Patrick Lambert is currently a student in Computer Science at the University of Montreal in Quebec, Canada. He is the author of various Web sites for the Linux community, and of various software packages including GXedit Although he does everything from systems administration to software programming, he spends most of his time working on Web sites for the Linux community.…
This book could not have been written without the participation of several parties who I would like to thank. The acknowledgments are not given in any particular order of importance as I regard everyone as an equal participant, a part of the big whole without whom the whole would not be the same, or not even exist in the first…
Powerful and flexible, Python is one of the most popular programming languages in the world. It's got all the right stuff for the software driving the cutting-edge of the development world—machine learning, robotics, artificial intelligence, data science, etc. The good news is that it’s also pretty straightforward to learn, with a simplified syntax, natural-language flow, and an amazingly supportive user…
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he Linux Command Line takes you from your very first terminal keystrokes to writing full programs in Bash, the most popular Linux shell (or command line). Along the way you'll learn the timeless skills handed down by generations of experienced, mouse-shunning gurus: file navigation, environment configuration, command chaining, pattern matching with regular expressions, and more. In addition to that practical knowledge,…
Computer forensics is a fascinating field. As enterprises become more complex and exchange more information online, high-tech crimes are increasing at a rapid rate. The industry has taken off in recent years, and it’s no surprise that a profession once regarded as a vague counterpart of network security has grown into a science all its own. In addition, numerous companies…
Kernel malware is malicious software that runs fully or partially at the most privileged execution level, ring 0, having full access to memory, all CPU instructions, and all hardware.”
Zbot, also known as Zeus, is a malware package that is readily available for sale and also traded in underground forums. The package contains a builder that can generate a bot executable and Web server files (PHP, images, SQL templates) for use as the command and control server. While Zbot is a generic back door that allows full control by…
