Call number: TK5105.888 .P57 2011

There are books on the nuts and bolts of web design and there are books about website aesthetics, showcasing examples of good design. This book contains the essentials of both, addressing the skillsets required to produce websites that are functional and elegant, but from a graphic designer’s perspective. It demonstrates that you can design a working website in minutes without the need for expensive programs. Chapters include Code, Layout, Text and Typography, and Images and Colour Schemes. Useful “tips and tricks” panels are included, as well as step by step projects such as how to produce a portfolio site, that will be of interest to design students and to graduates of all disciplines. Inspirational “Trailblazer” case studies showcase the best of contemporary designers and their work. Blogs, Facebook, Flickr and HTML5, and new ways of using the web, such as mobile phones and netbooks, are also discussed.(From Google Books)

Call number: TK5105.59 .M48 2012

Bolster your system’s security and defeat the tools and tactics of cyber-criminals with expert advice and defense strategies from the world-renowned Hacking Exposed team. Case studies expose the hacker’s latest devious methods and illustrate field-tested remedies. Find out how to block infrastructure hacks, minimize advanced persistent threats, neutralize malicious code, secure web and database applications, and fortify UNIX networks. Hacking Exposed 7: Network Security Secrets & Solutions contains all-new visual maps and a comprehensive “countermeasures cookbook.”

• Obstruct APTs and web-based meta-exploits
• Defend against UNIX-based root access and buffer overflow hacks
• Block SQL injection, spear phishing, and embedded-code attacks
• Detect and terminate rootkits, Trojans, bots, worms, and malware
• Lock down remote access using smartcards and hardware tokens
• Protect 802.11 WLANs with multilayered encryption and gateways
• Plug holes in VoIP, social networking, cloud, and Web 2.0 services
• Learn about the latest iPhone and Android attacks and how to protect yourself

(From Google Books)

Call number: TK5105.59 .M48 2012

Hacking Exposed 7: Network Security Secrets and Solutions is filled with all-new information on today’s most devastating attacks and proven countermeasures. The book covers: advanced persistent threats; infrastructure hacks; industrial automation and embedded devices; wireless security; the new SCADA protocol hacks; Microsoft Windows Server 2010; Web 2.0; Ubuntu Linux; hardware; Cisco; RFID; malware; and more! The 7th Edition also features a new “5 Deployments” approach for the first time that provides five key actions for every countermeasure—focused on five areas of expertise:

1. Network Security
2. Server Security
3. Mobile Security
4. Endpoint Security
5. Web Security

Hacking Exposed 7 applies the authors’ internationally recognized and highly sought-after computer security methodologies, technical rigor, and from-the-trenches experience to making computer technology usage and deployments safer and more secure for businesses and consumers. It uncovers new, cutting-edge computer security issues.(Google Books)