Network Security Top Reading List
 
 







  
Linux Network Administrator's Guide6 reviews
Tony Bautts, Terry Dawson, ...

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005

Printed Professional Quality Book

+ I Loved it!
+ Setting up a SHO Linux Network
+ Good for Overview and Common Practices
+ good discussion of DNS and sendmail
  
  











  



  
Know Your Enemy: Learning about Security Threats (2nd Edition)30 reviews
Honeynet Project The

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2004

Inspirational technical book for infosec professionals

+ Eye Opener with practical knowledge to gain!
+ Excellent Overview

The Honeynet Project is a fascinating project researching hacker techniques by inviting hackers to do their stuff on specially-configured network machines placed on the Internet or internal networks with the specific intention of being hacked. This well-written and inspirational technical book ...
  
  











  



  
Counter Hack Reloaded: A Step-by-Step Guide to Computer Attacks and Effective Defenses (2nd Edition) (Radia ...42 reviews
Edward Skoudis, Tom Liston

Prentice Hall PTR, 2006

Another winner

+ Excellent book for a broad overview of Computer/Network Security
+ awesome
+ Easy read for terms, too much stuff in some places
+ Counter Hack Reloaded
  
  











  



  
A Practical Guide to Linux(R) Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming43 reviews
Mark G. Sobell

Prentice Hall PTR, 2005

A book that will help you become a Linux command line guru

+ Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming
+ It is what it says

This is a book that I have been looking for for a long time. I have been looking for a book that takes me into the command line world of Linux but in a methodical way describing all the little options, tips, tricks but also the principles that make Linux shell so powerful. Book begins with a ...
  
  











  



  
TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)78 reviews
W. Richard Stevens

Addison-Wesley Professional, 1994

This Is The Bible On The TCP/IP Protocol Stack

+ Must read book for intruduction to TCP/IP networking
+ It's a BIBLE for TCP/IP workers.
+ Fundamentals covered well with illustrations.
  
  











  



  
The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography253 reviews
Simon Singh

Anchor, 2000

Cryptography 101

+ Excellent reading on evolution of cryptography
+ Excellent
+ Solve any Enigma
+ excellent
  
  











  



  
Hacker's Challenge 3 (Hacking Exposed)9 reviews
David Pollino, Bill Pennington, ...

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2006

A Digest of the New World of Hack Attacks

+ Everything needed for readers to test their skills
+ Still entertaining, still educational
+ Reads like a suspense novel!
  
  











  



  
Learning Perl, Fourth Edition293 reviews
Randal L. Schwartz, Tom Phoenix, ...

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005

If you're looking for the best Perl introduction, this is it

+ A programming library's foundation title and a highly recommended pick
+ One book for most of use
+ Learning Perl
  
  











  



  
Operating Systems Design and Implementation (3rd Edition) (Prentice Hall Software Series)26 reviews
Andrew S Tanenbaum, Albert S Woodhull

Prentice Hall, 2006

A great introduction to operating systems

+ a road not taken
+ An excellent text book, well written and informative

This book is written by Tanenbaum, the main guy behind Minix, which is what Linux was based on. It provides good overviews for basic OS concepts like memory management, file systems, processes, etc. The concepts in this book book are intimately tied to examples of the Minix OS, which is a good ...
  
  











  



  
IPv6 Essentials13 reviews
Silvia Hagen

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2006

Excellent discussion of IPv6 protocols

+ VERY VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
+ Excellent 2nd edition contains lots of practical information
+ Ipv6 essentials
  
  











  



  
Hardening Network Security3 reviews
John Mallery, Jason Zann, ...

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2005

Common sense advice

+ Thorough overview of security improvement, but beware some details
+ Good book with solid topic coverage

This book is a useful compilation of common sense, practical security recommendations and procedures for the everyday manager or administrator. It is written in a way that covers a variety of critical topics without getting overly technical or talking of the sake of talking. There are ...
  
  











  



  
Silence on the Wire: A Field Guide to Passive Reconnaissance and Indirect Attacks25 reviews
Michal Zalewski

No Starch Press, 2005

Zalewski deals in the minutia

+ Great reading
+ Great read
+ Light Face of the Dark Side
  
  











  



  
Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems27 reviews
Ross Anderson

Wiley, 2001

Unique in its genre

+ Should read if ...
+ Very Good Book for Starters and Experienced Professionals
+ Textbook for class.
  
  











  



  
Linux System Administration8 reviews
Tom Adelstein, Bill Lubanovic

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2007

An item of choice for any Linux programmer.

+ Solid read
+ Great Linux Sys Admin Book

Linux system administrators who want to solve problems quickly may already have many Linux references at hand for in-depth treatment, but the advantage of LINUX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION is it's a quicker reference than most - and thus more valuable to Linux programming libraries and programmer ...
  
  











  



  
Hacking Exposed 5th Edition (Hacking Exposed)88 reviews
Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray, ...

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2005

Excellent book for the beginner

+ Great Network security book
+ Overrated
+ Good learning reference for those interested in learning.
+ vedy good
  
  











  



  
Incident Response and Computer Forensics, Second Edition29 reviews
Chris Prosise, Kevin Mandia, ...

McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2003

The Very Best Computer Forensics Primer Out There (1/04)

+ You must buy...
+ Best incidence reponse book out
+ Excellent basic reference
  
  











  



  
Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C, Second Edition99 reviews
Bruce Schneier

Wiley, 1996

Dated but indespensible

+ A Classic Cryptography Bible
+ The unique and original applied cryptography book!
+ Easy to read, perfect level of detail.
+ Excellent Introduction
  
  











  



  
Network Security Evaluation: Using the NSA IEM2 reviews
Russ Rogers, Ed Fuller, ...

Syngress, 2005

A GOOD ORGANIZATION (NSA) LISTENS TO ITS CUSTOMERS ...

+ Very helpful, but perhaps not for reasons you expect

Companies that admit that they have an information security problem, is the first step toward a solution. If you are one of those companies, this book is for you! Authors Russ Rogers, Ed Fuller, Greg Miles, Matthew Hoagberg, Travis Schack, Ted Dykstra, Bryan Cunningham and Chuck Little, have done ...
  
  











  



  
DNS and BIND (5th Edition)63 reviews
Cricket Liu, Paul Albitz

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2006

Great Resource

+ DNS and BIND
+ Good but dated...
+ By far the best DNS introduction
+ This is the reference manual for DNS/BIND
  
  











  



  
Special Ops: Host and Network Security for Microsoft, UNIX, and Oracle11 reviews
Erik Pace Birkholz

Syngress, 2003

The CISO or Auditor Survival Guide

+ Superb, well balanced content
+ Tons of new stuff!
+ Huh?
  
  











  






   



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