10 Best Privacy & Online Safety Books

Just say “no” to piles of sticky notes and scraps of paper with your passwords and logins! Keep track of them in this elegant, yet inconspicuous, alphabetically tabbed cognac leatherette notebook. In this 4 ” × 6″ hardcover notebook with removable cover band, record the necessarily complex passwords and user login names required to thwart hackers. You’ll find: * Internet password safety and naming tips * A to Z tabbed pages with space to list website , username , and five passwords for each * Dedicated pages to record software license information , with spaces for license number, purchase date, renewal date, and monthly fee * Dedicated pages to record network settings and passwords, including for modem, router, WAN, LAN, and wireless * A notes section with blank lined pages This internet password logbook provides an easy way to keep track of website addresses, usernames, and passwords in one discreet and convenient location.

Get to grips with security assessment, vulnerability exploitation, workload security, and encryption with this guide to ethical hacking and learn to secure your AWS environment #### Key Features * Perform cybersecurity events such as red or blue team activities and functional testing * Gain an overview and understanding of AWS penetration testing and security * Make the most of your AWS cloud infrastructure by learning about AWS fundamentals and exploring pentesting best practices #### Book Description Cloud security has always been treated as the highest priority by AWS while designing a robust cloud infrastructure. AWS has now extended its support to allow users and security experts to perform penetration tests on its environment. This has not only revealed a number of loopholes and brought vulnerable points in their existing system to the fore, but has also opened up opportunities for organizations to build a secure cloud environment. This book teaches you how to perform penetration tests in a controlled AWS environment. You’ll begin by performing security assessments of major AWS resources such as Amazon EC2 instances, Amazon S3, Amazon API Gateway, and AWS Lambda. Throughout the course of this book, you’ll also learn about specific tests such as exploiting applications, compromising Identity and Access Management (IAM) keys, testing permissions flaws, and discovering weak policies. Moving on, you’ll discover how to establish private-cloud access through backdoor Lambda functions. As you advance, you’ll explore the no-go areas where users can’t make changes due to vendor restrictions, and find out how you can avoid being flagged to AWS in these cases. Finally, this book will take you through tips and tricks for securing your cloud environment in a professional way. By the end of this penetration testing book, you’ll have become well-versed in a variety of ethical hacking techniques for securing your AWS environment against modern cyber threats. #### What you will learn * Set up your AWS account and get well-versed in various pentesting services * Delve into a variety of cloud pentesting tools and methodologies * Discover how to exploit vulnerabilities in both AWS and applications * Understand the legality of pentesting and learn how to stay in scope * Explore cloud pentesting best practices, tips, and tricks * Become competent at using tools such as Kali Linux, Metasploit, and Nmap * Get to grips with post-exploitation procedures and find out how to write pentesting reports #### Who this book is for If you are a network engineer, system administrator, or system operator looking to secure your AWS environment against external cyberattacks, then this book is for you. Ethical hackers, penetration testers, and security consultants who want to enhance their cloud security skills will also find this book useful. No prior experience in penetration testing is required; however, some understanding in cloud computing or AWS cloud is recommended. #### Table of Contents 1. Building Your AWS Environment 2. Pentesting and Ethical Hacking 3. Exploring Pentesting and AWS 4. Exploiting S3 Buckets 5. Understanding Vulnerable RDS Services 6. Setting Up and Pentesting AWS Aurora RDS 7. Assessing and Pentesting Lambda Services 8. Assessing AWS API Gateway 9. Real-Life Pentesting with Metasploit and More! 10. Pentesting Best Practices 11. Staying Out of Trouble 12. Other Projects with AWS

Kevin Mitnick, the world’s most famous hacker, teaches you easy cloaking and countermeasures for citizens and consumers in the age of Big Brother and Big Data. Like it or not, your every move is being watched and analyzed. Consumers’ identities are being stolen, and a person’s every step is being tracked and stored. What once might have been dismissed as paranoia is now a hard truth, and privacy is a luxury few can afford or understand. In this explosive yet practical book, Kevin Mitnick illustrates what is happening without your knowledge – and he teaches you “the art of invisibility”. Mitnick is the world’s most famous – and formerly the most wanted – computer hacker. He has hacked in to some of the country’s most powerful and seemingly impenetrable agencies and companies, and at one point he was on a three-year run from the FBI. Now, though, Mitnick is reformed and is widely regarded as the expert on the subject of computer security. He knows exactly how vulnerabilities can be exploited and just what to do to prevent that from happening. In The Art of Invisibility Mitnick provides both online and real-life tactics and inexpensive methods to protect you and your family, in easy step- by-step instructions. He even talks about more advanced “elite” techniques, which, if used properly, can maximize your privacy. Invisibility isn’t just for superheroes – privacy is a power you deserve and need in this modern age.

Real-world advice on how to be invisible online from “the FBI’s most wanted hacker” ( Wired ). Be online without leaving a trace. Your every step online is being tracked and stored, and your identity literally stolen. Big companies and big governments want to know and exploit what you do, and privacy is a luxury few can afford or understand. In this explosive yet practical book, Kevin Mitnick uses true-life stories to show exactly what is happening without your knowledge, teaching you “the art of invisibility” — online and real-world tactics to protect you and your family, using easy step-by-step instructions. Reading this book, you will learn everything from password protection and smart Wi-Fi usage to advanced techniques designed to maximize your anonymity. Kevin Mitnick knows exactly how vulnerabilities can be exploited and just what to do to prevent that from happening. The world’s most famous — and formerly the US government’s most wanted — computer hacker, he has hacked into some of the country’s most powerful and seemingly impenetrable agencies and companies, and at one point was on a three-year run from the FBI. Now Mitnick is reformed and widely regarded as the expert on the subject of computer security. Invisibility isn’t just for superheroes; privacy is a power you deserve and need in the age of Big Brother and Big Data. “Who better than Mitnick — internationally wanted hacker turned Fortune 500 security consultant — to teach you how to keep your data safe?” — Esquire