Book Collection

Big Breaches - Cybersecurity Lessons For Everyone

Big Breaches - Cybersecurity Lessons For Everyone

Published: 25 Feb 2021

The cybersecurity industry has seen an investment of over $45 billion in the past 15 years. Hundreds of thousands of jobs in the field remain unfilled amid breach after breach, and the problem has come to a head. It is time for everyone―not just techies―to become informed and empowered on the subject of cybersecurity.In engaging and exciting fashion, Big Breaches covers some of the largest security breaches and the technical topics behind them such as phishing, malware, third-party compromise, software vulnerabilities, unencrypted data, and more. Cybersecurity affects daily life for all of us, and the area has never been more accessible than …...
Comptia Security+ Practice Tests: Exam Sy0-701 (Sybex Study Guide)

Comptia Security+ Practice Tests: Exam Sy0-701 (Sybex Study Guide)

Published: 1 Jan 2024

Efficient preparation for the CompTIA SY0-701 examYour career in IT security begins with successful completion of the SY0-701 exam. Prepare for the test with CompTIA® Security+® Practice Tests: Exam SY0-701, Third Edition. This fully updated Sybex guide offers over 1,000 practice questions, covering all the exam objectives. The perfect study companion to Sybex’s CompTIA Security+ Study Guide: Exam SY0-701, Ninth Edition, this book provides hundreds of domain-by-domain practice questions available on the Sybex interactive online learning environment and test bank. You’ll be confident and fully prepared for taking Exam SY0-701. Coverage of 100% of all exam objectives in these practice tests means you’ll be ready for:General Security …...
Comptia Security+ Study Guide With Over 500 Practice Test Questions: Exam Sy0-701 (Sybex Study Guide)

Comptia Security+ Study Guide With Over 500 Practice Test Questions: Exam Sy0-701 (Sybex Study Guide)

Published: 1 Jan 2024

Your Complete Guide to Passing CompTIA Security+ Exam SY0-701The CompTIA Security+ exam has long been considered the first career step for security professionals. With the most recent upgrade of the exam, the venerable CompTIA® Security+® Study Guide: Exam SY0-701, Ninth Edition,has been fully updated to assure that you have the knowledge and skills to assess the security posture of an enterprise environment and recommend and implement appropriate security solutions; monitor and secure hybrid environments, including cloud, mobile, and Internet of Things (IoT); operate with an awareness of applicable regulations and policies, including principles of governance, risk, and compliance; and identify, analyze, and respond …...
John Peet Margrave Of The Marshes His Autobiography

John Peet Margrave Of The Marshes His Autobiography

Published: 3 Jul 2006

Through nigh-on forty years of laconic brilliance on Radio 1, a musical taste which defined a culture and his wildly popular Radio 4 show, Home Truths, John Peel reached out to an audience that was as diverse as his record collection. He was a genuinely great Briton, beloved by millions. John's unique voice and sensibility were evident in everything he did, and nowhere is that more true than in these pages.Margrave of the Marshes is the astonishing book John Peel began to write before his untimely death in October 2004, completed by the woman who knew him best, his wife Sheila. It …...
Lateral - 100 Fiendish Questions To Make You Think Differently

Lateral - 100 Fiendish Questions To Make You Think Differently

Published: 14 Nov 2024

From hit YouTuber Tom Scott and Only Connect question editor David Bodycombe comes a new type of quiz book – but can you outsmart the questions?Why do Australians with swimming pools always make sure there’s a float available, tied to a nearby tree? Where in London might you find a regularly scheduled passenger train that nobody will ever board? And why was the small Californian town of Yreka once famous for its local bread supplier?Welcome to Lateral – where curiosity meets creativity and thinking differently is the only way forward. Each of the 100 questions enclosed within these pages isn’t what it seems at …...
Publishing Python Packages - Test, Share, And Automate Your Projects

Publishing Python Packages - Test, Share, And Automate Your Projects

Published: 12 Jan 2023

Successful Python packages install easily, run flawlessly, and stay reliably up to date. Publishing perfect Python packages requires a rigorous process that supports systematic testing and review, along with excellent documentation. Fortunately, the Python ecosystem includes tools and techniques to automate package creation and publishing.Publishing Python Packages presents a practical process for sharing Python code in an automated and scalable way. Get hands-on experience with the latest packaging tools, and learn the ins and outs of package testing and continuous integration. You’ll even get pro tips for setting up a maintainable open source project, including licensing, documentation, and nurturing a community …...
Python Logging

Python Logging

Published: 29 May 2024

Knowing how to log is an important skill in software engineering. You need to have good logs to help you know your application is functioning correctly well as to help you debug issues.Python logging will teach you all everything you need to know about logging in the Python programming language.You will cover the following topics in this book:Logger objectsLog levelsLog handlerFormatting your logsLog configurationLogging tutorialsand much more!You'll be an expert not only in creating your logs, but in formatting them so that they are readable and useful for yourself and your team. Start your logging adventure today!...
The Book Of Mysteries

The Book Of Mysteries

Published: 18 Dec 2024

In Laugh Smarter Presents: The Book of Mysteries, Joe Scott unravels fascinating, perplexing, and bizarre enigmas from the natural world, human history, and beyond. With his approachable, witty, and relatable style, Scott transforms complex topics into engaging discoveries, blending the factual with the mysterious and often leaving readers with more questions than answers....
The Computers That Made Britain - The Home Computer Revolution Of The 1980s

The Computers That Made Britain - The Home Computer Revolution Of The 1980s

Published: 28 May 2021

The home computer boom of the 1980s brought with it now-iconic machines such as the ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, and Commodore 64. Those machines would inspire a generation and foster the creation of a booming British software industry that continues to this day.The Computers That Made Britain tells the story of 19 of those computers, and what happened behind the scenes.With dozens of new interviews, discover the tales of missed deadlines, technical faults, business interference, and the unheralded geniuses who brought to the UK everything from the Dragon 32 and ZX81, to the Amstrad CPC 464 and Commodore Amiga....
The Crow - Special Edition

The Crow - Special Edition

Published: 5 Aug 2011

When James O’Barr poured the pain and anguish of a personal tragedy into the drawings that comprise The Crow, his intensely cathartic story of Eric—who returns from the dead to avenge his and his fiancée’s murder at the hands of a street gang—resonated with readers around the world. Now, the illustrated tale that became the “thrilling” (Los Angeles Daily News) and “spectacular” (Chicago Tribune) screen triumph is re-released in an expanded version the author originally intended, complete at last with:Thirty pages of never-before-seen artwork, including a new closing segment, “Sparklehorse,” and the touching new scene, “An August Noel”A new Introduction …...
The Dark Net - Inside The Digital Underworld

The Dark Net - Inside The Digital Underworld

Published: 21 Aug 2014

Beyond the familiar online world that most of us inhabit – a world of Google, Hotmail, Facebook and Amazon – lies a vast and often hidden network of sites, communities and cultures where freedom is pushed to its limits, and where people can be anyone, or do anything, they want. A world that is as creative and complex as it is dangerous and disturbing. A world that is much closer than you think.The dark net is an underworld that stretches from popular social media sites to the most secretive corners of the encrypted web. It is a world that frequently …...
The Missing Crypto Queen

The Missing Crypto Queen

Published: 23 Jun 2022

The shocking true story of the financial revolution that was too good to be true, and the hunt for the woman who got away with it.