Musings
- Book Reviews
Here we are gathering book reviews on information and network security, management, and leadership.
Book Review: Crimeware, by Jakobsson and Ramzan - July 12th, 2008
Book Review: Dreams from My Father, by Barack Obama - February 4th, 2008
Book Review: LAN Switch Security:What Hackers Know About Your Switches, by Eric Vyncke and Christopher Paggen - January 11th, 2008
Book Review: Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath - January 2nd, 2008
Book Review: Geekonomics, by David Rice - December 27th, 2007
Book Review: End-to-End Network Security, by Omar Santos - December 6th, 2007
Book alert, Behind the Screen: Hacking Hollywood, by Mark Stone - November 27th, 2007
Book Review: Linksys WRT54G Ultimate Hacking, by Paul Asadoorian and Larry Pesce; Raul Siles Technical Editor - October 31st, 2007
Book Review: The Black Swan: The Impact of the HIGHLY IMPROBABLE, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb - October 27th, 2007
The Best Security Books to have in your library - October 25th, 2007
Book Review: The Age of Speed, by Vince Poscente - October 2nd, 2007
Book Review: Virtual Honeypots by Niels Provos and Thorsten Holz - August 21st, 2007
Book Review: Seduced by Success by Robert J. Herbold - June 26th, 2007
Book Review: Selling Blue Elephants, by Moskowitz and Gofman - June 25th, 2007
Book Review of Snow Crash leads to Second Life - April 18th, 2007
Book Review: Miracle in the Andes, by Nando Parrado and Vince Rause - February 20th, 2007
Book Review - Information Security Law: Control of Digital Assets - February 19th, 2007
Book Review - Cisco Network Admission Control - January 1st, 2007
Book Review: The Art of Software Security Assessment - December 19th, 2006
The Best Security Books to have in your library
October 25th, 2007
By GIAC Advisory Board
SECURITY BOOKS
The Art of War for Security Managers - Scott A. Watson
Beyond Fear - Bruce Schneier
Botnets: The Killer Web App - Schiller, Binkly et al
Counter Hack Reloaded: A Step-by Step Guide to Computer Attacks and Effective Defenses (2nd Edition) - Edward Skoudis and Tom Liston http://www.amazon.com/Counter-Hack-Reloaded-Step-Step/dp/0131481045/
Extrusion Detection - Richard Bejtlich
Google Hacking for Penetration Testers, Vol. 1 - Long, Skoudis, Eijkelenborg
Gray Hat Hacking: The Ethical Hacker's Handbook - Harris, Harper, Eagle, Ness, Lester
Hacker's Challenge I, II, III Series - Schiffman, Pennington, Pollio, O'Donnell
The Hacker's Handbook: The Strategy Behind Breaking Into and Defending Networks - Susan Young and Dave Aitel
Hacking Exposed-VOIP - David Endler and Mark Collier
Hacking: The Art of Exploitation - Jon Erickson
Inside Network Perimeter Security - Stephen Northcutt and Judy Novak
Internet Forensics - Robert Jones
Metasploit Toolkit for Penetration Testing, Exploit Development, and Vulnerability Research - James Foster
The Oracle Hacker's Handbook: Hacking and Defending Oracle - David Litchfield
Network Intrusion Detection, 3rd Edition - Stephen Northcutt and Judy Novak
Professional Pen Testing for Web Applications - Andres Andre
RailsSpace: Building a Social Networking Website with Ruby on Rails - Michael Hartl and Aurelius Prochazka
Real Digital Forensics: Computer Security and Incident Response - Jones, Bejtlich, Rose
Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering - Eldad Eilam
Secrets and Lies - Bruce Schneier
Security Data Visualization Graphical Techniques for Network Analysis - Greg Conti
Security Metrics: Replacing Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt - Andrew Jacquith http://www.amazon.com/Security-Metrics-Replacing-Uncertainty-Doubt/dp/0321349989
Security Warrior - Anton Chuvakin
Securing VoIP Networks: Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Countermeasures - Peter Thermos and Ari Takanen
The Shellcoder's Handbook, 2nd Edition - Chris Anley
Silence on the Wire: A Field Guide to Passive Reconnaissance and Indirect Attacks - Michal Zalewski http://www.amazon.com/Silence-Wire-Passive-Reconnaissance-Indirect/dp/1593270461
The Tao of Network Security Monitoring: Beyond Intrusion Detection - Richard Bejtlich http://www.amazon.com/Tao-Network-Security-Monitoring-Intrusion/dp/0321246772
The TCP/IP Guide - Charles M. Kozierok (No Starch Press)
The Web Application Hacker's Handbook - Dafydd Stuttard and Marcus Pinto
Wi-Foo: The Secrets of Wireless Hacking (and Wi-Foo, 2nd edition) - Andrew Vladimirov, Konstantin V. Gavrilenko, Andrei A. Mikhailovsky
802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide (Second Edition) - Matthew S. Gast. ISBN 0-596-10052-3
Beyond Fear - Bruce Schneier
Botnets: The Killer Web App - Schiller, Binkly et al
Counter Hack Reloaded: A Step-by Step Guide to Computer Attacks and Effective Defenses (2nd Edition) - Edward Skoudis and Tom Liston http://www.amazon.com/Counter-Hack-Reloaded-Step-Step/dp/0131481045/
Extrusion Detection - Richard Bejtlich
Google Hacking for Penetration Testers, Vol. 1 - Long, Skoudis, Eijkelenborg
Gray Hat Hacking: The Ethical Hacker's Handbook - Harris, Harper, Eagle, Ness, Lester
Hacker's Challenge I, II, III Series - Schiffman, Pennington, Pollio, O'Donnell
The Hacker's Handbook: The Strategy Behind Breaking Into and Defending Networks - Susan Young and Dave Aitel
Hacking Exposed-VOIP - David Endler and Mark Collier
Hacking: The Art of Exploitation - Jon Erickson
Inside Network Perimeter Security - Stephen Northcutt and Judy Novak
Internet Forensics - Robert Jones
Metasploit Toolkit for Penetration Testing, Exploit Development, and Vulnerability Research - James Foster
The Oracle Hacker's Handbook: Hacking and Defending Oracle - David Litchfield
Network Intrusion Detection, 3rd Edition - Stephen Northcutt and Judy Novak
Professional Pen Testing for Web Applications - Andres Andre
RailsSpace: Building a Social Networking Website with Ruby on Rails - Michael Hartl and Aurelius Prochazka
Real Digital Forensics: Computer Security and Incident Response - Jones, Bejtlich, Rose
Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering - Eldad Eilam
Secrets and Lies - Bruce Schneier
Security Data Visualization Graphical Techniques for Network Analysis - Greg Conti
Security Metrics: Replacing Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt - Andrew Jacquith http://www.amazon.com/Security-Metrics-Replacing-Uncertainty-Doubt/dp/0321349989
Security Warrior - Anton Chuvakin
Securing VoIP Networks: Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Countermeasures - Peter Thermos and Ari Takanen
The Shellcoder's Handbook, 2nd Edition - Chris Anley
Silence on the Wire: A Field Guide to Passive Reconnaissance and Indirect Attacks - Michal Zalewski http://www.amazon.com/Silence-Wire-Passive-Reconnaissance-Indirect/dp/1593270461
The Tao of Network Security Monitoring: Beyond Intrusion Detection - Richard Bejtlich http://www.amazon.com/Tao-Network-Security-Monitoring-Intrusion/dp/0321246772
The TCP/IP Guide - Charles M. Kozierok (No Starch Press)
The Web Application Hacker's Handbook - Dafydd Stuttard and Marcus Pinto
Wi-Foo: The Secrets of Wireless Hacking (and Wi-Foo, 2nd edition) - Andrew Vladimirov, Konstantin V. Gavrilenko, Andrei A. Mikhailovsky
802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide (Second Edition) - Matthew S. Gast. ISBN 0-596-10052-3
MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP BOOKS
Good to Great series - Jim Collins
How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd Edition - Edward Tufte
Envisioning Information - Edward Tufte
Beautiful Evidence - Edward Tufte
Visual & Statistical Thinking: Displays of Evidence for Decision Making - Edward Tufte
How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd Edition - Edward Tufte
Envisioning Information - Edward Tufte
Beautiful Evidence - Edward Tufte
Visual & Statistical Thinking: Displays of Evidence for Decision Making - Edward Tufte