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Become a cyber-hero – know the common wireless weaknesses. “Reading a book like this one is a worthy endeavor toward becoming an experienced wireless security professional.” – Devin Akin – CTO, The Certified Wireless Network Professional (CWNP) Program
Wireless networks are so convenient – not only for you, but also for those nefarious types who’d like to invade them. The only way to know if your system can be penetrated is to simulate an attack. This book shows you how, along with how to strengthen any weak spots you find in your network’s armor. Discover how to:
* Perform ethical hacks without compromising a system
* Combat denial of service and WEP attacks
* Understand how invaders think
* Recognize the effects of different hacks
* Protect against war drivers and rogue devices
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TaGs: Dummies, Hacking, Network, Operating System, Wireless
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Computer Networks won’t save one minute over the next year. It has no step-by-step procedures, no problem solving sections, and no butt-saving tricks. The only purpose it can serve at a downed site is as a shield against thrown objects from frustrated users. Normally, theoretical books like this one receive a quick skim and are promptly sent to my for-looks-only tome tomb. However, this isn’t a normal theoretical book. It’s fascinating. In fact, I read it not once but three times. Tanenbaum fills over 700 pages with everything I didn’t know, or better still, only thought I knew about networks.
This book presents a selection of papers submitted to the 20th Tyrrhenian Workshop, which took place in September 2009 in Sardinia, Italy. The workshop focused on the “Internet of Things.” This subject is quickly emerging in the wireless technology arena. It describes the pervasive presence of a variety of devices—such as sensors, actuators, and mobile phones—which, through unique addressing schemes, are able to interact and cooperate with each other to reach common goals. This novel paradigm, which originated from the idea of “smart” environments, will be sure to impact the future of logistics, Intelligent Transportation Systems, business and process management, assisted living, E-health, and other applications. The Internet of Things covers a wide array of essential topics related to this emerging paradigm, including infrastructures and applications, communication systems and network architectures, embedded systems, and location and tracking through navigation sensors. It also addresses the technological and social implications of this technology, as well as challenges that may arise.
The mobile landscape is in a state of continual change. New devices are introduced to the market almost weekly and wireless access options continue to multiply. How is the aspiring wireless Webmaster to deal with developing content for so many disparate devices? Most devices that access your site wirelessly fall into three broad categories?mobile phones, PDAs, and laptop computers. Each has its own unique advantages and disadvantages and each is discussed fully in Webmaster?s Guide to the Wireless Internet.
ACT! 2005 For Dummies is a reference book. As such, each chapter can be read independently and in the order you want. Each chapter focuses on a specific topic, so you can dive right in, heading straight for the chapter that interests you most. Having said that, however, I must say that I’ve tried to put the chapters into a logical sequence so that those of you who are new to ACT! can just follow the bouncing ball from chapter to chapter. More experienced users can use the Table of Contents and the index to simply navigate from topic to topic as needed. Essentially, this book is a nuts-and-bolts how-to guide for accomplishing various tasks. In addition, drawing on many of my own experiences as a full-time ACT! consultant and trainer, I’ve included specific situations that should give you a feeling for the full power of ACT!.
Meet the formidable demands of security in today’s hyperconnected world with expert guidance from the world-renowned Hacking Exposed team. Following the time-tested “attack-countermeasure” philosophy, this 10th anniversary edition has been fully overhauled to cover the latest insidious weapons in the hacker’s extensive arsenal. New and updated material:
If you’re the kind of person who walks away from the computer thinking, “That was pleasant! Let me bake some cookies for those kids at MIT,” neither Firefox nor this book is for you. Firefox was created for people who hate computers; who are fed up with popup ads and an Internet that takes regular coffee breaks; and who are baffled by software that seems to have a mind of its own. In short, Firefox was created for people — not programmers. The reason a mild-mannered author can make such a bold claim is that underneath this cool exterior, I’m not only an author — I’m also a founder! I helped start Firefox — not to make money (it’s free), or sell a company (it’s non-profit), but for the express purpose of making your life easier. The other developers and I want every Firefox experience to feel like your first foray onto the Net. We want to take you back to a time when the Web was new and exciting, when spam was lunch meat and advertisements were found only in books, on television, throughout public transportation systems, on people … you get the idea. But we wouldn’t turn down cookies.
If you have more than one computer in your home, you should have a network. I used to consider that statement an opinion, but it’s so logical that I now think of it as a fact of nature. Nobody has ever presented a convincing (to me) argument that supports keeping multiple computers isolated from each other. Using and managing multiple computers is easier if you create a network. You don’t have to remember which computer you were using when you started that letter to Uncle Harry because you can just reach across the network to finish it, using any computer in the house. A home network allows you to do the work you have to do better and more efficiently. One of the best reasons to set up a home network is that when you install it, you become the network administrator, the person who controls which files your spouse and children can access, as well as which printers they can use. Talk about power! And the wonderful thing about being a network administrator is that the title makes it sound like you do a lot of hard work (but you don’t — you’ll be amazed at how easy all of this is). This book isn’t a novel or a mystery, so you don’t have to start at page one and read every chapter in order — you can’t spoil the ending. This book is meant to be digested on a subject-by-subject, not a chapter-by-chapter, basis. Each chapter is self-contained, covering a specific subject. However, because the process of creating the network requires that tasks be performed in a certain order, I recommend that you check out the chapters in either Part I or Part II before you go to any of the other chapters. After you get up to speed on the basics, you can decide which chapters you want to look at next and figure out which network features you want to add to your home network.
