Math for Security

Use applied math to map fire stations, develop facial recognition software, solve the art gallery problem and more in this hands-on, real-world infosec book. This book is one of the first math-based guides specifically geared for information security practitioners. Readers will learn how to use concepts from various fields of mathematics--like graph theory, computational geometry, and statistics--to create and implement ready-to-use security tools. Written with a lively touch and full of engaging examples, every chapter is enriched with code examples written in Python and features practical proof-of-concept projects that involve developing math-based applications to solve real-world problems. Through the author's practical, hands-on approach, you'll quickly learn how to apply the mathematical constructs that you pick up throughout the book to a variety of challenging scenarios, like determining ideal locations for fire stations, disrupting information flow in a social network, building facial recognition software, and designing custom tools for modern security work.