Search results for ""Author Slava Gomzin""
APress Crypto Basics: A Nontechnical Introduction to Creating Your Own Money for Investors and Inventors
Use this practical, step-by-step guide for developers and entrepreneurs to create and run your own cryptocurrency. Author Slava Gomzin has created two cryptocurrencies and describes in this book the technology and economics of cryptocurrencies as preparation for crypto trading, investing, and other business activities. A detailed overview of special topics includes security, privacy, and usability of crypto as a mainstream payment system. Part I, Understanding Crypto, explains the technology and economic, security, and usability aspects of crypto. This is an introduction to the world of cryptography, blockchain tech, and other elements of crypto such as security, privacy, and a detailed review of payment processing.Part II, Using Crypto, provides the practical knowledge you need to dive into the crypto business such as investment, trading, and even creating your own crypto project.Part III, Creating Your Own Crypto, teaches you how to launch your own crypto project and create your own cryptocurrency.What You Will Learn Know how cryptography, Bitcoin, and other cryptos work Understand how crypto becomes money, and how crypto exchanges work Use crypto as a payment method Buy your first crypto and know what exchange you should use Be aware of the most dangerous crypto attacks and what to do about security and privacy Maintain anonymity and privacy while dealing with crypto Know how Monero (the most popular privacy-centric cryptocurrency) works Create and run your own crypto project Create your own token, both regular (fungible) and NFT (non-fungible), from selecting the platform to economics and finances Who This Book Is For Crypto inventors, entrepreneurs, developers, investors, and advisors who are thinking about creating their own cryptocurrency; traders and investors, both professional and amateur, looking to enter the crypto markets; and software architects, developers, managers, consultants, executives, and crypto enthusiasts working for merchants, banks, fintech companies, and many other businesses that have started accepting crypto payments or dealing with other aspects of crypto
£25.19
John Wiley & Sons Inc Hacking Point of Sale: Payment Application Secrets, Threats, and Solutions
Must-have guide for professionals responsible for securing credit and debit card transactions As recent breaches like Target and Neiman Marcus show, payment card information is involved in more security breaches than any other data type. In too many places, sensitive card data is simply not protected adequately. Hacking Point of Sale is a compelling book that tackles this enormous problem head-on. Exploring all aspects of the problem in detail - from how attacks are structured to the structure of magnetic strips to point-to-point encryption, and more – it's packed with practical recommendations. This terrific resource goes beyond standard PCI compliance guides to offer real solutions on how to achieve better security at the point of sale. A unique book on credit and debit card security, with an emphasis on point-to-point encryption of payment transactions (P2PE) from standards to design to application Explores all groups of security standards applicable to payment applications, including PCI, FIPS, ANSI, EMV, and ISO Explains how protected areas are hacked and how hackers spot vulnerabilities Proposes defensive maneuvers, such as introducing cryptography to payment applications and better securing application code Hacking Point of Sale: Payment Application Secrets, Threats, and Solutions is essential reading for security providers, software architects, consultants, and other professionals charged with addressing this serious problem.
£47.50
