Tag: network

The Practice of Network Security Monitoring – You’re compromised, so deal with it. #security #bookreview

by Si Dunn

The Practice of Network Security Monitoring Understanding Incident Detection and Response Richard Bejtlich (No Starch Press – paperback, Kindle) Security expert Richard Bejtlich’s focus in his new book is not on “the planning and defense phases of the security cycle.” Instead, he emphasizes how to handle “systems that are already compromised or that are on … Continue reading The Practice of Network Security Monitoring – You’re compromised, so deal with it. #security #bookreview

Juniper MX Series – A comprehensive guide for network engineers – #bookreview #juniper #networking

by Si Dunn

Juniper MX Series Douglas Richard Hanks Jr., and Harry Reynolds (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) This comprehensive, well-written handbook is aimed directly at network engineers who want to know more about the feature-rich Juniper MX Series of routers. Actually, “handbook” is a bit of a misnomer. It takes two hands to comfortably handle this hefty, comprehensive, 864-page guide. … Continue reading Juniper MX Series – A comprehensive guide for network engineers – #bookreview #juniper #networking

Understanding IPv6, 3rd Edition – Welcome to the new, improved & BIGGER Internet – #bookreview #microsoft #windows

by Si Dunn

Understanding IPv6, 3rd Edition Joseph Davies (Microsoft Press, paperback, list price $49.99; Kindle edition, list price $39.99) The Internet can now expand into a much bigger realm than was possible before the worldwide launch of IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) on June 6, 2012. The web most of us use has long relied on IPv4, … Continue reading Understanding IPv6, 3rd Edition – Welcome to the new, improved & BIGGER Internet – #bookreview #microsoft #windows

Here’s the book scaring me this Halloween: America the Vulnerable – #bookreview #data #security

by Si Dunn

Subtitled “Inside the New Threat Matrix of Digital Espionage, Crime, and Warfare,” America the Vulnerable is written by Joel Brenner, former inspector general at the National Security Agency. Brenner has recent experience at the highest levels in national intelligence, counterintelligence and data security. And he has studied firsthand many of the threats and attacks against our national, corporate and personal … Continue reading Here’s the book scaring me this Halloween: America the Vulnerable – #bookreview #data #security

Configuring Microsoft SharePoint 2010 – Self-Study Guide for MCTS exam 70-667 – #microsoft #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Configuring Microsoft SharePoint 2010 By Dan Holme and Alistair Matthews (Microsoft Press, list price $69.99, paperback) If one of your goals in life is to deploy and manage Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 farms, here’s your book. You definitely need it if you are already involved in configuring, customizing and supporting SharePoint and want to take … Continue reading Configuring Microsoft SharePoint 2010 – Self-Study Guide for MCTS exam 70-667 – #microsoft #bookreview

Two New Microsoft Books for Visual Basic & Visual Studio – #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

The two new books are Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 Developer’s Handbook by Klaus Löffelmann and Sarika Calla Purohoit ($59.99, paperback;  $47.99, Kindle ), and Coding Faster: Getting More Productive with Microsoft Visual Studio by Zain Naboulsi and Sara Ford (list price $39.95, paperback;  list price $31.99, Kindle) . If you don’t yet have some background in object-oriented programming, you … Continue reading Two New Microsoft Books for Visual Basic & Visual Studio – #programming #bookreview

CoffeeScript: Accelerated JavaScript Development – #bookreview #programming

by Si Dunn

CoffeeScript: Accelerated JavaScript Development By Trevor Burnham (Pragmatic Bookshelf, $29.00, paperback) JavaScript was thrown together in 10 days and “was never meant to be the most important programming language in the world,” says Trevor Burnham, a web developer and founder of DataBraid, a startup focused on “developing data analysis and visualization tools.” Yet, JavaScript was “understood … Continue reading CoffeeScript: Accelerated JavaScript Development – #bookreview #programming

Privacy and Big Data – #bookreview #nonfiction

by Si Dunn

Privacy and Big Data By Terence Craig and Mary E. Ludloff (O’Reilly Media, $19.99, paperback; $16.99, Kindle) Worried about the safety of your personal data? That genie, unfortunately is long out of the bottle—and very likely spread all over the planet now. In Privacy and Big Data, authors Terence Craig and Mary E. Ludloff provide an … Continue reading Privacy and Big Data – #bookreview #nonfiction

Many Features Great & Small: Two New Microsoft Windows 7 Books – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Here’s the long and the short of it, and the big and the semi-little. Microsoft Press recently has released two helpful new books focusing on the features of Windows 7. One book, a hardback, weighs nearly five pounds and has 1,323 pages. The other, a paperback that weighs nine ounces and has 194 pages, is supposed to fit in … Continue reading Many Features Great & Small: Two New Microsoft Windows 7 Books – #bookreview

The IDA Pro Book: The Unofficial Guide to the World’s Most Popular Disassembler – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

The IDA Pro Book: The Unofficial Guide to the World’s Most Popular Disassembler By Chris Eagle (No Starch Press, $69.95, paperback; $55.95, Kindle) The popular interactive disassembler IDA Pro helps reverse engineers, malware analysts, vulnerability testers and others dissect computer programs when source code is not available. Unfortunately, IDA Pro is updated so frequently, it’s … Continue reading The IDA Pro Book: The Unofficial Guide to the World’s Most Popular Disassembler – #bookreview