Computer & Internet Security: A Hands-on Approach 2nd ed. Edition by Wenliang Du

Teaching computer and network security principles via hands-on activities
Unique among computer security texts, the Second Edition of the Computer & Internet Security: A Hands-on Approach builds on the author’s long tradition of teaching this complex subject through a hands-on approach.
Topics covered in the book
– Software security: attacks and countermeasures
– Web security: attacks and countermeasures
– Network security: attacks on TCP/IP and DNS
– Packet sniffing and spoofing
– Firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN)
– Newly discovered attacks, including Meltdown and Spectre attacks on CPUs, Dirty COW, Shellshock, Heartbleed, Hash collision, etc.
– Common hacking and defense techniques
– Cryptography, PKI, and TLS programming
– Bitcoin and Blockchain