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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Secure by Design -- brief contents -- contents -- front matter -- foreword -- preface -- acknowledgments -- about this book -- Who should read this book -- How this book is organized: A roadmap -- About the code -- liveBook discussion forum -- about the authors -- about the cover illustration -- Part 1 Introduction -- 1 Why design matters for security -- 1.1 Security is a concern, not a feature -- 1.1.1 The robbery of Öst-Götha Bank, 1854 -- 1.1.2 Security features and concerns -- 1.1.3 Categorizing security concerns: CIA-T -- 1.2 Defining design -- 1.3 The traditional approach to software security and its shortcomings -- 1.3.1 Explicitly thinking about security -- 1.3.2 Everyone is a security expert -- 1.3.3 Knowing all and the unknowable -- 1.4 Driving security through design -- 1.4.1 Making the user secure by design -- 1.4.2 The advantages of the design approach -- 1.4.3 Staying eclectic -- 1.5 Dealing with strings, XML, and a billion laughs -- 1.5.1 Extensible Markup Language (XML) -- 1.5.2 Internal XML entities in a nutshell -- 1.5.3 The Billion Laughs attack -- 1.5.4 Configuring the XML parser -- 1.5.5 Applying a design mindset -- 1.5.6 Applying operational constraints -- 1.5.7 Achieving security in depth -- Summary -- 2 Intermission: The anti-Hamlet -- 2.1 An online bookstore with business integrity issues -- 2.1.1 The inner workings of the accounts receivable ledger -- 2.1.2 How the inventory system tracks books in the store -- 2.1.3 Shipping anti-books -- 2.1.4 Systems living the same lie -- 2.1.5 A do-it-yourself discount voucher -- 2.2 Shallow modeling -- 2.2.1 How shallow models emerge -- 2.2.2 The dangers of implicit concepts -- 2.3 Deep modeling -- 2.3.1 How deep models emerge -- 2.3.2 Make the implicit explicit -- Summary -- Part 2 Fundamentals -- 3 Core concepts of Domain-Driven Design…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…12.14 Summary Insights -- References -- 13 Recap and Future Outlook -- 13.1 Chapter Recap -- 13.2 Formalization of TM for Mobile Communications Ecosystem -- 13.3 4G -- 13.4 Mobile Network Infrastructure Sharing -- 13.5 Connecting the Next Billion Users -- 13.6 Green Power for Mobile -- 13.7 Media and Telecom Convergence -- 13.8 Future Outlook -- References -- Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Lean In: The Self-Empowerment Paradox -- Leaning In to a Double-Bind -- The 8 Billion Training Trap -- Diversity Trainings: Issuing Moral Licenses -- Beyond Moral Licensing -- Attending Trainings While Underestimated -- Finding Affinity: Employee Resource Groups -- Chapter 3 Why Should We Care? …”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- How the Models Work -- Flaws Are Opportunities -- Disrupting College -- Advanced Content Curation -- How Microsoft Successfully Monetized Their 10 Billion Investment -- Large Models Enabling Leapfrogging -- Workflow Mapping Becomes Even More Critical -- What's Next? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…BrightCarbon -- Using BrightSlide (for free) -- Using BrandIn (paid) -- Neuxpower -- Using Neuxpower's compression tools -- Using Slidewise (paid) -- Billion Dollar Graphics -- Using Build-a-Graphic (paid) -- PPTools -- Using THOR (free) -- Using PPTMerge (paid) -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 11: Practicing Your Presentation Delivery -- Technical requirements -- Viewing and adapting Slide Show options -- Leveraging Speaker Coach to help you practice your talk -- Starting Speaker Coach -- Analyzing your rehearsal report -- Rehearsing timings and creating a recorded practice run -- Using the new Record feature to practice -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 12: Using Presenter View -- Technical requirements -- Defining and starting Presenter View -- Using the display and navigation tools -- Using the annotation tools -- Using other tools -- Making your presentation more accessible with live subtitles -- Summary -- Chapter 13: PowerPoint Live and Interactive Features in Microsoft Teams -- Technical requirements -- Getting started with and using PowerPoint Live -- Creating and using breakout rooms -- Using Q&amp -- A and Polls to create more interactions -- Using Q&amp -- A -- Using Polls in a meeting -- Improving the camera, lighting, and microphone setup -- Checking Microsoft Teams device settings -- Tips to help you improve how you look and sound -- Summary -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Index -- Other Books You May Enjoy…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…CGIAR -- Summary and Implications Going Forward -- Introduction -- Once the Heart of the International System -- Successive Waves of Reforms and the Tragedy of the Commons -- Addressing New Research Challenges: CGIAR Research Portfolio of CGIAR Research Programs and Platforms, 2017-2022 -- A CGIAR Imperative: Stable, Predictable, Unrestricted Funding -- CGIAR's Need to Adeptly Change and Develop Its Priorities -- The Increasing Requirement for Monitoring and Impact Assessment of CGIAR Research Implementation -- The Development of Theories of Change for CGIAR -- A New Vision for CGIAR -- Key Perspectives for a Transformed CGIAR -- More than US30 Billion Expected in Commitment to African Agriculture -- South-South Research Cooperation Is Thriving -- CGIAR's 2020 Reforms -- 11. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…3 Germany's financing for development -- Overall ODA volume -- Germany has provided over USD 20 billion in ODA annually since 2016 and reached 0.73% ODA-to-GNI target in 2020 -- While Germany has increased ODA investment in least developed countries, these still fall short of international commitments and there is a risk contributions may decrease -- Germany's financial and technical co-operation adapts to partner country contexts -- Bilateral ODA allocations -- Bilateral ODA more than doubled in volume since 2010, with the largest increases to the Middle East and the African continent -- Germany's share of aid spent in partner countries is increasing, as is support for policy reforms and budget support -- Germany could strengthen the focus on gender equality across its programming, building on good work on environment and climate change mitigation and adaptation -- Multilateral ODA allocations -- Germany is a strong multilateralist and very significant multilateral donor and partner -- Germany is broadening its multilateral support to new players and has increased its core contributions to UN funds and programmes -- Financing for sustainable development -- Germany has many financial sector instruments at its disposal, and could leverage these more -- Germany has the architecture and instruments to further support domestic resource mobilisation -- More detailed reporting by KfW DEG is welcome, but further transparency is desirable -- References -- Notes -- 4 Germany's structure and systems -- Authority, mandate and co-ordination -- A dedicated ministry for development co-operation focuses attention on sustainability, migration and development co-operation in the German political agenda -- Germany faces ongoing challenges in ensuring a whole-of-government approach…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- How to Get the Highest Open and Click-Through Rate -- Advanced Email Tactics and Templates -- How to Track Which Emails Work Best -- Pick Up the Damn Phone -- Chapter 22 How to Find and Convert the Hottest Leads Using User Tracking and Triggered Messages -- Section III The Billion-Dollar Sales Script -- Chapter 23 Welcome to the Boiler Room -- Chapter 24 The Pre-Call Stalk -- The Two-Step "Stalk" -- Professional Lead-Stalking Tools -- Chapter 25 How to Have a Perfect First Minute on a Sales Call with a Lead -- How to Gain Control Over the Call(er) with One Simple Sentence -- How to Get around Brick Wall Statements -- Chapter 26 The Digging Deep Technique -- Questions That Make It Impossible for a Lead to Say No -- The Digging Deep Technique -- Curiosity Is King -- Chapter 27 How to Quickly Get a Lead to Trust You -- Chapter 28 Proactively Uncovering Objections -- Chapter 29 How to Start Closing Using the Five Yeses -- The Five Yes Technique -- Chapter 30 The Perfect Sales Pitch -- Always Be Closing -- Chapter 31 Exactly What to Say When You Transition from Pitching to Closing -- Chapter 32 How to Close -- Step One: The Trial Close -- Step Two: The Slot Close -- Chapter 33 How to Overcome Objections -- Buying Questions versus Objections -- ARCing -- Using ARC to Overcome Objections -- Chapter 34 Preferred Additional Outcomes (What to Do When You Can't Close Someone) -- Chapter 35 What to Say after They Say Yes -- Chapter 36 How to Get the People You Close to Send You High-Quality Referral Leads -- Bonus Chapter Analytics: How to Track the Metrics That Matter (and What to Do Based on the Data) -- Website Metrics That Matter -- Landing Page Metrics That Matter -- Social Media Metrics That Matter…”