“…This course is divided in 4 weeks: Week 1 Working with Data in Python By the end of Week 1 you'll be able to: Apply Python data structures like lists, dicts Extract data from sources like CSV, JSON Load and persist data using JSON Lesson 1: Data Structures in Python Lesson Outline Lists, tuples, dictionaries Working with pandas DataFrames Loading data files like CSV into data structures Lesson 2: Reading and Writing Data Lesson Outline Reading and writing CSV files Serializing Python objects with JSON Parsing and dumping JSON data Lesson 3: Persisting and Loading Data in Python Lesson Outline Loading data from files Saving data from Python to disk Loading and saving data to JSON Week 2 Python Scripting and SQL By the end of Week 2 you'll be able to: Write reusable Python scripts Use SQLite to persist data Query SQLite databases with Python Lesson 1: Python Scripting Techniques Lesson Outline Writing modular, reusable Python scripts Exception handling and logging Python virtual environments Lesson 2: Python with SQLite Lesson Outline Creating SQLite databases from Python Writing tables with SQLAlchemy Querying SQLite from Python with SQLAlchemy Week 3 Learning Objectives By the end of Week 3 you'll be able to: Scrape and collect data from websites Build scalable scraping scripts Persist scraped data to files/databases Lesson 1: Web Scraping with Python Lesson Outline HTML parsing and structure Using Beautiful Soup for scraping Storing scraped data in Python Lesson 2: Scalable Web Scraping Lesson Outline Scraping best practices Scaling scraping with multiprocessing Storing scraped data in databases Week 4 Learning Objectives By the end of Week 4 you'll be able to: Connect to MySQL from Python Execute SQL statements and queries Import and export data from MySQL Lesson 1: Python and MySQL Lesson Outline Installing MySQL and configuration Connecting Python to MySQL Executing queries and statements Lesson 2: Running SQL queries from VSCode Use Visual Studio Code to build SQL queries Execute and review SQL queries from Visual Studio Code Lesson 3: Importing and Exporting Data Lesson Outline Loading and exporting CSV data Best practices for moving data into MySQL Automating data imports with Python About your instructor Alfredo Deza has over a decade of experience as a Software Engineer doing DevOps, automation, and scalable system architecture. …”

“…If you've got this book and a working version of Microsoft Excel, you've got all the tools you need to build sophisticated and useful financial models in no time!…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Responsible AI architecture -- Model level -- Metaprompt level -- User interface level -- Regulations surrounding Responsible AI -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 13: Emerging Trends and Innovations -- The latest trends in language models and generative AI -- GPT-4V(ision) -- DALL-E 3 -- AutoGen -- Small language models -- Companies embracing generative AI -- Coca-Cola -- Notion -- Malbek -- Microsoft -- Summary -- References -- Packt Page -- Other Books You May Enjoy -- Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Nmap Advanced Enumeration -- Enumerating Users -- POP3 (Port 110) and IMAP4 (Port 143) -- Brute-Forcing POP3 E-mail Accounts -- Database Protocols -- Microsoft SQL Server (Port 1433) -- Oracle Database Server (Port 1521) -- MySQL (Port 3306) -- CI/CD Protocols -- Docker (Port 2375) -- Jenkins (Port 8080/50000) -- Brute-Forcing a Web Portal Using Hydra -- Step 1: Enable a Proxy -- Step 2: Intercept the Form Request -- Step 3: Extracting Form Data and Brute-Forcing with Hydra -- Web Protocols 80/443 -- Graphical Remoting Protocols -- RDP (Port 3389) -- RDP Brute-Force -- VNC (Port 5900) -- File Sharing Protocols -- SMB (Port 445) -- Brute-Forcing SMB -- SNMP (Port UDP 161) -- SNMP Enumeration -- Summary -- Chapter 7 Exploitation Phase -- Vulnerabilities Assessment -- Vulnerability Assessment Workflow -- Vulnerability Scanning with OpenVAS -- Installing OpenVAS -- Scanning with OpenVAS -- Exploits Research -- SearchSploit -- Services Exploitation -- Exploiting FTP Service -- FTP Login -- Remote Code Execution -- Spawning a Shell -- Exploiting SSH Service -- SSH Login -- Telnet Service Exploitation -- Telnet Login -- Sniffing for Cleartext Information -- E-mail Server Exploitation -- Docker Exploitation -- Testing the Docker Connection -- Creating a New Remote Kali Container -- Getting a Shell into the Kali Container -- Docker Host Exploitation -- Exploiting Jenkins -- Reverse Shells -- Using Shells with Metasploit -- Exploiting the SMB Protocol -- Connecting to SMB Shares -- SMB Eternal Blue Exploit -- Summary -- Chapter 8 Web Application Vulnerabilities -- Web Application Vulnerabilities -- Mutillidae Installation -- Apache Web Server Installation -- Firewall Setup -- Installing PHP -- Database Installation and Setup -- Mutillidae Installation -- Cross-Site Scripting -- Reflected XSS -- Stored XSS -- Exploiting XSS Using the Header…”

“…Beginning SQL Server for Developers is the perfect book for developers new to SQL Server and planning to create and deploy applications against Microsoft’s market-leading database system for the Windows platform. …”

“…"A Patterns Approach to Designing Distributed Systems and Solving Common Implementation Problems More and more enterprises today are dependent on cloud services from providers like AWS, Microsoft Azure, and GCP. They also use products, such as Kafka and Kubernetes, or databases, such as YugabyteDB, Cassandra, MongoDB, and Neo4j, that are distributed by nature. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The on demand environment -- 5.1 z/Architecture adaptation through evolution -- 5.1.1 Revenue protection and growth -- 5.1.2 Return on investment -- 5.1.3 Business resiliency -- 5.1.4 Security -- 5.2 Advanced technologies -- 5.2.1 Open standards -- 5.2.2 Web services -- 5.2.3 Service-oriented architecture -- 5.3 Enhanced application support -- 5.3.1 WebSphere -- 5.3.2 DB2 development -- 5.3.3 IBM Rational -- 5.3.4 IBM Lotus -- 5.3.5 Microsoft .Net framework -- 5.3.6 Independent software vendors and packaged solutions -- 5.3.7 DB2 utilities -- 5.4 z/OS.e for workloads for On Demand Business -- Chapter 6. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…6 Attacking vulnerable database services -- 6.1 Compromising Microsoft SQL Server -- 6.1.1 MSSQL stored procedures -- 6.1.2 Enumerating MSSQL servers with Metasploit -- 6.1.3 Enabling xp_cmdshell -- 6.1.4 Running OS commands with xp_cmdshell -- 6.2 Stealing Windows account password hashes -- 6.2.1 Copying registry hives with reg.exe -- 6.2.2 Downloading registry hive copies -- 6.3 Extracting password hashes with creddump -- 6.3.1 Understanding pwdump's output -- Summary -- 7 Attacking unpatched services -- 7.1 Understanding software exploits -- 7.2 Understanding the typical exploit life cycle -- 7.3 Compromising MS17-010 with Metasploit -- 7.3.1 Verifying that the patch is missing -- 7.3.2 Using the ms17_010_psexec exploit module -- 7.4 The Meterpreter shell payload -- 7.4.1 Useful Meterpreter commands -- 7.5 Cautions about the public exploit database -- 7.5.1 Generating custom shellcode -- Summary -- Phase 3. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Installing Asterisk -- Installation Cheat Sheet -- Distribution Installation -- RHEL Server -- Ubuntu Server -- Software Dependencies -- Downloading What You Need -- Getting the Source via Subversion -- Getting the Source via wget -- How to Install It -- DAHDI -- LibPRI -- Asterisk -- Setting File Permissions…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright and Credit -- Dedication -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part 1: Introduction to Azure for Azure Administrators -- Chapter 1: Azure Fundamentals -- Technical requirements -- Exploring Azure Resource Manager -- Architecture and terminology of ARM -- Scopes -- Resource groups -- Tags -- Quotas and limits -- Microsoft Entra ID -- Terminology -- Users and groups -- Applications and service principals -- Authorization using RBAC and ABAC -- RBAC -- ABAC -- Basic toolset - the Azure CLI, Azure PowerShell, and Cloud Shell -- Azure CLI -- Azure PowerShell -- Cloud Shell -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Basics of Infrastructure as Code -- Technical requirements -- What is IaC? …”

“…You’ll learn how databases work and how to use the T-SQL language by practicing on one of the most widely-used and powerful database engines in the corporate world: Microsoft SQL Server. Do you quake at the sight of a SELECT statement? …”

“…Make informed business decisions with the beginner's guide to financial modeling using Microsoft Excel Financial Modeling in Excel For Dummies is your comprehensive guide to learning how to create informative, enlightening financial models today. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Industrial "things," connectivity, and operational technologies -- Operational technology -- Machine-to-Machine -- An overview of SCADA, DCS, and PLC -- Industrial control system architecture -- ICS components and data networks -- ICS network components -- Fieldbus protocols -- IT and OT convergence - what it really means -- Industrial IoT deployment architecture -- Divergence in IT and OT security fundamentals -- Operational priorities -- Attack surface and threat actors -- Interdependence of critical infrastructures -- Industrial threats, vulnerabilities, and risk factors -- Threats and threat actors -- Vulnerabilities -- Policy and procedure vulnerabilities -- Platform vulnerabilities -- Software platform vulnerabilities -- Network vulnerability -- Risks -- Evolution of cyber-physical attacks -- Industrial IoT use cases - examining the cyber risk gap -- Energy and smart grids -- Manufacturing -- Cyberattack on industrial control systems - Stuxnet case study -- Event flow -- Key points -- Risk gap summary -- Smart city and autonomous transportation -- Healthcare and pharmaceuticals -- The ransomware attack on the healthcare enterprise - "WannaCry" case study -- Cyber risk gap summary -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Industrial IoT Dataflow and Security Architecture -- Primer on IIoT attacks and countermeasures -- Attack surfaces and attack vectors -- OWASP IoT attack surfaces -- Attack trees…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Big data mining in the enterprise -- Building the case for a Big Data strategy -- Implementation life cycle -- Stakeholders of the solution -- Implementing the solution -- Technical elements of the big data platform -- Selection of the hardware stack -- Selection of the software stack -- Summary -- Chapter 3: The Analytics Toolkit -- Components of the Analytics Toolkit -- System recommendations -- Installing on a laptop or workstation -- Installing on the cloud -- Installing Hadoop -- Installing Oracle VirtualBox -- Installing CDH in other environments -- Installing Packt Data Science Box -- Installing Spark -- Installing R -- Steps for downloading and installing Microsoft R Open -- Installing RStudio -- Installing Python -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Big Data With Hadoop -- The fundamentals of Hadoop -- The fundamental premise of Hadoop -- The core modules of Hadoop -- Hadoop Distributed File System - HDFS -- Data storage process in HDFS -- Hadoop MapReduce -- An intuitive introduction to MapReduce -- A technical understanding of MapReduce -- Block size and number of mappers and reducers…”