DDoS & Botnet Attacks

Handbook on Securing Cyber-Physical Critical Infrastructure

The worldwide reach of the Internet allows malicious cyber criminals to coordinate and launch attacks on both cyber and cyber-physical infrastructure from anywhere in the world. This purpose of this handbook is to introduce the theoretical foundations and practical solution techniques for securing critical cyber and physical infrastructures as well as their underlying computing and..

China’s Cyberwarfare Capability (China in the 21st Century)

The government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is a decade into a sweeping military modernisation program that has fundamentally transformed its ability to fight high tech wars. The Chinese military, using increasingly networked forces capable of communicating across service arms and among all echelons of command, is pushing beyond its traditional missions focused..

Virtualization for Security: Including Sandboxing, Disaster Recovery, High Availability, Forensic Analysis, and Honeypotting

One of the biggest buzzwords in the IT industry for the past few years, virtualization has matured into a practical requirement for many best-practice business scenarios, becoming an invaluable tool for security professionals at companies of every size. In addition to saving time and other resources, virtualization affords unprecedented means for intrusion and malware detection,..

Malicious Bots: An Inside Look into the Cyber-Criminal Underground of the Internet

Originally designed as neutral entities, computerized bots are increasingly being used maliciously by online criminals in mass spamming events, fraud, extortion, identity theft, and software theft. Malicious Bots: An Inside Look into the Cyber-Criminal Underground of the Internet explores the rise of dangerous bots and exposes the nefarious methods of  “botmasters”. This valuable resource assists..

Network Security and DDoS: Cooperative Defense against DDoS attack Using GOSSIP protocol

DDoS attack is the greatest threat of today in the field of Network Security. The ability to detect and prevent a network from DDoS attack and to ensure the high quality infrastructure is a back bone of today?s network security issues. In this book, it has successfully validated an algorithm using OmNet++ Ver. 4.0 simulation..

Inside Cyber Warfare: Mapping the Cyber Underworld

What people are saying about Inside Cyber Warfare “The necessary handbook for the 21st century.” –Lewis Shepherd, Chief Tech Officer and Senior Fellow, Microsoft Institute for Advanced Technology in Governments “A must-read for policy makers and leaders who need to understand the big-picture landscape of cyber war.” –Jim Stogdill, CTO, Mission Services Accenture You may..

Cyberactivism: Online Activism in Theory and Practice

The Internet played a pivotal role in some of the most memorable instances of political activism in recent years. 1999′s “Battle of Seattle” saw more than 70,000 protestors come together by means of online organizing to take on the World Trade Organization. Similar ad hoc groups were assembled largely with the aid of decentralized online..