{"product_id":"ransomware-defending-against-digital-extortion-paperback","title":"Ransomware: Defending Against Digital Extortion - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllan Liska\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTimothy Gallo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe biggest online threat to businesses and consumers today is ransomware, a category of malware that can encrypt your computer files until you pay a ransom to unlock them. With this practical book, you'll learn how easily ransomware infects your system and what steps you can take to stop the attack before it sets foot in the network. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Security experts Allan Liska and Timothy Gallo explain how the success of these attacks has spawned not only several variants of ransomware, but also a litany of ever-changing ways they're delivered to targets. You'll learn pragmatic methods for responding quickly to a ransomware attack, as well as how to protect yourself from becoming infected in the first place. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn how ransomware enters your system and encrypts your files \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand why ransomware use has grown, especially in recent years \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamine the organizations behind ransomware and the victims they target \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn how wannabe hackers use Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) to launch campaigns \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand how ransom is paid--and the pros and cons of paying \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse methods to protect your organization's workstations and servers \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllan Liska has more than 15 years experience in the world of cyber security. Mr Liska has worked both as a security practitioner and an ethical hacker, so he is familiar with both sides of the security aisle and, through his work at Symantec and iSIGHT Partners, has helped countless organizations improve their security posture using more effective intelligence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to security experience, Mr Liska also authored the books \"The Practice of Network Security\", \"Building an Intelligence-Led Security Program\" and he co-authored the book \"DNS Security\" and contributed the security-focused chapters to \"The Apache Administrators Handbook.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTimothy Gallo has been working in IT security for the past 15 years, prior to that he's been a bouncer, a bartender, and a physicist. He loves finding new ways to do things and is working on building his very first art car for use at burning man this year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 187\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.1 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 03, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760666181920,"sku":"9781491967881","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e6eb657e18537989574afa36a4c3f6db.webp?v=1780186265","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ransomware-defending-against-digital-extortion-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}