient Payment Channel With Punishment Mechanism.- A Blockchain-based Mutual Authentication Protocol for Smart Home.- Email and Web Security.- OblivSend: Secure and Ephemeral File Sharing Services with Oblivious Expiration Control.- EarlyCrow: Detecting APT Malware Command and Control Over HTTP(S) Using Contextual Summaries.- Malware.- ATLAS: A Practical Attack Detection and Live Malware Analysis System for IoT Threat Intelligence.- Dissecting Applications Uninstallers & Removers: Are they effective?.- Representing LLVM-IR in a Code Property Graph.- Why we need a theory of maliciousness: Hardware Performance Counters in security.- Anatomist: Enhanced Firmware Vulnerability Discovery Based on Program State Abnormality Determination With Whole-system Replay.- AI Security.- AspIOC: Aspect-Enhanced Deep Neural Network for Actionable Indicator of Compromise Recognition.- HeHe: Balancing the Privacy and Efficiency in Training CNNs over the Semi-honest Cloud.- Deep Learning Assisted Key Recovery Attack for Round-Reduced Simeck32/64.- CFL: Cluster Federated Learning in Large-scale Peer-to-Peer Networks.- Bilateral Privacy-Preserving Task Assignment with Personalized Participant Selection for Mobile Crowdsensing.- Communication-Efficient and Secure Federated Learning Based on AdaptiveOne-bit Compressed Sensing.

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Book SynopsisThis book constitutes the refereed First International Conference on Cryptography, Codes and Cyber Security, I4CS 2022, held in Casablanca, Morocco, during October 27-28, 2022.The 4 full papers and 3 invited papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 12 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as invited papers and contributed papers.Table of ContentsInvited papers.- Cryptanalysis of a code-based identification scheme presented in CANS 2018.- An Embedded AI-based Smart Intrusion Detection System for Edge-to-Cloud Systems.- A new addition law in twisted Edwards curves on non-local ring.- Contributed papers.- New Lattice-Based Signature Based on Fiat-Shamir Framework Without Aborts.- A complementary result on the construction of quadratic cyclotomic classes.- A Framework for the Design of Secure and Efficient Proofs of Retrievability.- Compression point in field of characteristic 3.

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Book SynopsisThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings and revised selected papers from the ESORICS 2022 International Workshops on Data Privacy Management, Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology, DPM 2022 and CBT 2022, which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, during September 26–30, 2022.For DPM 2022, 10 full papers out of 21 submissions have been accepted for inclusion in this book. They were organized in topical sections as follows: differential privacy and data analysis; regulation, artificial intelligence, and formal verification; and leakage quantification and applications. The CBT 2022 workshop accepted 7 full papers and 3 short papers from 18 submissions. The papers were organized in the following topical sections: Bitcoin, lightning network and scalability; and anonymity, fault tolerance and governance; and short papers.Table of ContentsDPM Workshop: Differential Privacy and Data Analysis.- Enhancing Privacy in Federated Learning with Local Differential Privacy for Email Classification.- Towards Measuring Fairness for Local Differential Privacy.- Privacy-Preserving Link Prediction.- DPM Workshop: Regulation, Artificial Intelligence, and Formal Verification.- An Email a Day Could Give Your Health Data Away.- Explanation of Black Box AI for GDPR related Privacy using Isabelle.- Secure Internet Exams Despite Coercion.- DPM Workshop: Leakage Quantification and Applications.- Privacy with Good Taste: A Case Study in Quantifying Privacy Risks in Genetic Scores.- A Parallel Privacy Preserving Shortest Path Protocol from a Path Algebra Problem.- A blockchain-based architecture to manage user privacy preferences on smart shared spaces privately.- No salvation from trackers: Privacy analysis of religious websites and mobile apps.- CBT Workshop: Bitcoin, Lightning Network and Scalability.- An empirical analysis of running a Bitcoin minimal wallet on an IoT device 160.- The Ticket Price Matters in Sharding Blockchain.- On the Routing Convergence Delay in the Lightning Network.- LightSwap: An Atomic Swap Does Not Require Timeouts At Both Blockchains.- CBT Workshop: Anonymity, Fault Tolerance and Governance.- Preserving Buyer-Privacy in Decentralized Supply Chain Marketplaces.- Grape: Efficient Hybrid Consensus Protocol Using DAG.- A Game-Theoretic Analysis of Delegation Incentives in Blockchain Governance.- CBT Workshop: Short Papers.- A Limitlessly Scalable Transaction System.- Migrating Blockchains Away From ECDSA for Post-Quantum Security: A Study of Impact on Users and Applications.- Verifiable External Blockchain Calls: Towards Removing Oracle Input Intermediaries.

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Book SynopsisThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Decision and Game Theory for Security, GameSec 2022, held in October 2022 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. The 15 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 39 submissions. The papers are grouped thematically on: deception in security; planning and learning in dynamic environments; security games; adversarial learning and optimization; novel applications and new game models.Table of ContentsDeception in Security.- The Risk of Attacker Behavioral Learning: Can Attacker Fool Defender under Uncertainty? .-Casino Rationale: Countering attacker deception in zero-sum Stackelberg security games of bounded rationality.- Cyber Deception against Zero-day Attacks: A Game Theoretic Approach.- Planning and Learning in Dynamic Enviroments.- On Almost-Sure Intention Deception Planning that Exploits Imperfect Observers.- Using Deception in Markov Game to Understand Adversarial Behaviors through a Capture-The-Flag Environment.- Robust Moving Target Defense against Unknown Attacks: A Meta-Reinforcement Learning Approach.- Security Games.- Synchronization in Security Games.- Multiple Oracle Algorithm to Solve Continuous Games.- Optimal Pursuit of Surveilling Agents near a High Value Target.- Adversarial Learning and Optimization.- On Poisoned Wardrop Equilibrium in Congestion Games.- Reward Delay Attacks on Deep Reinforcement Learning.- An Exploration of Poisoning Attacks on Data-based Decision Making.- Novel Applications and new Game Models.- A Network Centrality Game for Epidemic Control.- Optimizing Intrusion Detection Systems Placement against Network Virus Spreading using a Partially Observable Stochastic Minimum-Threat Path Game.- Voting Games to Model Protocol Stability and Security of Proof-of-Work Cryptocurrencies.

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Book SynopsisThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Information Security and Cryptology, Inscrypt 2022, held in Beijing, China during December 11–13, 2022. The 23 full papers and 3 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 68 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Block Ciphers, Public key Encryption & Signature, Quantum, MPC, Cryptanalysis, Mathematical aspects of Crypto, Stream ciphers, Malware, Lattices.Table of Contents​Block Ciphers.- Best Paper: How Fast Can SM4 Be in Software?.- LLLWBC: A New Low-Latency Light-Weight Block Cipher.- New Automatic Search Tool for Searching for Impossible Differentials Using Undisturbed Bits.- Public key Encryption & Signature.- You Can Sign but Not Decrypt: Hierarchical Integrated Encryption and Signature.- SR-MuSig2: A Scalable and Reconfigurable Multi-signature Scheme and Its Applications.- McEliece-type encryption based on Gabidulin codes with no hidden structure.- Quantum.- Optimizing the depth of quantum implementations of linear layers.- IND-CCA Security of Kyber in the Quantum Random Oracle Model, Revisited.- MPC.- Practical Multi-party Private Set Intersection Cardinality and Intersection-Sum Under Arbitrary Collusion.- Amortizing Division and Exponentiation.- Cryptanalysis.- Generalized Boomerang Connectivity Table and Improved Cryptanalysis of GIFT.- Cryptanalysis of Ciminion.- Clustering Effect of Iterative Differential and Linear Trails.- Differential Cryptanalysis of Round-reduced SPEEDY Family.- Mathematical aspects of Crypto.- A note on inverted twisted Edwards curve.- Efficiently Computable Complex Multiplication of Elliptic Curves.- Several classes of Niho type Boolean functions with few Walsh transform values.- Stream ciphers.- Higher-Order Masking Scheme for Trivium Hardware Implementation.- An Experimentally Verified Attack on 820-Round Trivium.- Malware.- HinPage: Illegal and Harmful Webpage Identification Using Transductive Classification.- Detecting API Missing-Check Bugs Through Complete Cross Checking of Erroneous Returns.- Efficient DNN Backdoor Detection Guided by Static Weight Analysis.- Mimic Octopus Attack: Dynamic Camouflage Adversarial Examples using Mimetic Feature for 3D Humans.- Lattices.- Subfield Attacks on HSVP in Ideal Lattices.- On the Measurement and Simulation of the BKZ Behavior for q-ary Lattices.- Inferring Sequences Produced by the Quadratic Generator.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a fresh approach to cybersecurity issues, seeking not only to analyze the legal landscape of the European Union and its Member States, but to do so in an interdisciplinary manner, involving scholars from diverse backgrounds – ranging from legal experts to ICT and engineering professionals.Cybersecurity requirements must be understood in a broader context, encompassing not just conventional aspects, but also emerging topics. This can only be achieved through an interdisciplinary approach. Indeed, cybersecurity should be consistently considered in relation to cybercrime and/or cyber defense, while examining it through the lens of specific domains that are intertwined with various legal fields. Moreover, it is crucial to uphold ethical standards and safeguard fundamental rights, particularly regarding personal data protection.By adopting this comprehensive perspective, the significance of cybersecurity in the exercise of public authority becomes apparent. It also plays an essential role in upholding the fundamental values of both individual Member States and the EU as a whole, such as the rule of law. Moreover, it fosters trust, transparency, and effectiveness in market relations and public administration interactions.In turn, the book draws on the expertise of its authors to provide insights into ICT components and technologies. Understanding these elements holistically is essential to viewing every "cyber" phenomenon from a legal standpoint. In addition to the holistic and interdisciplinary approach it presents, the book offers a captivating exploration of cybersecurity and an engaging read for anyone interested in the field.Table of ContentsLegal Developments on Cybersecurity and Related Fields: Introductory notes and presentation.- PART I – CYBERSECURITY, CYBERDEFENCE AND LAW.- Getting critical. Making sense of the EU security framework for cloud providers.- Cyber operations targeting space systems. Legal questions and the context of privatisation.- A legal assessment of the concept of risk in reversible operations through cyber and electronic means.- Knowledge management and continuous improvement in cyberspace.- Information security metrics: challenges and models in an all-digital world.- Cyberterrorism and the Portuguese counter-terrorism act.- PART II – CYBERSECURITY AND LAW: SPECIFIC TOPICS.- Towards cybersecurity regulation of software in the European Union.- The importance of the computer undercover agent as an investigative measure against cybercrime: a special reference to child pornography crimes.- Post-Mortem data protection and succession in digital assets under Spanish law.- The suitability of the regime of technological measures for copyright protection in the face of modern cybersecurity risks.- Digital signatures and quantum computing.- No words needed? Emojis as evidence in judicial proceedings.- PART III – CYBERSECURITY, ETHICS AND FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS.- Bug bounties: ethical and legal aspects.- Profiling and cybersecurity: a perspective from fundamental rights' protection in the EU.- Legal developments on smart public governance and fundamental rights in the digital age.- Biometric signatures in the context of Regulation (EU) nr. 910/2014 and the general data protection regulation: the evidential value and anonymization of biometric data.- Cybersecurity issues in electronic communications and some insights on digital literacy and technological infrastructures’ demands – anticipations of the European Digital Decade through the lens of a Declaration on digital rights and principles.

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Book Synopsis.- Authentication..- Are Swedish Passwords Tougher Than the Rest?..- Towards Exploring Cross-Regional and Cross-Platform Differences in Login Throttling..- Cryptography..- Determining the A5 encryption algorithms used in 2G (GSM) networks..- Misbinding Raw Public Keys to Identities in TLS..- Small Private Exponent Attacks on Takagi Family Schemes..- Cyber-Physical Systems..- A Comparison of Deep Learning Approaches for Power-based Side-channel Attacks..- Binary-Level Code Injection for Automated Tool Support on the ESP32 Platform..- Detecting Cyber and Physical Attacks Against Mobile Robots Using Machine Learning: An Empirical Study..- Cybersecurity and Policy..- A Gamified Learning Approach for IoT Security Education using Capture-the-Flag Competitions: Architecture and Insights..- NIS2 Directive in Sweden: A Report on the Readiness of Swedish Critical Infrastructure..- The Cyber Alliance Game: How Alliances Influence Cyber-Warfare..- LLMs for Security..- Evaluating Large Language Models in Cybersecurity Knowledge with Cisco Certificates..- How to Train Your Llama Efficient Grammar-Based Application Fuzzing Using Large Language Models..- The Dual-Edged Sword of Large Language Models in Phishing..- Formal Verification..- Analysing TLS Implementations using Full-Message Symbolic Execution..- Formal Verification of Browser Fingerprinting and Mitigation with Inlined Reference Monitors..- Mobile & IoT..- Beware of the Rabbit Hole A Digital Forensic Case Study of DIY Drones..- GOTCHA: Physical Intrusion Detection with Active Acoustic Sensing using a Smart Speaker..- Security Analysis of Top-Ranked mHealth Fitness Apps: An Empirical Study..- Network Security..- CCKex: High Bandwidth Covert Channels over Encrypted Network Traffic..- Fingerprinting DNS Resolvers using Query Patterns from QNAME Minimization..- Formally Discovering and Reproducing Network Protocols Vulnerabilities..- Privacy..- Enhancing Noise Estimation for Statistical Disclosure Attacks using the Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm..- Left Alone Facing a Difficult Choice: An Expert Analysis of Websites Promoting Selected Privacy-Enhancing Technologies..- Optimizing Onionbalance: Improving Scalability and Security for Tor Onion Services.

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Book SynopsisUsing many practical examples and notes, the book offers an easy-to-understand introduction to technical and organizational data security. It provides an insight into the technical knowledge that is mandatory for data protection officers. Data security is an inseparable part of data protection, which is becoming more and more important in our society. It can only be implemented effectively if there is an understanding of technical interrelationships and threats. Data security covers much more information than just personal data. It secures all data and thus the continued existence of companies and organizations.This book is a translation of the original German 2nd edition Datensicherheit by Thomas H. Lenhard, published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature in 2020. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors.Table of ContentsData protection and data security - How computers communicate with each other - What can happen to data files - Technical threats - Dangerous software - Dangers from mobile data carriers and devices - Telephone system as a source of danger - Destruction of data - Securing data - Encryption - Security of websites - Common threats to IT security - Identification of computers and IP addresses - Firewalls - Routers - Configuration of protection systems - The demilitarized zone - Organizational data protection

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