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Get hands-on with advanced cybersecurity threat detection, including XSS, SQL injections, brute forcing web applications, and more

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Every organization has its own data and digital assets that need to be protected against an ever-growing threat landscape that compromises the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of crucial data. Therefore, it is important to train professionals in the latest defensive security skills and tools to secure them. Mastering Defensive Security provides you with in-depth knowledge of the latest cybersecurity threats along with the best tools and techniques needed to keep your infrastructure secure. The book begins by establishing a strong foundation of cybersecurity concepts and advances to explore the latest security technologies such as Wireshark, Damn Vulnerable Web App (DVWA), Burp Suite, OpenVAS, and Nmap, hardware threats such as a weaponized Raspberry Pi, and hardening techniques for Unix, Windows, web applications, and cloud infrastructures. As you make progress through the chapters, you'll get to grips with several advanced techniques such as malware analysis, security automation, computer forensics, and vulnerability assessment, which will help you to leverage pentesting for security. By the end of this book, you'll have become familiar with creating your own defensive security tools using IoT devices and developed advanced defensive security skills.

Who is this book for?

This book is for all IT professionals who want to take their first steps into the world of defensive security; from system admins and programmers to data analysts and data scientists with an interest in security. Experienced cybersecurity professionals working on broadening their knowledge and keeping up to date with the latest defensive developments will also find plenty of useful information in this book. You’ll need a basic understanding of networking, IT, servers, virtualization, and cloud platforms before you get started with this book.

What you will learn

Become well versed with concepts related to defensive security

Discover strategies and tools to secure the most vulnerable factor – the user

Get hands-on experience using and configuring the best security tools

Understand how to apply hardening techniques in Windows and Unix environments

Leverage malware analysis and forensics to enhance your security strategy

Secure Internet of Things (IoT) implementations

Enhance the security of web applications and cloud deployments

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CL Jan 27, 2022

Another great book published by Packt!Mastering Defensive Security by Cesar Bravo, MSc is a very thorough digest on the concepts, strategies, and techniques to secure Windows, Linux, IoT, OT, and Cloud resources.This book is a beast. It covers best practices, hygiene, asset management, vulnerability management, and risk management as concepts and then shows how to implement them in an organization. It gives background and then hands-on directions for CLI and GUI tools. It covers Active Directory. It covers hybrid cloud.It's a lot. If you are building a cybersecurity program or want your technicians and analysts to start implementing controls and harden systems, then this is the book for you. I gotta say, I thought it was a nice refresher for myself. Because of the breadth of content, I got a nice reminder of some things I haven't touched in a while.And it's easy to read. So many technical books have the ability to put you to sleep before you learn anything useful. That's not the case here. It's not fluff. It's just engaging and useful.

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Jonathan Jaimes Oct 20, 2023

"Mastering Defensive Security" is a comprehensive and practical guide for readers interested in bolstering their digital defenses against cyber threats. The book covers a wide range of security topics, making it suitable for beginners and experts alike, and emphasizes a proactive, layered defense approach. It provides valuable insights and real-world examples, although it might be somewhat challenging for absolute beginners, and some of the mentioned technologies could become outdated. Overall, it's a must-read for those serious about enhancing their cybersecurity skills and safeguarding their digital assets.

Diego Groisman Feb 09, 2022

This book has up to date theories and practices for cybersecurity practitioners. There are multiple “laboratories” you can do to better understand tools that can help you keep your companies and data protected. Highly recommended!

Joseph H Sidney II Jul 22, 2024

It is the best Cyber Security book that I have read. It covers just about every topic, from beginner to expert! I attended a Cyber Security school, and this book is more in-depth and knowledgeable on every subject. Everything you need to know and learn about defending your assets and how to use the tools is in this book! If you want to master your Cyber Security knowledge, this book is for you! Pentesters, Red Team, Blue Team, Purple Team, a must-read book!

C. Venkataraman May 29, 2022

I have known Cesàr Bravo at several conferences. His knowledge of security amazes me.This book was simple enough to follow, with lots of examples. The insight into security I have got from this book is invaluable. Thanks for providing me an ARC opportunity.

Mastering Defensive Security: Effective techniques to secure your Windows, Linux, IoT, and cloud infrastructure

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