Essential Guide to Smart Home Automation Safety and Security


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This book addresses readers who wish to gain an in-depth understanding of Smart Home alarm and safety systems. Detail is provided on six key smart systems that you can use to enhance your family's home security levels, namely smart alarm systems, Smart IP cameras, Smart combo alarm devices, smart access control, smart locks and smart doorbells. In addition to covering the integration of alarm and fire detection systems with your smartphone App, this chapter also deals with adding smart air quality control, water and freeze alert capabilities to your home. This mini ebook includes technical illustrations, examples of how smart homes are helping people, insights from Gerard and details of an awesome monthly giveaway.




The Smart Girl's Guide to Privacy


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The whirlwind of social media, online dating, and mobile apps can make life a dream—or a nightmare. For every trustworthy website, there are countless jerks, bullies, and scam artists who want to harvest your personal information for their own purposes. But you can fight back, right now. In The Smart Girl’s Guide to Privacy, award-winning author and investigative journalist Violet Blue shows you how women are targeted online and how to keep yourself safe. Blue’s practical, user-friendly advice will teach you how to: –Delete personal content from websites –Use website and browser privacy controls effectively –Recover from and prevent identity theft –Figure out where the law protects you—and where it doesn’t –Set up safe online profiles –Remove yourself from people-finder websites Even if your privacy has already been compromised, don’t panic. It’s not too late to take control. Let The Smart Girl’s Guide to Privacy help you cut through the confusion and start protecting your online life.




The Essential Guide to AI


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In today’s fast-paced digital world, artificial intelligence is no longer a distant future—it's a tool we can all leverage right now to enhance our daily lives. Whether you’re a professional looking to streamline workflows, a student seeking smarter study aids, or simply someone eager to maximize productivity, The Essential Guide to AI: 25 Tools That Transform Everyday Tasks is your roadmap to mastering the power of AI. Inside, you’ll discover 25 accessible, cutting-edge AI tools that are transforming everything from organizing your calendar to boosting creativity, simplifying communication, and even tackling complex decision-making. Each chapter breaks down how these tools work, provides real-world examples of their impact, and offers step-by-step guides for integrating them into your routine—no technical expertise required. This essential guide is perfect for: Entrepreneurs and business owners seeking to scale smarter, not harder. Busy professionals aiming to automate tasks and regain precious time. Students and educators who want to enhance learning with AI-powered tools. Creatives looking to unlock fresh inspiration and streamline processes. The Essential Guide to AI is your gateway to the AI revolution—showing you how to embrace the future and thrive in a world increasingly shaped by intelligent technology. Prepare to transform the way you work, learn, and live!




Smart Homes For Dummies


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Do you long to listen to your favorite CD from anywhere in your house? To set up a wireless network so you can access the Internet in any room? To install an iron-clad security system? To fire up the coffee pot while you’re still asleep and wake up with automated lighting? Smart home technology can help you do just that! Smart Homes For Dummies, Third Edition, shows you how easy it can be to create and live in a cutting-edge, fully connected home—without breaking your bank account. With this user-friendly guide, you’ll discover all the latest trends and gadgets in home networking, automation, and control that will help you make life more enjoyable and comfortable for your entire family. We help you plan for things such as flat-screen TVs, intercom systems, whole-home audio systems, gaming consoles, and satellite systems. We talk about your wiring (and wireless) options and introduce you to the latest technologies, such as VoIP and Bluetooth. You’ll see how to: Build your home network on a budget Turn your home into an entertainment center Access the Internet from any room Get VoIP on your phone network Boost in-home wireless and cell phone signals Connect your computer to your TV Secure your home and property Increase your home’s resale value Avoid common networking pitfalls And much, much more Complete with a resource list for more information and neat toys of the future, Smart Homes For Dummies is your plain-English, twenty-first century guide to a fully wired home!




The Smart Home Manual


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Do you want to make your home smart, but aren't sure where to begin? Are you worried about hackers taking control of your smart devices? Do you want to make a smart home that keeps your family entertained, comfortable, and safe?When you are done reading the Smart Home Manual you'll know:What a smart home is and what it can do for youHow much smart homes costHow to get started building your smart home from scratchHow to pick the right smart home devicesHow to plan for the future of the smart homeHow to secure your smart homeAfter reading this book, you'll be equipped with all the tools and information you need to plan, design, and implement the smart home you've always wanted.




The Essential Guide to Home Computer Security


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For the non-technical home and small-office Internet user, this guide teaches "digital commonsense." Readers will learn easy-to-implement, cost-effective ways of protecting their children, finances, privacy, and data.




Travel Safe-- Travel Smart


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This practical handbook, written by security professionals that travel in some of the world's most dangerous environments, covers all aspects of travel security. It is full of easy-to-follow advice, and a must-read for leisure and business travelers.




Fortify Your Fortress: The Ultimate Guide to Enhancing Home Security


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Fortify Your Fortress: The Ultimate Guide to Enhancing Home Security is your go-to resource for safeguarding your home and protecting your loved ones. Our comprehensive guide is designed to equip you with the knowledge and tools needed to create a fortress-like environment that deters potential threats and enhances your peace of mind. From expert advice on choosing the right security systems to practical tips for reinforcing doors and windows, our guide covers it all. With Fortify Your Fortress, you can take proactive steps towards creating a secure haven for you and your family.




The Smart Smart Home Handbook


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Starting immediately with "The Stuff They Don't Tell You," the Smart Smart Home Handbook is a book designed to save its readers time and money, while still opening the possibilities of smart tech (from lighting to robot lawnmowers). It does this by explaining a little about the underlying technologies in human terms, before moving on to look them one by one. The book also shares some experiences of families who have installed tech you might be considering, helping you ask - and answer - questions that won't be in the glossy promotional videos (from "How good is Alexa with accents?" to "How will your spouse feel if she needs her phone to turn the lights on?"). On the other hand, it will also introduce you to exciting possibilities you may not have thought of, from lighting that matches the TV screen to create a movie effect, to methods to let the delivery guy in from your desk at the office. Find out how to create programs and sequences. Finally the book will address the digital security concerns which retailers never do, and show you the best ways to ensure that you get all the advantages of smart home tech, with none of the risks of hackers.




Practical IoT Hacking


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The definitive guide to hacking the world of the Internet of Things (IoT) -- Internet connected devices such as medical devices, home assistants, smart home appliances and more. Drawing from the real-life exploits of five highly regarded IoT security researchers, Practical IoT Hacking teaches you how to test IoT systems, devices, and protocols to mitigate risk. The book begins by walking you through common threats and a threat modeling framework. You’ll develop a security testing methodology, discover the art of passive reconnaissance, and assess security on all layers of an IoT system. Next, you’ll perform VLAN hopping, crack MQTT authentication, abuse UPnP, develop an mDNS poisoner, and craft WS-Discovery attacks. You’ll tackle both hardware hacking and radio hacking, with in-depth coverage of attacks against embedded IoT devices and RFID systems. You’ll also learn how to: • Write a DICOM service scanner as an NSE module • Hack a microcontroller through the UART and SWD interfaces • Reverse engineer firmware and analyze mobile companion apps • Develop an NFC fuzzer using Proxmark3 • Hack a smart home by jamming wireless alarms, playing back IP camera feeds, and controlling a smart treadmill The tools and devices you’ll use are affordable and readily available, so you can easily practice what you learn. Whether you’re a security researcher, IT team member, or hacking hobbyist, you’ll find Practical IoT Hacking indispensable in your efforts to hack all the things REQUIREMENTS: Basic knowledge of Linux command line, TCP/IP, and programming