There are two kinds of cryptography in this world: cryptography that will stop your kid sister from reading your files, and cryptography that will stop major governments from reading your files. This book is about the latter. If I take a letter, lock it in a safe, hide the safe somewhere in New York, then tell you to read the letter, that’s not security. That’s obscurity. On the other hand, if I take a letter and lock it in a safe, and then give you the safe along with the design specifications of the safe and a hundred identical safes with their combinations so that you and the world’s best safecrackers can study the locking mechanism—and you still can’t open the safe and read the letter—that’s security. For many years, this sort of cryptography was the exclusive domain of the military. The United States’ National Security Agency (NSA), and its counterparts in the former Soviet Union, England, France, Israel, and elsewhere, have spent billions of dollars in the very serious game of securing their own communications while trying to break everyone else’s. Private individuals, with far less expertise and budget, have been powerless to protect their own privacy against these governments. During the last 20 years, public academic research in cryptography has exploded. While classical cryptography has been long used by ordinary citizens, computer cryptography was the exclusive domain of the world’s militaries since World War II. Today, state–of–the–art computer cryptography is practiced outside the secured walls of the military agencies. The layperson can now employ security practices that can protect against the most powerful of adversaries—security that may protect against military agencies for years to come. Do average people really need this kind of security? Yes. They may be planning a political campaign, discussing taxes, or having an illicit affair. They may be designing a new product, discussing a marketing strategy, or planning a hostile business takeover. Or they may be living in a country that does not respect the rights of privacy of its citizens. They may be doing something that they feel shouldn’t be illegal, but is. For whatever reason, the data and communications are personal, private, and no one else’s business. This book is being published in a tumultuous time. In 1994, the Clinton administration approved the Escrowed Encryption Standard (including the Clipper chip and Fortezza card) and signed the Digital Telephony bill into law. Both of these initiatives try to ensure the government’s ability to conduct electronic surveillance. Some dangerously Orwellian assumptions are at work here: that the government has the right to listen to private communications, and that there is something wrong with a private citizen trying to keep a secret from the government. Law enforcement has always been able to conduct court–authorized surveillance if possible, but this is the first time that the people have been forced to take active measures to make themselves available for surveillance. These initiatives are not simply government proposals in some obscure area; they are preemptive and unilateral attempts to usurp powers that previously belonged to the people. Clipper and Digital Telephony do not protect privacy; they force individuals to unconditionally trust that the government will respect their privacy. The same law enforcement authorities who illegally tapped Martin Luther King Jr.’s phones can easily tap a phone protected with Clipper. In the recent past, local police authorities have either been charged criminally or sued civilly in numerous jurisdictions—Maryland, Connecticut, Vermont, Georgia, Missouri, and Nevada—for conducting illegal wiretaps. It’s a poor idea to deploy a technology that could some day facilitate a police state. The lesson here is that it is insufficient to protect ourselves with laws; we need to protect ourselves with mathematics. Encryption is too important to be left solely to governments. This book gives you the tools you need to protect your own privacy; cryptography products may be declared illegal, but the information will never be.

The editors are grateful for the assistance provided by dozens of helpful chambers of commerce and convention and visitors bureau professionals, as well as municipal, library, and school employees for their invaluable generosity and expertise

For each of "America's top cities", this source provides a map; brief entries on geography; history; population profiles; government; economy; education; health care; recreation including arts and culture, festivals, and sports; transportation, and communications.

Ideal for a first course in digital electronics, yet comprehensive enough for use by students at the senior design project level and EET professionals, Digital Design with CPLD Applications and VHDL uses programmable logic as the primary vehicle for instructing readers in the principles of digital design. More specifically, emphasis is on Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs) and the software tools used for their programming, with a decided shift away from fixed-function SSI and MSI devices. Immediately following discussion of digital fundamentals (e.g., Boolean algebra, logic minimization, combinational and sequential circuits), Digital Design with CPLD Applications and VHDL introduces its readers to Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs). Subsequent chapters on the MAX+PLUS II design environment, combinational logic functions, arithmetic circuits, latches and flip-flops, PLD architecture, counters and shift registers, and state machines are all based primarily on CPLDs and VHDL programming. By featuring VHDL and MAX+PLUS II applications throughout the book, readers are guaranteed exposure to this new digital paradigm as an integral part of their training, rather than as an optional add-on. Digital Design with CPLD Applications and VHDL also includes a CD-ROM that provides the reader with a complete digital design and prototyping system that can be used at school…or at home. Included are graphic design files, VHDL files, plus all of the simulation files from the examples presented in the book. Readers may opt to run simulations or program CPLDs with these ready-to-use, error-free files. Or, they may choose to use the files as templates for their own modifications.

Это всеобъемлющее руководство включает все, что необходимо знать для публикации информации в форматах DVD-видео, DVD-ROM и WebDVD - от концепции проекта до тиражирования и дистрибуции продукта. После прочтения книги вы сможете организовывать свои проекты, выполнять их, а затем ycпешно продавать, с полным пониманием теории и практики. Каждый этап процесса ауторинга; и производства подробно объясняется и иллюстрируется. Книга также включает изложение современных концепций ауторинга, деловые советы по бизнес-моделям производства, методам маркетинга и дистрибуции, обширный глоссарий аббревиатур и терминов DVD-индустрии.

Bringing together two areas of computer technology networking and embedded systems this developer's guide offers guidance and examples for each of these, with a focus on the special requirements and limits of embedded systems. Because developing an embedded system for networking requires knowledge from many areas, including circuit design, programming, network architecture, and Ethernet and Internet protocols, developers are given valuable technical information on each that can be put to use right away. Covered are the advantages and limits of using Ethernet to connect embedded systems in a local network, hardware and program code needed to connect an embedded system to an Ethernet network and the Internet, and how to build a network. Also discussed are how embedded systems can use TCP/IP and related protocols and how personal-computer applications can use the protocols to communicate with embedded systems. Developers will learn how their Web server's pages can include dynamic, real-time content and respond to user input.

Now you can have the awesome benefits of wireless LANs without falling victim to their notorious security flaws. Leading wireless security expert Lee Barken shows you practical workarounds and fixes for the vulnerabilities in today's WLANs, introduces high-security wireless protocols new to the marketplace, and offers step-by-step instructions for protecting all your wireless information, from the home to the enterprise.This is the definitive and easy-to-use WLAN security book you've been searching for-whether you're a network administrator,security specialist, manager, or home user.

In this book, I tell you how to prevent identity theft and what to do if you’re a victim. If you’re wondering what sort of information is vulnerable and should be shredded, or how to reclaim your credit if you’ve been a victim, this is the one-stop reference for you. Today, the name of the game is making yourself a hard target, and armed with this book, you’ll do exactly that.

Эта книга - подробное руководство для программистов, которые используют Microsoft ASP .NET 2.0 и заинтересованы в обеспечении безопасности разрабатываемых приложений. В ней подробно рассказывается о способах внедрения в приложения превентивных мер защиты, в частности подтверждения ввода данных, аутентификации и авторизации. Рассмотрены методы обнаружения и обработки ошибок, ограничение функциональности с помощью частичного доверия, применение провайдеров защиты. Отдельная глава посвящена описанию инструментов, которые можно использовать для тестирования и улучшения защиты приложений. Книга адресована профессионалам, а также всем, кто занимается защитой приложений.

Hey, you know your way around a desktop -- so now dig into the Windows operating system and really put its security features to work! Covering Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, and Windows 2000 Professional, this supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, checklists, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds -- all in concise, fast-answers format. Learn the essential tools and techniques for tightening up security on your personal computer or network, including ways to fend off viruses, hackers, spam, denial-of-service attacks, and other threats. Discover how to button up your Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), remote access, and wireless networking services. And take ultimate control of security with advanced solutions such as file encryption, port blocking, Internet Protocol Security, group policies, and tamper-proofing the Registry.

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Книга содержит описание последней версии пакета Nero, который на сегодняшний день является наиболее популярным инструментом для подготовки и записи компакт-дисков и DVD. Новая версия Nero принципиально отличается от предыдущих: теперь это единый комплекс для работы с мультимедийными данными, представленными в различных форматах. Например, с помощью программного плеера Nero ShowTime вы можете посмотреть фильм, записанный на DVD, а с помощью редактора Nero WaveEditor — подготовить звуковую дорожку для собственного видеофильма. Однако большая часть инструментов пакета предназначена для работы с компакт-дисками и DVD. В книге достаточно подробно описан порядок работы с каждым из них с учетом особенностей различных форматов записи CD и DVD, приведены полезные советы по их применению, в том числе отсутствующие в справочнике Nero.

С помощью этой книги вы освоите запись CD и DVD в программе Nero Burning Rom 8, лучшей в своем роде При этом вы научитесь создавать не только диски с данными, но и музыкальные диски (Audio CD), видео DVD, загрузочные диски, смешанные, диски КАРАОКЕ. Освоите настойки Nero Burning ROM 8, работу с перезаписываемыми дисками, научитесь правильно создавать мультисессионные диски и многое другое. Отдельные главы книги посвящены оформлению дисков с помощью входящей в пакет Nero 8 программы Nero Cover Designer 3, а также тестированию привода и записываю дисков с помощью Nero InfoTool. Книга написано простым и доступным языком. Будет полезна начинающим и опытным пользователям ПК.

The book provides a comprehensive view of Pattern Recognition concepts and methods, illustrated with real-life applications in several areas. It is appropriate as a textbook of Pattern Recognition courses and also for professionals and researchers who need to apply Pattern Recognition techniques. These are explained in a unified an innovative way, with multiple examples enhacing the clarification of concepts and the application of methods. Recent methods and results in Pattern Recognition are also presented in a clear way. A CD-ROM offered with the book includes datasets and software tools, making it easier for the reader to follow the taught matters in a hands-on fashion right from the start.

У монографії подано наукові повідомлення, матеріали науково-практичних семінарів, проведених РМ АРК і МАУП впродовж 2002-2003 років, у яких аналізується взаємодія органів влади та засобів масової комунікації. Паблік рилейшнз розглядається як складова державного управління та міжнародного і міждержавного спілкування. Для студентів, фахівців і науковців у сфері сучасної комунікації, працівників органів державної виконавчої влади та місцевого самоврядування.

One of the great benefits of Unix is the vast array of free and inexpensive software tools that are available for the platform. Programming with GNU Software provides an overview of how C and C++ programmers can use some of these tools: the source-code editor Emacs, the gcc compiler, gdb debugger, gprof profiler, and the RCS version-control system. The book offers a quick-paced tutorial that, unlike some introductions to Unix tools, is particularly focused on the needs of C programmers.

For decades the Soviet Union and now Russia have held leading positions in the development of a special class of vehicles that are neither aircraft nor ships or both at once. Known as wing-in-ground effect (WIGE) craft or by their Russian name of ekranoplan, these vehicles combined the best of both worlds, operating on the borderline between the sky and the sea, offering the speed of an aircraft coupled with better operating economics and the ability to operate pretty much anywhere on the world's waterways. As such they promptly attracted the attention of the military and thus have been veiled in secrecy until recently. The book describes in detail the many series of WIGE vehicles developed by various design bureaus, including the Orlyonok, the only ekranoplan to see squadron service, the missile-armed Loon and the famous and awesome KM, or Caspian Sea Monster, which first attracted the attention of the West to these developments.