Over 120 recipes to perform advanced penetration testing with Kali Linux About This Book ? Practical recipes to conduct effective penetration testing using the powerful Kali Linux ? Leverage tools like Metasploit, Wireshark, Nmap, and many more to detect vulnerabilities with ease ? Confidently perform networking and application attacks using task-oriented recipes Who This Book Is For This book is aimed at IT security professionals, pentesters, and security analysts who have basic knowledge of Kali Linux and want to conduct advanced penetration testing techniques. What You Will Learn ? Installing, setting up and customizing Kali for pentesting on multiple platforms ? Pentesting routers and embedded devices ? Bug hunting 2017 ? Pwning and escalating through corporate network ? Buffer over?ows 101 ? Auditing wireless networks ? Fiddling around with software-defned radio ? Hacking on the run with NetHunter ? Writing good quality reports In Detail With the current rate of hacking, it is very important to pentest your environment in order to ensure advanced-level security. This book is packed with practical recipes that will quickly get you started with Kali Linux (version 2016.2) according to your needs, and move on to core functionalities. This book will start with the installation and configuration of Kali Linux so that you can perform your tests. You will learn how to plan attack strategies and perform web application exploitation using tools such as Burp, and Jexboss. You will also learn how to perform network exploitation using Metasploit, Sparta, and Wireshark. Next, you will perform wireless and password attacks using tools such as Patator, John the Ripper, and airo*-ng. Lastly, you will learn how to create an optimum quality pentest report! By the end of this book, you will know how to conduct advanced penetration testing thanks to the book’s crisp and task-oriented recipes. Style and approach This is a recipe-based book that allows you to venture into some of the most cutting-edge practices and techniques to perform penetration testing with Kali Linux.

Your one-stop guide to building an efficient data science pipeline using Jupyter About This Book ? Get the most out of your Jupyter notebook to complete the trickiest of tasks in Data Science ? Learn all the tasks in the data science pipeline—from data acquisition to visualization—and implement them using Jupyter ? Get ahead of the curve by mastering all the applications of Jupyter for data science with this unique and intuitive guide Who This Book Is For This book targets students and professionals who wish to master the use of Jupyter to perform a variety of data science tasks. Some programming experience with R or Python, and some basic understanding of Jupyter, is all you need to get started with this book. What You Will Learn ? Understand why Jupyter notebooks are a perfect fit for your data science tasks ? Perform scientific computing and data analysis tasks with Jupyter ? Interpret and explore different kinds of data visually with charts, histograms, and more ? Extend SQL's capabilities with Jupyter notebooks ? Combine the power of R and Python 3 with Jupyter to create dynamic notebooks ? Create interactive dashboards and dynamic presentations ? Master the best coding practices and deploy your Jupyter notebooks efficiently In Detail Jupyter Notebook is a web-based environment that enables interactive computing in notebook documents. It allows you to create documents that contain live code, equations, and visualizations. This book is a comprehensive guide to getting started with data science using the popular Jupyter notebook. If you are familiar with Jupyter notebook and want to learn how to use its capabilities to perform various data science tasks, this is the book for you! From data exploration to visualization, this book will take you through every step of the way in implementing an effective data science pipeline using Jupyter. You will also see how you can utilize Jupyter's features to share your documents and codes with your colleagues. The book also explains how Python 3, R, and Julia can be integrated with Jupyter for various data science tasks. By the end of this book, you will comfortably leverage the power of Jupyter to perform various tasks in data science successfully. Style and approach This book is a perfect blend of concepts and practical examples, written in a way that is very easy to understand and implement. It follows a logical flow where you will be able to build on your understanding of the different Jupyter features with every chapter.

Learn to develop customized device drivers for your embedded Linux system About This Book ? Learn to develop customized Linux device drivers ? Learn the core concepts of device drivers such as memory management, kernel caching, advanced IRQ management, and so on. ? Practical experience on the embedded side of Linux Who This Book Is For This book will help anyone who wants to get started with developing their own Linux device drivers for embedded systems. Embedded Linux users will benefit highly from this book. This book covers all about device driver development, from char drivers to network device drivers to memory management. What You Will Learn ? Use kernel facilities to develop powerful drivers ? Develop drivers for widely used I2C and SPI devices and use the regmap API ? Write and support devicetree from within your drivers ? Program advanced drivers for network and frame buffer devices ? Delve into the Linux irqdomain API and write interrupt controller drivers ? Enhance your skills with regulator and PWM frameworks ? Develop measurement system drivers with IIO framework ? Get the best from memory management and the DMA subsystem ? Access and manage GPIO subsystems and develop GPIO controller drivers In Detail Linux kernel is a complex, portable, modular and widely used piece of software, running on around 80% of servers and embedded systems in more than half of devices throughout the World. Device drivers play a critical role in how well a Linux system performs. As Linux has turned out to be one of the most popular operating systems used, the interest in developing proprietary device drivers is also increasing steadily. This book will initially help you understand the basics of drivers as well as prepare for the long journey through the Linux Kernel. This book then covers drivers development based on various Linux subsystems such as memory management, PWM, RTC, IIO, IRQ management, and so on. The book also offers a practical approach on direct memory access and network device drivers. By the end of this book, you will be comfortable with the concept of device driver development and will be in a position to write any device driver from scratch using the latest kernel version (v4.13 at the time of writing this book). Style and approach A set of engaging examples to develop Linux device drivers

This step-by-step guide will teach you how to use GeoServer to build custom and interactive maps using your data. About This Book ? Exploit the power of GeoServer to provide agile, flexible, and low -cost community projects ? Share real-time maps quickly ? Boost your map server's performance using the power and flexibility of GeoServer Who This Book Is For If you are a web developer with knowledge of server side *ing, have experience in installing applications on the server, and want to go beyond Google Maps by offering dynamically built maps on your site with your latest geospatial data stored in MySQL, PostGIS, MySQL, or Oracle, this is the book for you. What You Will Learn ? Install GeoServer quickly ? Access dynamic real-time geospatial data that you can easily integrate into your own web-based application ? Create custom styles for lines, points, and polygons for great-looking maps ? Command GeoServer remotely using REST ? Tune your GeoServer instance for performance ? Move GeoServer into production ? Learn advanced topics to extend GeoServer's capabilities In Detail GeoServer is an opensource server written in Java that allows users to share, process, and edit geospatial data. This book will guide you through the new features and improvements of GeoServer and will help you get started with it. GeoServer Beginner's Guide gives you the impetus to build custom maps using your data without the need for costly commercial software licenses and restrictions. Even if you do not have prior GIS knowledge, you will be able to make interactive maps after reading this book. You will install GeoServer, access your data from a database, and apply style points, lines, polygons, and labels to impress site visitors with real-time maps. Then you follow a step-by-step guide that installs GeoServer in minutes. You will explore the web-based administrative interface to connect to backend data stores such as PostGIS, and Oracle. Going ahead, you can display your data on web-based interactive maps, use style lines, points, polygons, and embed images to visualize this data for your web visitors. You will walk away from this book with a working application ready for production. After reading GeoServer Beginner's Guide, you will be able to build beautiful custom maps on your website using your geospatial data. Style and approach Step-by-step instructions are included and the needs of a beginner are totally satisfied by the book. The book consists of plenty of examples with accompanying screenshots and code for an easy learning curve.

Uncover the power of MySQL 8 for Big Data About This Book ? Combine the powers of MySQL and Hadoop to build a solid Big Data solution for your organization ? Integrate MySQL with different NoSQL APIs and Big Data tools such as Apache Sqoop ? A comprehensive guide with practical examples on building a high performance Big Data pipeline with MySQL Who This Book Is For This book is intended for MySQL database administrators and Big Data professionals looking to integrate MySQL 8 and Hadoop to implement a high performance Big Data solution. Some previous experience with MySQL will be helpful, although the book will highlight the newer features introduced in MySQL 8. What You Will Learn ? Explore the features of MySQL 8 and how they can be leveraged to handle Big Data ? Unlock the new features of MySQL 8 for managing structured and unstructured Big Data ? Integrate MySQL 8 and Hadoop for efficient data processing ? Perform aggregation using MySQL 8 for optimum data utilization ? Explore different kinds of join and union in MySQL 8 to process Big Data efficiently ? Accelerate Big Data processing with Memcached ? Integrate MySQL with the NoSQL API ? Implement replication to build highly available solutions for Big Data In Detail With organizations handling large amounts of data on a regular basis, MySQL has become a popular solution to handle this structured Big Data. In this book, you will see how DBAs can use MySQL 8 to handle billions of records, and load and retrieve data with performance comparable or superior to commercial DB solutions with higher costs. Many organizations today depend on MySQL for their websites and a Big Data solution for their data archiving, storage, and analysis needs. However, integrating them can be challenging. This book will show you how to implement a successful Big Data strategy with Apache Hadoop and MySQL 8. It will cover real-time use case scenario to explain integration and achieve Big Data solutions using technologies such as Apache Hadoop, Apache Sqoop, and MySQL Applier. Also, the book includes case studies on Apache Sqoop and real-time event processing. By the end of this book, you will know how to efficiently use MySQL 8 to manage data for your Big Data applications. Style and approach Step by Step guide filled with real-world practical examples.

Explore over 110 recipes to analyze data and build predictive models with simple and easy-to-use R code About This Book ? Apply R to simplify predictive modeling with short and simple code ? Use machine learning to solve problems ranging from small to big data ? Build a training and testing dataset, applying different classification methods. Who This Book Is For This book is for data science professionals, data analysts, or people who have used R for data analysis and machine learning who now wish to become the go-to person for machine learning with R. Those who wish to improve the efficiency of their machine learning models and need to work with different kinds of data set will find this book very insightful. What You Will Learn ? Create and inspect transaction datasets and perform association analysis with the Apriori algorithm ? Visualize patterns and associations using a range of graphs and find frequent item-sets using the Eclat algorithm ? Compare differences between each regression method to discover how they solve problems ? Detect and impute missing values in air quality data ? Predict possible churn users with the classification approach ? Plot the autocorrelation function with time series analysis ? Use the Cox proportional hazards model for survival analysis ? Implement the clustering method to segment customer data ? Compress images with the dimension reduction method ? Incorporate R and Hadoop to solve machine learning problems on big data In Detail Big data has become a popular buzzword across many industries. An increasing number of people have been exposed to the term and are looking at how to leverage big data in their own businesses, to improve sales and profitability. However, collecting, aggregating, and visualizing data is just one part of the equation. Being able to extract useful information from data is another task, and a much more challenging one. Machine Learning with R Cookbook, Second Edition uses a practical approach to teach you how to perform machine learning with R. Each chapter is divided into several simple recipes. Through the step-by-step instructions provided in each recipe, you will be able to construct a predictive model by using a variety of machine learning packages. In this book, you will first learn to set up the R environment and use simple R commands to explore data. The next topic covers how to perform statistical analysis with machine learning analysis and assess created models, covered in detail later on in the book. You'll also learn how to integrate R and Hadoop to create a big data analysis platform. The detailed illustrations provide all the information required to start applying machine learning to individual projects. With Machine Learning with R Cookbook, machine learning has never been easier. Style and approach This is an easy-to-follow guide packed with hands-on examples of machine learning tasks. Each topic includes step-by-step instructions on tackling difficulties faced when applying R to machine learning.

Manage, fine-tune, secure and deploy your MongoDB solution with ease with the help of practical recipes About This Book ? Configure and deploy your MongoDB instance securely, without any hassle ? Optimize your database's query performance, perform scale-out operations, and make your database highly available ? Practical guide with a recipe-based approach to help you tackle any problem in the application and database administration aspects of MongoDB Who This Book Is For Database administrators with a basic understanding of the features of MongoDB and who want to professionally configure, deploy, and administer a MongoDB database, will find this book essential. If you are a MongoDB developer and want to get into MongoDB administration, this book will also help you. What You Will Learn ? Install and deploy MongoDB in production ? Manage and implement optimal indexes ? Optimize monitoring in MongoDB ? Fine-tune the performance of your queries ? Debug and diagnose your database's performance ? Optimize database backups and recovery and ensure high availability ? Make your MongoDB instance scalable ? Implement security and user authentication features in MongoDB ? Master optimal cloud deployment strategies In Detail MongoDB is a high-performance and feature-rich NoSQL database that forms the backbone of the systems that power many different organizations. Packed with many features that have become essential for many different types of software professional and incredibly easy to use, this cookbook contains more than 100 recipes to address the everyday challenges of working with MongoDB. Starting with database configuration, you will understand the indexing aspects of MongoDB. The book also includes practical recipes on how you can optimize your database query performance, perform diagnostics, and query debugging. You will also learn how to implement the core administration tasks required for high-availability and scalability, achieved through replica sets and sharding, respectively. You will also implement server security concepts such as authentication, user management, role-based access models, and TLS configuration. You will also learn how to back up and recover your database efficiently and monitor server performance. By the end of this book, you will have all the information you need—along with tips, tricks, and best practices—to implement a high-performance MongoDB solution. Style and approach This practical book follows a problem-solution approach to help you tackle any issues encountered while performing MongoDB administrative tasks. Each recipe is detailed, and explained in a very easy to understand manner

Discover the best way to build, design and launch professional websites with Squarespace quickly, without needing to learn any code About This Book ? Discover time-saving tricks and best practices, and avoid common pitfalls while creating a website ? Create visually stunning Responsive Design templates for your website with Squarespace 7 ? Understand how to monitor, measure, and manage your website after launching it Who This Book Is For This book is ideal for anyone who wants to learn how to use the latest version of Squarespace to create a website from scratch and take it through to go-live. You don't need any prior experience with Squarespace, HTML, or CSS, or building websites in general as everything is done using Squarespace's simple, browser-based interface. What You Will Learn ? Develop an essential Website Toolkit that will act as reference and materials for your entire project, ensuring you stay on-target to meet your objectives ? Set up your Squarespace account, learn how the interface works, and select the correct template for your website's purpose and goals ? Create your website framework, fill it with content, and arrange your pages using Squarespace's easy drag-and-drop tools ? Customize your site's look and feel to match your brand, and create a stunning visual impact for your website on all types of devices, including mobiles and tablets ? Configure the core functions your business needs, whether connecting to social media, promoting events, showcasing your work, or selling goods and services online ? Learn time-saving tricks and how to avoid common pitfalls from an experienced professional with years of Squarespace experience ? Gain valuable insights about search engine optimization, communicating effectively online, and other e-marketing advice ? How to monitor, measure, and manage your website post-launch In Detail Squarespace is a web-based tool that allows non-technical people to create and manage professional-looking websites quickly, without needing to write any code. It empowers business owners to take total control of their own websites, without needing to pay someone to design or maintain it. This book covers much more than just how to use Squarespace. It covers all aspects of creating a successful business website, from developing your brand identity, to writing and structuring content to match your target audience's needs, and dozens of other other valuable tips that will help your website shine. Most importantly, you'll learn the correct steps to follow in order to ensure your project is smooth and stress-free. The book starts by helping you plan your website project and gather all the raw materials you'll need. Next, you'll set up your account and become familiar with the terminology and tools that you'll be using. Once you've learned the basics of how the Squarespace interface, templates, and different page types operate, you will create the framework of your website, ready for you to insert content and functionality. Then, once all the core elements are in place, you'll apply the aesthetic fine-tuning needed to bring your website in line with your brand. After the aesthetics have been honed and all functions tested, you will launch your website and drive traffic to it, monitor it, and improve it. Style and approach This easy-to-follow guide will teach you to build websites the easiest way in the latest version of Squarespace.

Create engaging user experiences and awesome user interfaces using this guide About This Book ? Move beyond default UI templates, create and customize amazing UIs with Android Custom View ? Enable smooth data flow and create futuristic UIs by creating flexible custom views ? Scale your apps with responsive and data intensive views Who This Book Is For This book is for Android developers who want to create great user interfaces and move beyond the basics of the standard UI elements. They must have basic Android development knowledge along with basic Java programming. What You Will Learn ? Extend the standard UI widget framework by creating Custom views ? Add complex rendering, animations, and interactions to your views ? Optimize performance and decrease battery usage ? Implement custom views to share between multiple projects, or share it publicly ? Create 3D custom views using OpenGL ES In Detail To build great user interfaces for your Android apps that go beyond the standard UI elements, you need to use custom Android views. With these, you can give your app a distinctive look and ensure that it functions properly across multiple devices. This book will help you construct a great UI for your apps by teaching you how to create custom Android views. You will start by creating your first Android custom view and go through the design considerations. You will then see how the right choices will enable your custom view to perform seamlessly across multiple platforms and Android versions. You will create custom styleable attributes that work with Android XML layouts, learn to process touch events, define custom attributes, and add properties and events to them. By the end of this book, you will be able to create apps with custom views that are responsive and adaptable to make your app distinctive and an instant hit with its users. Style and approach The approach will be that of a step by step practical tutorial. The book will take you through a complete journey, right from creating your first Android view to customizing it to enable it to support any complex app.

Solve different problems in modelling deep neural networks using Python, Tensorflow, and Keras with this practical guide About This Book ? Practical recipes on training different neural network models and tuning them for optimal performance ? Use Python frameworks like TensorFlow, Caffe, Keras, Theano for Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, and more ? A hands-on guide covering the common as well as the not so common problems in deep learning using Python Who This Book Is For This book is intended for machine learning professionals who are looking to use deep learning algorithms to create real-world applications using Python. Thorough understanding of the machine learning concepts and Python libraries such as NumPy, SciPy and scikit-learn is expected. Additionally, basic knowledge in linear algebra and calculus is desired. What You Will Learn ? Implement different neural network models in Python ? Select the best Python framework for deep learning such as PyTorch, Tensorflow, MXNet and Keras ? Apply tips and tricks related to neural networks internals, to boost learning performances ? Consolidate machine learning principles and apply them in the deep learning field ? Reuse and adapt Python code snippets to everyday problems ? Evaluate the cost/benefits and performance implication of each discussed solution In Detail Deep Learning is revolutionizing a wide range of industries. For many applications, deep learning has proven to outperform humans by making faster and more accurate predictions. This book provides a top-down and bottom-up approach to demonstrate deep learning solutions to real-world problems in different areas. These applications include Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Time Series, and Robotics. The Python Deep Learning Cookbook presents technical solutions to the issues presented, along with a detailed explanation of the solutions. Furthermore, a discussion on corresponding pros and cons of implementing the proposed solution using one of the popular frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras and CNTK is provided. The book includes recipes that are related to the basic concepts of neural networks. All techniques s, as well as classical networks topologies. The main purpose of this book is to provide Python programmers a detailed list of recipes to apply deep learning to common and not-so-common scenarios. Style and approach Unique blend of independent recipes arranged in the most logical manner

Master the art of automating and managing your environment using PowerShell About This Book ? Find quick solutions to automate your environment with ease ? Work with large amounts of data effortlessly with PowerShell data types and secure them ? Packed with real-world examples to automate and simplify the management of your Windows environment Who This Book Is For If you are a system administrator who wants to become an expert in controlling and automating your Windows environment, then this book is for you. It is also for those new to the PowerShell language. What You Will Learn ? Optimize code through the use of functions, switches, and looping structures ? Install PowerShell on your Linux system ? Utilize variables, hashes, and arrays to store data ? Work with Objects and Operators to test and manipulate data ? Parse and manipulate different data types ? Write .NET classes with ease within the PowerShell ? Create and implement regular expressions in PowerShell *s ? Deploy applications and code with PowerShell’s Package management modules ? Leverage session-based remote management ? Manage files, folders, and registries through the use of PowerShell In Detail PowerShell *s offer a handy way to automate various chores. Working with these *s effectively can be a difficult task. This comprehensive guide starts from scratch and covers advanced-level topics to make you a PowerShell expert. The first module, PowerShell Fundamentals, begins with new features, installing PowerShell on Linux, working with parameters and objects, and also how you can work with .NET classes from within PowerShell. In the next module, you’ll see how to efficiently manage large amounts of data and interact with other services using PowerShell. You’ll be able to make the most of PowerShell’s powerful automation feature, where you will have different methods to parse and manipulate data, regular expressions, and WMI. After automation, you will enter the Extending PowerShell module, which covers topics such as asynchronous processing and, creating modules. The final step is to secure your PowerShell, so you will land in the last module, Securing and Debugging PowerShell, which covers PowerShell execution policies, error handling techniques, and testing. By the end of the book, you will be an expert in using the PowerShell language. Style and approach This practical guide covers all the advanced PowerShell functionalities that an administrator needs to learn to automate their environments.

Master realistic animations and graphics, particle systems, game AI and physics, sprites and VR development with Unity 2017 About This Book ? Create professional grade games with realistic animation and graphics, particle systems and game physics with Unity 2017 ? Unleash the power of C# *ing to create intelligent game AI and professional grade game workflows. ? Create immersive VR games using the latest Unity 2017 VR SDK. Who This Book Is For If you are a Unity developer who now wants to develop and deploy interesting games by leveraging the new features of Unity 2017, then this is the book for you. Basic knowledge of C# programming is assumed. What You Will Learn ? Explore hands-on tasks and real-world scenarios to make a Unity horror adventure game ? Create enemy characters that act intelligently and make reasoned decisions ? Use data files to save and restore game data in a way that is platform-agnostic ? Get started with VR development ? Use navigation meshes, occlusion culling, and Profiler tools ? Work confidently with GameObjects, rotations, and transformations ? Understand specific gameplay features such as AI enemies, inventory systems, and level design In Detail Do you want to make the leap from being an everyday Unity developer to being a pro game developer? Then look no further! This book is your one-stop solution to creating mesmerizing games with lifelike features and amazing gameplay. This book focuses in some detail on a practical project with Unity, building a first-person game with many features. You'll delve into the architecture of a Unity game, creating expansive worlds, interesting render effects, and other features to make your games special. You will create individual game components, use efficient animation techniques, and implement collision and physics effectively. Specifically, we'll explore optimal techniques for importing game assets, such as meshes and textures; tips and tricks for effective level design; how to animate and * NPCs; how to configure and deploy to mobile devices; how to prepare for VR development; how to work with version control; and more. By the end of this book, you'll have developed sufficient competency in Unity development to produce fun games with confidence. Style and approach This book takes an easy-to-follow, step-by-step tutorial approach. You will create an advanced level Unity game with an emphasis on leveraging advanced Unity 2017 features while developing the game in its entirety.

Getting started with the processes and the tools to continuously deliver high-quality software About This Book ? Incorporate popular development practices to prevent messy code ? Automate your build, integration, release, and deployment processes with Jenkins, Git, and Gulp―and learn how continuous integration (CI) can save you time and money ? Gain an end-to-end overview of Continuous Integration using different languages (JavaScript and C#) and tools (Gulp and Jenkins) Who This Book Is For This book is for developers who want to understand and implement Continuous Integration and Delivery in their daily work. A basic knowledge of at least JavaScript and HTML/CSS is required. Knowing C# and SQL will come in handy. Most programmers who have programmed in a (compiled) C-like language will be able to follow along. What You Will Learn ? Get to know all the aspects of Continuous Integration, Deployment, and Delivery ? Find out how Git can be used in a CI environment ? Set up browser tests using Karma and Selenium and unit tests using Jasmine ? Use Node.js, npm, and Gulp to automate tasks such as linting, testing, and minification ? Explore different Jenkins jobs to integrate with Node.js and C# projects ? Perform Continuous Delivery and Deployment using Jenkins ? Test and deliver a web API In Detail The challenge faced by many teams while implementing Continuous Deployment is that it requires the use of many tools and processes that all work together. Learning and implementing all these tools (correctly) takes a lot of time and effort, leading people to wonder whether it's really worth it. This book sets up a project to show you the different steps, processes, and tools in Continuous Deployment and the actual problems they solve. We start by introducing Continuous Integration (CI), deployment, and delivery as well as providing an overview of the tools used in CI. You'll then create a web app and see how Git can be used in a CI environment. Moving on, you'll explore unit testing using Jasmine and browser testing using Karma and Selenium for your app. You'll also find out how to automate tasks using Gulp and Jenkins. Next, you'll get acquainted with database integration for different platforms, such as MongoDB and PostgreSQL. Finally, you'll set up different Jenkins jobs to integrate with Node.js and C# projects, and Jenkins pipelines to make branching easier. By the end of the book, you'll have implemented Continuous Delivery and deployment from scratch. Style and approach This practical book takes a step-by-step approach to explaining all the concepts of Continuous Integration and delivery, and how it can help you deliver a high-quality product.

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Snapchat ?Marketing ?Success Virtually all social media sites out there have users communicating with text or chat…sure, some social media sites are starting to adopt video and there is some image sharing, but at the core, comments are left and messages are sent. That is NOT the case with Snapchat. Communication is all done through images and videos with the occasional small caption. This is how the younger generation likes to communicate… Short and sweet. Snapchat is one of the most unusual social networks to make it big online. You wouldn’t have thought that such a simple concept, handled arguably quite poorly to begin with, would become the huge behemoth it has today. And yet it has – and right now it’s flying higher than ever thanks to its 2.0 update. Snapchat’s story is surprising enough on face value but when you learn some of the more surprising twists and turns, the plot only thickens. Read on and let’s take a closer look at some of the things you probably didn’t know about Snapchat… ?Snapchat is Highly Personal If you’ve had your ear to the ground, then you may have heard the buzz about live streaming. Live streaming services are quickly becoming incredibly popular thanks to their ability to allow direct and live communication between a brand and its followers. But in fact, Snapchat has been providing something very similar for a long time. Snapchat allows you to update people about your trip to another country, it allows you to invite people to watch the public unveiling of your new product or service and it allows you to share a joke as you’re coming out the shower. This kind of personal communication has the power to create much more engagement, familiarity and trust. And if you look at the big names on Snapchat – like Arnold Schwarzenegger – then you’ll be able to easily see how it can be used to great effect. It Has Incredible Engagement Yes, Snapchat’s ‘instant’ nature gives it the potential to greatly increase engagement. And in reality, that’s exactly what it does. If ever you think you can’t make it big online, let Snapchat be an inspiring story to suggest otherwise. Snapchat is by no means some miracle feat of coding. Rather, this was actually a relatively poorly put together piece of code and would sap huge amounts of battery and CPU power when running in the background even! That’s not to say it’s a bad app – only that it’s all the more impressive it was able to do as well as it did. Facebook Tried to Buy Snapchat When it was enjoying its first major surge in popularity, Snapchat was offered a purchase bid from Facebook worth $3 billion. That’s a huge vote of confidence from the biggest social network on the planet… and Snapchat turned it down! ??Here’s Why You Need To Take A Close Look At Snapchat… ·Although often overlooked, Snapchat is one of the most powerful new social networks for driving traffic online…? ·Snapchatis all about socialization and a great way to interact with your brand? ·Snapchat was recently offered $3 Billion by Facebook… and they turned it down… this makes it clear that Snapchat is sure that it’s only getting bigger and better!? ·Engagement on Snapchat is MASSIVE, and growing… because all communication is focused on image and video sharing, your audience is very attentive and interested in anything you put in front of them…...Snapchat is adding 200 million new active users every single month!

Your one step guide to learn all about AWS networking. About This Book ? Master your networking skills on Public Cloud. ? Gain hands-on experience of using Amazon VPC, Elastic Load Balancing, Direct Connect and other AWS products. ? Implement troubleshooting skills and best practices for security on AWS network. Who This Book Is For This book is targeted towards cloud architects, cloud solution providers, or any stakeholders dealing with networking on AWS Cloud. A prior idea of Amazon Web Services will be an added advantage. What You Will Learn ? Overview of all networking services available in AWS. ? Gain Work with load balance application across different regions. ? Learn auto scale instance based on the increase and decrease of the traffic. ? Deploy application in highly available and fault tolerant manner. ? Configure Route 53 for a web application. ? Troubleshooting tips and best practices at the end In Detail Amazon Web Services (AWS) dominates the public cloud market by a huge margin and it continues to be the first choice for many organizations. Networking has been an area of focus for all the leading cloud service providers. AWS has a suite of network-related products that help to perform network-related task in AWS. This book initially covers the basics of networking in AWS. Then we use AWS VPC to create an isolated virtual cloud for performing network-related tasks. We then provide an overview of AWS Direct Connect after taking a deep dive into scalability and load balancing using Auto scaling feature, Elastic Load Balancing, and Amazon Route S3. Toward the end of the book, we cover some troubleshooting tips and security best practices for your network. By the end of this book, you will have hands-on experience of working with network tasks on AWS. Style and approach A step by step practical guide that helps you use all networking services available in AWS effectively.

A comprehensive guide to mastering the art of preventing your Linux system from getting compromised. About This Book ? Leverage this guide to confidently deliver a system that reduces the risk of being hacked ? Perform a number of advanced Linux security techniques such as network service detection, user authentication, controlling special permissions, encrypting file systems, and much more ? Master the art of securing a Linux environment with this end-to-end practical guide Who This Book Is For If you are a systems administrator or a network engineer interested in making your Linux environment more secure, then this book is for you. Security consultants wanting to enhance their Linux security skills will also benefit from this book. Prior knowledge of Linux is mandatory. What You Will Learn ? Use various techniques to prevent intruders from accessing sensitive data ? Prevent intruders from planting malware, and detect whether malware has been planted ? Prevent insiders from accessing data that they aren’t authorized to access ? Do quick checks to see whether a computer is running network services that it doesn’t need to run ? Learn security techniques that are common to all Linux distros, and some that are distro-specific In Detail This book has extensive coverage of techniques that will help prevent attackers from breaching your system, by building a much more secure Linux environment. You will learn various security techniques such as SSH hardening, network service detection, setting up firewalls, encrypting file systems, protecting user accounts, authentication processes, and so on. Moving forward, you will also develop hands-on skills with advanced Linux permissions, access control, special modes, and more. Lastly, this book will also cover best practices and troubleshooting techniques to get your work done efficiently. By the end of this book, you will be confident in delivering a system that will be much harder to compromise. Style and approach An advanced-level guide filled with real-world examples that will help you secure your Linux system

Create fast and efficient server-side applications using the latest features of Odoo v11 About This Book ? Get the most up-to-date guide on Odoo 11 to create custom and reusable modules ? Interconnect your application with other systems by implementing web APIs ? Understand the mechanisms powering the Odoo framework to build robust enterprises Who This Book Is For If you're a Python developer and want to develop highly efficient business applications with the latest Odoo framework (or if you just want a hands on problem solution book for all your Odoo Development related issues), this book is for you! Some experience with the JavaScript programming language and web development is required to get the most out of this book. What You Will Learn ? Install and manage Odoo environments and instances ? Use models to define your application's data structures ? Add business logic to your applications ? Add automated tests and learn how to debug Odoo apps ? Learn about the access security model and internationalization features ? Customize websites built with Odoo, by writing your own templates and providing new snippets for use in the website builder ? Extend the web client with new widgets and make RPC calls to the server In Detail Odoo is a full-featured open source ERP with a focus on extensibility. The flexibility and sustainability of open source are also a key selling point of Odoo. It is built on a powerful framework for rapid application development, both for back-end applications and front-end websites. Version 11 offers better usability and speed: a new design (as compared to the current Odoo Enterprise version) and a mobile interface. The book starts by covering Odoo installation and administration and Odoo Server deployment. It then delves into the implementation of Odoo modules, the different inheritance models available in Odoo. You will then learn how to define access rules for your data; how to make your application available in different languages; how to expose your data models to end users on the back end and on the front end; and how to create beautiful PDF versions of your data. By the end of the book, you will have a thorough knowledge of Odoo and will be able to build effective applications by applying Odoo development best practices Style and Approach This recipe-based practical guide presents each topic with step-by-step instructions on how you can create fast and efficient server-side applications using the latest features of Odoo v11

Learn to design, implement and secure your IoT infrastructure About This Book ? Build a complete IoT system that is the best fit for your organization ? Learn about different concepts, technologies, and tradeoffs in the IoT architectural stack ? Understand the theory, concepts, and implementation of each element that comprises IoT design—from sensors to the cloud ? Implement best practices to ensure the reliability, scalability, robust communication systems, security, and data analysis in your IoT infrastructure Who This Book Is For This book is for architects, system designers, technologists, and technology managers who want to understand the IoT ecosphere, various technologies, and tradeoffs and develop a 50,000-foot view of IoT architecture. What You Will Learn ? Understand the role and scope of architecting a successful IoT deployment, from sensors to the cloud ? Scan the landscape of IoT technologies that span everything from sensors to the cloud and everything in between ? See the trade-offs in choices of protocols and communications in IoT deployments ? Build a repertoire of skills and the vernacular necessary to work in the IoT space ? Broaden your skills in multiple engineering domains necessary for the IoT architect In Detail The Internet of Things (IoT) is the fastest growing technology market. Industries are embracing IoT technologies to improve operational expenses, product life, and people's well-being. An architectural guide is necessary if you want to traverse the spectrum of technologies needed to build a successful IoT system, whether that's a single device or millions of devices. This book encompasses the entire spectrum of IoT solutions, from sensors to the cloud. We start by examining modern sensor systems and focus on their power and functionality. After that, we dive deep into communication theory, paying close attention to near-range PAN, including the new Bluetooth? 5.0 specification and mesh networks. Then, we explore IP-based communication in LAN and WAN, including 802.11ah, 5G LTE cellular, SigFox, and LoRaWAN. Next, we cover edge routing and gateways and their role in fog computing, as well as the messaging protocols of MQTT and CoAP. With the data now in internet form, you'll get an understanding of cloud and fog architectures, including the OpenFog standards. We wrap up the analytics portion of the book with the application of statistical analysis, complex event processing, and deep learning models. Finally, we conclude by providing a holistic view of the IoT security stack and the anatomical details of IoT exploits while countering them with software defined perimeters and blockchains. Style and approach This hands-on guide combines theory and application to the Internet of Things. This book covers the entire architectural stack of components and engineering domains from sensors to power analysis, communication systems, information theory, networking and routing, data security, protocols, software stacks, cloud mechanics, and data analytics with deep learning.

A perfect guide to speed up the predicting power of machine learning algorithms About This Book ? Design, discover, and create dynamic, efficient features for your machine learning application ? Understand your data in-depth and derive astonishing data insights with the help of this Guide ? Grasp powerful feature-engineering techniques and build machine learning systems Who This Book Is For If you are a data science professional or a machine learning engineer looking to strengthen your predictive analytics model, then this book is a perfect guide for you. Some basic understanding of the machine learning concepts and Python *ing would be enough to get started with this book. What You Will Learn ? Identify and leverage different feature types ? Clean features in data to improve predictive power ? Understand why and how to perform feature selection, and model error analysis ? Leverage domain knowledge to construct new features ? Deliver features based on mathematical insights ? Use machine-learning algorithms to construct features ? Master feature engineering and optimization ? Harness feature engineering for real world applications through a structured case study In Detail Feature engineering is the most important step in creating powerful machine learning systems. This book will take you through the entire feature-engineering journey to make your machine learning much more systematic and effective. You will start with understanding your data—often the success of your ML models depends on how you leverage different feature types, such as continuous, categorical, and more, You will learn when to include a feature, when to omit it, and why, all by understanding error analysis and the acceptability of your models. You will learn to convert a problem statement into useful new features. You will learn to deliver features driven by business needs as well as mathematical insights. You'll also learn how to use machine learning on your machines, automatically learning amazing features for your data. By the end of the book, you will become proficient in Feature Selection, Feature Learning, and Feature Optimization. Style and approach This step-by-step guide with use cases, examples, and illustrations will help you master the concepts of feature engineering. Along with explaining the fundamentals, the book will also introduce you to slightly advanced concepts later on and will help you implement these techniques in the real world.