Viruses are big news. From pandemics such as HIV, swine flu, and SARS, we are constantly being bombarded with information about new lethal infections. In this Very Short Introduction, Dorothy Crawford demonstrates how clever these entities really are. From their discovery and the unravelling of their intricate structures, Crawford demonstrates how these tiny parasites are by far the most abundant life forms on the planet. In this fully updated edition,...

"In friendly, simple text, the most "common" virus, rhino virus (the common cold) explains how viruses work and spread to young children"--

Journalist Mark Bowden delivers a look at the ongoing and largely unreported war taking place literally beneath our fingertips. When the Conficker computer worm was unleashed on the world in November 2008, cybersecurity experts did not know what to make of it. Was it a platform for criminal profit, or a weapon? The worm, exploiting security flaws in Microsoft Windows, grew at an astonishing rate, infecting millions of computers around the world within...

Describes how a strain of lethal virus showed up in 1989 at a Virginia laboratory, and relates the efforts of a military biohazard SWAT team to identify and contain the virus.

"An exploration of the five main types of germs-bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi, and helminths-and the human immune system that protects us against them"-- Have you ever thought that when you sneeze, it is like you are launching rocket ships-- germs-- all around you? These germs are part of the world, but some of them can make people sick. Fishman explores the five main types of germs-- bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi, and helminths-- and explains...

This book illustrates how Spamhaus went from potential internet savior to always-screaming false-alarm paper ghost harassing good actors and threatening trust in the very ecosystem which Spamhaus promised to protect!

Los cambios tecnológicos del último siglo han generado un nuevo y disruptivo dominio —el ciberespacio—, el cual no solo está modificando la vida a nivel individual de las personas, sino también a nivel macro. Por ello, hoy los organismos responsables de la defensa en distintas partes del mundo, han debido rearticular sus procedimientos y prioridades, al tener que asumir, además de la protección de los dominios tradicionales de tierra, mar...

Explains how bacteria and viruses affect the human body and how the body fights them

Security is a shared responsibility, and we must all own it KEY FEATURES ● Expert-led instructions on the pillars of a secure corporate infrastructure and identifying critical components.● Provides Cybersecurity strategy templates, best practices, and recommendations presented with diagrams.● Adopts a perspective of developing a Cybersecurity strategy that aligns with business goals. DESCRIPTION Once a business is connected to the Internet,...

COMPUTER HACKING Computer hacking is an extremely powerful skill to have. This book focuses on ethical hacking - also known as white hat hacking. Inside, you will learn the basics of hacking for beginners. This includes the different types of hacking, the reasons behind hacking, jobs in the hacking world, how to do some basic hacks, and the skills a hacker requires. Many hackers are hired by companies to ensure that their computer systems are...