The publisher Elsevier announced the publication of seven new cyber security books, including Introduction to Cyber-Warfare: A Multidisciplinary Approach and The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing: Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Made Easy. These and other related book titles were at DEF CON and Black Hat conferences in Las Vegas.
Written by Paulo Shakarian, Jana Shakarian, and Andrew Ruef, Introduction to Cyber-Warfare explains how cyber-warfare is carried out, why it is the new means of warfare, and the relevant military, policy, social, and scientific issues at play. It presents case studies of cyber-attacks on governments, corporations and individuals.
The second edition of The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing provides updated information about ethical hacking, as well as penetration testing and interpretation using the most modern hacking tools. Author Dr Patrick Engebretson’s first edition of the book was cited by General Keith B. Alexander, Commander, US Cyber Command and Director, National Security Agency in a keynote address on cyber security and American power in 2012.
The other five book titles on cyber security, published under the Syngress imprint, are:
Professional Penetration Testing: Creating and Learning in a Hacking Lab by Thomas Wilhelm (available August 1)
The Basics of Web Hacking: Tools and Techniques to Attack the Web by Josh Pauli
Practical Anonymity: Hiding in Plain Sight Online by Peter Loshin
Applied Cyber Security and the Smart Grid: Implementing Security Controls into the Modern Power Infrastructure by Eric Knapp and Raj Samani; and
Simple Steps to Data Encryption: A Practical Guide to Secure Computing by Peter Loshin.
