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Silence on the Wire: A Field Guide to Passive Reconnaissance and Indirect Attacks

Author Michal Zalewski has long been known and respected in the hacking and security communities for his intelligence, curiosity and creativity, and this book is truly unlike anything else out there. In Silence on the Wire: A Field Guide to Passive Reconnaissance and Indirect Attacks, Zalewski shares his expertise and experience to explain how computers and networks work, how information is processed and delivered, and what security threats lurk in the shadows. No humdrum technical white paper or how-to manual for protecting one's network, this book is a fascinating narrative that explores a variety of unique, uncommon and often quite elegant security challenges that defy classification and eschew the traditional attacker-victim model.

Silent Hill 2 (Boss Fight Books)

A troubled man travels to a mysterious town from his past after receiving a letter from his wife... who's been dead for years. And while our hero explores dark corridors and battles countless disturbing enemies, his journey offers more psychological horror than survival horror. Welcome to Silent Hill, where the monster is you. Silent Hill 2 doubles down on what made the first game so compelling: The feeling of being lost in a foggy, upside-down town as unsettling as it is familiar. Nearly two decades after first experiencing Silent Hill 2, writer and comedian Mike Drucker returns to its dark depths to explore how this bold video game delivers an experience that is tense, nightmarish, and anything but fun. With an in-depth and highly personal study of its tragic cast of characters, and a critical examination of developer Konami&’s world design and uneven marketing strategy, Drucker examines how Silent Hill 2 forces its players to grapple with the fact that very real-world terrors of trauma, abuse, shame, and guilt are far more threatening than any pyramid-headed monster could ever be.

Silent Hill: The Terror Engine

Silent Hill: The Terror Engine, the second of the two inaugural studies in the Landmark Video Games series from series editors Mark J. P. Wolf and Bernard Perron, is both a close analysis of the first three Silent Hill games and a general look at the whole series. Silent Hill, with its first title released in 1999, is one of the most influential of the horror video game series. Perron situates the games within the survival horror genre, both by looking at the history of the genre and by comparing Silent Hill with such important forerunners as Alone in the Dark and Resident Evil. Taking a transmedia approach and underlining the designer's cinematic and literary influences, he uses the narrative structure; the techniques of imagery, sound, and music employed; the game mechanics; and the fiction, artifact, and gameplay emotions elicited by the games to explore the specific fears survival horror games are designed to provoke and how the experience as a whole has made the Silent Hill series one of the major landmarks of video game history. Book jacket.

Silicon Follies

Welcome to Silicon Valley -- where fortunes are fast, dating's dysfunctional, and computer geeks rule. Meet Paul Armstrong, a late-twenties computer "consultant" who sits in his cubicle at TeraMemory wondering where it all went horribly wrong. "Well, I wasn't always a nerd. I started out as a liberal-arts type in college -- though I aggressively concealed this on my resume. Hiring managers don't like it. Non-technical outside interests. Bad sign. "Watch him order a latte from the of?ce coffee cart and poke at his Chinese lunch special while his longtime pal Steve Hall, hacker extraordinaire, accuses him of selling out to The Man. "When the money dries up, this place will be just like anywhere else. It was never theplace,anyway -- that's what The Man will never understand. "Meet The Man himself: Barry Dominic, the ?amboyant, lecherous, millionaire founder of TeraMemory. He insists they're poised to revolutionize networking with a cutting-edge technology, appropriately called WHIP. "Nobody fucks with Barry Dominic. "That's where Liz Toulouse comes in. A Stanford English Lit grad and TeraMemory marketing associate, she accidentally cc's the entire company a snide e-mail about The Man's bad grammar on her very ?rst day. . . . "If only I'd had any idea. I'd have stayed in school. I'd have changed majors. Gotten a master's. Anything. "Welcome toSilicon Follies, a hilarious dot. comedy of ambition and disillusionment in a land of luck, loss, and sometimes even love.

Silicon Heartland: Transforming the Midwest from Rust Belt to Tech Belt

Chronicling her return to America's heartland, CNBC contributor Rebecca A. Fannin provides an optimistic and engaging look at the current entrepreneurial comeback happening in the Midwest, documenting its transformation from Rust Belt to Tech Belt.The American Midwest was once a proud bastion of good-paying jobs and middle-class life. Recently it has come to evoke bleakness: job loss, opiate addiction, despair. But without fanfare, a pivotal movement has grown, quietly transforming the heartland into a high-tech hub.In Silicon Heartland, tech journalist Rebecca A. Fannin returns to her hometown region to report on how tech ecosystems—of entrepreneurial talent, venture capital, accelerators, incubators, universities, and R&D—are retooling midsized heartland cities and Appalachian towns. Remote regions that were nearly forgotten when the money and power shifted to Silicon Valley—and to China—are being rebooted and reenergized like never before. This movement of tech startups burgeoning in Middle America bodes well not only for leading the region to greater heights, but also for boosting our economy and morale nationwide.Structured around Fannin&’s road trip across Middle America, her stories and interviews with venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and business from the Midwest make for a personal yet comprehensive look at the economic rebirth of a region that has been overlooked and underestimated for far too long. Highlighting the successes and efforts that continue to surprise coastal elites, Fannin introduces the resourceful people and the behind-the-scene stories that are reinventing the American Midwest.&“No place or company is immune from getting disrupted—and Silicon Valley is no different. In Rebecca&’s new book, Silicon Heartland, she explores the tech innovation frontier emerging in states that were once centers of commerce but were left behind when they didn&’t adapt to new technologies.&” — John Chambers, founder and CEO of JC2 Ventures, and former executive chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems&“From an author with America&’s heartland in her blood and a keen observer of global innovation, this book is a tremendous resource to help communities across the country tap into their entrepreneurial roots and reinvent themselves.&” — Greg Becker, president and CEO of SVB and graduate of Indiana University"An indispensable book for founders, investors, and change-makers."—Jim Breyer, founder and CEO, Breyer Capital"A book that inspires hope for our future."— Ro Khanna, author of Dignity in a Digital Age"An uplifting journey into America&’s all-too-often overlooked Midwest…the untold story of the Rust Belt rising."— Maëlle Gavet, CEO of Techstars and author of Trampled by Unicorns "A must-read for anyone who believes that entrepreneurial success is only possible on the coasts. The Silicon Heartland welcomes you!"—Brad D. Smith, president of Marshall University and former chairman and CEO of Intuit"[A] much-needed boost of optimism at a time when it&’s vitally needed." — Chris Fenton, author, Feeding the Dragon "An insightful look into the rebirth of cities and a region that launched American leadership in the global economy."— Dan Schwartz, author of The Future of Finance: How Private Equity and Venture Capital Will Shape the Global Economy "Only Rebecca Fannin, with her venture background, China experience, and heartland roots, could uncover the amazing tech revolution occurring in the middle of America."— David Kaufman, director of global strategies, Nixon Peabody

Silicon Valley Cybersecurity Conference: First Conference, SVCC 2020, San Jose, CA, USA, December 17–19, 2020, Revised Selected Papers (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1383)

This book constitutes selected and revised papers from the First Silicon Valley Cybersecurity Conference, held in San Jose, USA, in December 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held in a virtual format. The 9 full papers and 6 short papers presented in this volume were thoroughly reviewed and selected from 30 submissions. They present most recent research on dependability, reliability, and security to address cyber-attacks, vulnerabilities,faults, and errors in networks and systems.

Silicon Valley Cybersecurity Conference: Second Conference, SVCC 2021, San Jose, CA, USA, December 2–3, 2021, Revised Selected Papers (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1536)

This book constitutes selected and revised papers from the Second Silicon Valley Cybersecurity Conference, held in San Jose, USA, in December 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held in a virtual format. The 9 full papers and one shoprt paper presented in this volume were thoroughly reviewed and selected from 15 submissions. They present most recent research on dependability, reliability, and security to address cyber-attacks, vulnerabilities, faults, and errors in networks and systems. Chapters 1, 4, 5, 6, and 8-10 are published open access under a CC BY license (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License).

Silicon Valley Cybersecurity Conference: Third Conference, SVCC 2022, Virtual Event, August 17–19, 2022, Revised Selected Papers (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1683)

This open access book constitutes refereed proceedings of the Third Conference on Silicon Valley Cybersecurity Conference, SVCC 2022, held as virtual event, in August 17–19, 2022.The 8 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 10 submissions. The contributions are divided into the following thematic blocks: Malware Analysis; Blockchain and Smart Contracts; Remote Device Assessment.This is an open access book.

Silicon Valley Python Engineer Interview Guide: Data Structure, Algorithm, and System Design

Silicon Valley Python Interview Guide: Data Structures, Algorithms, and System Design is an essential resource for aspiring software engineers preparing for technical interviews at top-tier companies. This book provides a comprehensive roadmap, covering foundational concepts, practical coding techniques, and advanced problem-solving strategies to help candidates excel in interviews. With a focus on Python, the book equips readers with the skills to tackle challenging coding problems, design scalable systems, and communicate solutions effectively. In the first half, the book delves into core data structures (lists, stacks, queues, graphs, and trees) and algorithms (binary search, dynamic programming, DFS, BFS, and backtracking),offering practical examples and Python implementations. The latter half transitions to system design, including big data architectures, distributed systems, and machine learning workflows. Case studies on real-world applications like Tiny URL, autocomplete systems, and Chat GPT-like models provide hands-on insights. Whether you are an early-career engineer or an experienced professional, this guide is designed to enhance your preparation with real-world examples, tested code, and proven strategies. It is more than a technical handbook—it is your roadmap to building confidence and securing a role in the competitive tech industry.

Silicon Values: The Future of Free Speech Under Surveillance Capitalism

How Google, Facebook and Amazon threaten our DemocracyWhat is the impact of surveillance capitalism on our right to free speech? The Internet once promised to be a place of extraordinary freedom beyond the control of money or politics, but today corporations and platforms exercise more control over our ability to access information and share knowledge to a greater extent than any state. From the online calls to arms in the thick of the Arab Spring to the contemporary front line of misinformation, Jillian York charts the war over our digital rights. She looks at both how the big corporations have become unaccountable censors, and the devastating impact it has had on those who have been censored.In Silicon Values, leading campaigner Jillian York, looks at how our rights have become increasingly undermined by the major corporations desire to harvest our personal data and turn it into profit. She also looks at how governments have used the same technology to monitor citizens and threatened our ability to communicate. As a result our daily lives, and private thoughts, are being policed in an unprecedented manner. Who decides the difference between political debate and hate speech? How does this impact on our identity, our ability to create communities and to protest? Who regulates the censors? In response to this threat to our democracy, York proposes a user-powered movement against the platforms that demands change and a new form of ownership over our own data.

Silicon, From Sand to Chips, Volume 1: Microelectronic Components

Silicon is the material of the digital revolution, of solar energy and of digital photography, which has revolutionized both astronomy and medical imaging. It is also the material of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), indispensable components of smart objects. The discovery of the electronic and optoelectronic properties of germanium and silicon during the Second World War, followed by the invention of the transistor, ushered in the digital age. Although the first transistors were made from germanium, silicon eventually became the preferred material for these technologies. Silicon, From Sand to Chips 1 traces the history of the discoveries, inventions and developments in basic components and chips that these two materials enabled one after the other. The book is divided into two volumes and this first volume is devoted to basic microelectronic components.

Silicon, From Sand to Chips, Volume 2: Microelectronic Chips, Solar Cells, MEMS

Silicon is the material of the digital revolution, of solar energy and of digital photography, which has revolutionized both astronomy and medical imaging. It is also the material of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), indispensable components of smart objects. The discovery of the electronic and optoelectronic properties of germanium and silicon during the Second World War, followed by the invention of the transistor, ushered in the digital age. Although the first transistors were made from germanium, silicon eventually became the preferred material for these technologies. Silicon, From Sand to Chips 2 traces the history of the discoveries, inventions and developments in basic components and chips that these two materials enabled one after the other. The book is divided into two volumes and this second volume is devoted to microelectronic and optoelectronic chips, solar cells and MEMS.

SilverStripe

This is the Official Guide on the award-winning SilverStripe programming framework, authored by the creators of the open source CMS. SilverStripe is a robust and flexible website content management system (CMS) tightly integrated with an application framework. It is open source and embraces modern system architecture and agile development methodologies. Intermediate developers can implement powerful websites and web-applications quickly and customize them to their individual needs. The award-winning PHP5/MySQL-based system saves not only time and nerves for techies, but also features a straightforward interface which is a joy to use for non-technical content-authors. This Guide helps you to:Get started with SilverStripe: Learn the architecture and usability principles that underpin SilverStripe's modern approach. Then go through the technical requirements, the installation process, and useful tools for your daily work. Learn the CMS: Practical examples show you how to use the CMS as a content author, and how to manage content, images, documents, and forms without technical knowledge. Administrators learn how to set up permissions and security groups.Develop a custom application: Use MVC and other modern design patterns to create well-structured, object-oriented PHP code and concise template markup. Let the authors walk you through creating an interactive recruitment website as practical example project.Extend through clean code and modules: Understand how SilverStripe is built on modularity and how this empowers you to build plugins and core extensions in an elegant, maintainable fashion.Use SilverStripe professionally: In-depth topics on internationalization, security, unit testing, caching, multi-page forms, and web services APIs ensure that you can build world-class websites.

SilverStripe 2.4 Module Extension, Themes, and Widgets: Beginner's Guide

Designed as a Beginner's Guide, this book takes basic ideas step-by-step to a higher level, and builds fully featured applications. Besides the raw programming, you will also be confronted with different approaches, showing you which solution is "right". The example project built throughout this book is also used for a live project, based on the needs of a real business. You will start with an idea for a project. From the initial design, via the basic implementation, to the final polishing - every single step is highlighted. If you are a SilverStripe developer and want to learn the nooks and crannies of developing fully-featured SilverStripe web applications with module extensions, themes, and widgets, then this book is for you. Building upon your knowledge of PHP, HTML, and CSS, this book will take you to the next level of SilverStripe development. The book assumes you have basic experience with SilverStripe.

Silverlight 3 Programmer's Reference

This valuable reference--in full color--explains the major new release of Silverlight 3 which is dramatically improved over previous versions and makes the development of powerful Rich Interactive Applications (RIAs) achievable for everyone. Packed with examples and written by a highly-seasoned team of developers and designers, this book guides you through the languages, tools, and techniques that are used to build applications on the Silverlight 3 platform (Build 40522). Each chapter provides a mini-tutorial on the respective topic, and the examples serve to both educate and inspire you. The information in this book is structured to help prepare you for the real-world challenges you may face when building applications on the Silverlight platform. By the end of the book, you'll have gained a thorough understanding of how Silverlight applications are architected, developed, and designed.This book covers:· XAML basics· Silverlight 3 Tools for Visual Studio 2008, Expression Blend 3 and Silverlight Runtime and SDKTransforming text with render transforms· Using graphics, visuals and adding media for a richer user experience· Building application, making it come alive and responding to user activity· Setting up a control project and using a custom control in an application

Silverlight 4 User Interface Cookbook

Written in a Cookbook style, this book offers learning and techniques through recipes. It contains step-by-step instructions for designers and developers who want to learn about how to design and implement numerous user interface patterns with Silverlight. It will take you a step further by providing you with professional and proven user interface and user experience guidelines wherever possible. The book is designed in such a way that you can explore it chapter-by-chapter, or read it in any order. If you are a developer or designer who knows the basics of Silverlight, has a smattering of C# and XAML, and wants to build applications with elegant and attractive interfaces, then this book is for you.

Silverlight 5 in Action

Summary A thorough revision of the bestselling Silverlight 4 in Action. This comprehensive guide teaches Silverlight from the ground up, covering all the new v. 5 features in depth. You'll also explore WCF RIA Services, MVVM, and more—with dozens of code samples you can use in Visual Studio 2010 or the free Visual Web Developer 2010 Express. About the Book This hands-on guide explores Silverlight from the ground up, covering every feature in rich, practical detail. It is readable and the coverage is comprehensive. You'll master networking, MVVM, and more—with dozens of code samples you can use in Visual Studio or the free Visual Web Developer Express. Silverlight 5 in Action teaches you how to build desktop-quality applications you can deploy on the web. Beginners will appreciate the progression from simple examples to full applications that employ good design and coding practices. Seasoned . NET developers will love how the sample code embraces and extends what they already know. Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book. What's Inside 2D and 3D graphics and animation Business application services, rules, and validation The MVVM pattern and testing Free appendixes (150 pages) available online A background in C# or VB.NET is helpful, but no knowledge of Silverlight or XAML is required. ============================================ Table of Contents PART 1 CORE SILVERLIGHT PART 2 CREATING THE USER INTERFACE PART 3 WORKING WITH DATA AND SERVICES PART 4 2D AND 3D GRAPHICS PART 5 MAKING THE MOST OF THE PLATFORM PART 6 BEST PRACTICES Introducing Silverlight XAML and the property system The application model and the plug-in Working with HTML and browsers Out-of-browser applications The security model and elevated trust Rendering, layout, and transforming Panels Human input Text fundamentals Editing plain and rich text Control basics and UserControls Animation and behaviors Resources, styles, and control templates Extensions, converters, custom controls, and panels Binding Data controls: DataGrid and DataForm Input validation Networking basics Working with SOAP services RESTful services with the ASP.NET Web API Working with XML, JSON, RSS, and Atom Duplex, sockets, and local connections Graphics and effects Working with images Introduction to 3D 3D lighting, texturing, and animation Pop-ups, windows, and full-screen applications Navigation Working with files and directories Printing COM, Native Extensions, and p-invoke Structuring and testing with the MVVM pattern Debugging your application The install experience and preloaders

Silvio y el supercofre explosivo

¡Silvio Gamer, el youtuber que arrasa en las redes, llega a las librerías con su primera gran aventura! ¡Qué locura! Este va a ser el mejor día de la vida Silvio... Bueno, si consigue no meter la pata: PRIMERO: Ha sido invitado al Supercampeonato. ¡Un gran honor! SEGUNDO: Solo las criaturas más poderosas pueden participar. ¡Como él!TERCERO: ¡El premio es nada más y nada menos que un Supercofre! Pero lograrlo no va a ser nada fácil. Para ganar, Silvio va a tener que superar 10 niveles repletos de ríos de lava, llucias de meteoritos, animalesgigantes, explosivos por cada rincón... ¡Y todo esto junto con Thor, su poderosísimo compañero para esta aventura! ¿Conseguirán llegar hasta la línea de meta?

Silvio y la isla del oro

¡Llega la nueva aventura de Silvio Gamer, el youtuber que arrasa en las redes! ¡SILVIO Y SUS AMIGOS HAN ENCONTRADO LA MEJOR ISLA DEL MUNDO! Es una isla perdida llena de linotes de oro puro. Pero... ¿por qué hay peligrosos robots que los persiguen? Silvio tendrá que ser el más rápido si quiere conseguir el oro antes de que los robots acaben con él. Pero hay un problema... ¿Dónde se han metido todos sus amigos?¡Apúntate a esta aventura y explora todos los rincones de la isla de oro!

Sim City Buildit Guía no oficial del juego

Con mi Guía de Juego aprenderás exactamente lo que necesitas saner para convertirte en un jugador experto, ¡y conseguir montones de recursos para construir la ciudad definitiva! Esta es una guía completa con todo lo que debes saber acerca del juego. - Vista General e Información Básica. - Consejos Profesionales y Estrategias. - Cómo Conseguir Montones de Dinero. - Cómo Construir correctamente Tu Ciudad. - Instrucciones Detalladas y Fáciles. - Secretos, Consejos, Trampas, Desbloqueables, y ¡Trucos Usados Por Jugadores Pro! - ¡Y MUCHO MÁS! ¡Compra ahora y aplasta a tus enemigos! ¡Conviérte en un Jugador Pro hoy mismo! Advertencia: Este producto no está asociado, afiliado, promocionado, certificado, o patrocinado por EA Games. Esta guía ha de ser usada simplemente como referencia y como tal no modifica el juego en manera alguna. Esto es una guía escrita y no un programa de software.

Similar Languages, Varieties, and Dialects: A Computational Perspective (Studies in Natural Language Processing)

Similarity Search and Applications

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Similarity Search and Applications, SISAP 2016, held in Tokyo, Japan, in October 2016. The 18 full papers and 7 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 47 submissions. The program of the conference was grouped in 8 categories as follows: graphs and networks; metric and permutation-based indexing; multimedia; text and document similarity; comparisons and benchmarks; hashing techniques; time-evolving data; and scalable similarity search.

Similarity Search and Applications: 11th International Conference, SISAP 2018, Lima, Peru, October 7–9, 2018, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #11223)

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Similarity Search and Applications, SISAP 2018, held in Lima, Peru, in October 2018.The 16 full papers presented together with 3 short papers and 1 demonstration paper were carefully reviewed and selected from 31 submissions. The papers deal with issues surrounding the theory, design, analysis, practice, and application of content-based and feature-based similarity search. They are organized in the following topical sections: metric search; visual search; nearest neighbor queries; clustering and outlier detection; graphs and applications; and shared session SISAP and SPIRE.

Similarity Search and Applications: 12th International Conference, SISAP 2019, Newark, NJ, USA, October 2–4, 2019, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #11807)

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Similarity Search and Applications, SISAP 2019, held in Newark, NJ, USA, in October 2019. The 12 full papers presented together with 18 short and 3 doctoral symposium papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 42 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections named: Similarity Search and Retrieval; The Curse of Dimensionality; Clustering and Outlier Detection; Subspaces and Embeddings; Applications; Doctoral Symposium Papers.

Similarity Search and Applications: 13th International Conference, SISAP 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 30 – October 2, 2020, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12440)

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Similarity Search and Applications, SISAP 2020, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in September/October 2020. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The 19 full papers presented together with 12 short and 2 doctoral symposium papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections named: scalable similarity search; similarity measures, search, and indexing; high-dimensional data and intrinsic dimensionality; clustering; artificial intelligence and similarity; demo and position papers; and doctoral symposium.