Information security does not have to be complicated. Vulnerability to cyber attacks can be significantly reduced if the basics are practiced. A clear understanding of the fundamentals can help ensure that adequate detective and protective controls are in place, and that a solid information security foundation is established.

This book covers concepts and controls. It is an excellent primer for those new to the field, and a refresher for the more seasoned practitioner. This book is for those who are tasked with creating, leading, supporting or improving an organization’s cyber security program. The goal is to help clear some of the fog that can get in the way of implementing cyber security best practices. The security controls that are discussed in these 100 concise pages are each assigned a maturity level. This helps the reader determine which controls are most appropriate for it’s organization. Maturity of a program is based on its age, the resources that are available to it, and the amount of leadership support it enjoys. Advanced controls are not appropriate for a newly-established program, for example.

Reading this book will break down cognitive barriers. It will provide security practitioners the best practices necessary to detect and mitigate common and sophisticated attacks. Building a solid information security foundation does not have to be complicated. It can be achieved by applying the fundamentals of cyber security.

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It is 2073, and Wyatt Ogg has damaged lives because of the bad choices he's made. A lifetime of substance abuse has left him divorced and abandoned by his only child. When things turn their darkest, his only friend Orla pulls him off the streets. She runs an overdose prevention clinic and gives Wyatt an opportunity to use his training and experience as a medic to seek redemption. Work at the clinic gives him a second chance, and after a year he is running the place with Orla. And they become more than friends.

A corporation provides a substantial grant, and an ability for the clinic to expand their outreach to addicts beyond Earth's crumbling atmosphere. The non-profit is gifted a ship, which Wyatt pilots as best he can.

He roams the inner system, providing wellness checks to solo travelers called "nomads." These people have traded their life savings for a retrofitted cargo container to start life anew in space. But time moves much slower in the void, and many fall victim to a powerful narcotic that provides the stimulation they crave. Wyatt's mission is to rescue as many nomads as possible before they overdose, where their body shuts down and their ship is turned into a floating coffin.

A chance encounter reunites Wyatt with his estranged daughter. As both struggle to get past their differences, they try to prevent a prolific assassin who spreads death among the stars for fun and profit. If the two can work together, they may be able to save the lives of system dwellers…and learn how to be a family again.

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"A fast train was leaving at 7:50. We missed that one, so we caught the 8 o'clock. It was a slow local but the trip was great and we were glad we took that train. It did not go through Chateau-Thierry but around it on a new railroad because the old one was blown up. In fact there was only one track here, the other one wasn't repaired yet, it was in such bad shape from the bombing. All the villages were in ruins, every bridge we passed destroyed, and the numerous trenches with rifles, helmets, haversacks, etc. were still lying scattered over the ground beside the different shells. Many places had a stick with a helmet upon it, marking where the enemy was buried."

This book is a collection of journals kept by Sgt. A.G. Franke as he served in the U.S. Army during World War I. These entries were written while in the States and overseas, documenting experiences that include traveling from Chicago to France, exploring the country as it recovered from war, and witnessing the Armistice Day celebrations as a member of the Peace Commission.

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