Hackers Beware: The Ultimate Guide to Network Security (NRG - Voices)25 reviews Eric Cole Sams, 2001 Great reference! + Good resource, but needs updating + Mostly like any other general hacking book. + Good for CEH             Handbook of Applied Cryptography (Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications)16 reviews CRC-Press, 1996 Fantastic traditional reference + Advanced Crypto for the college mind. + A very detailed book, but not for everyone. + Complete and satisfying + Very depthful yet readable             Network Intrusion Detection (3rd Edition) (Voices (New Riders))48 reviews Stephen Northcutt, Judy Novak Sams, 2002 Best for Practicing Professionals + A well done work + Lots of good info here! This book is written for professionals who are practicing intrusion detection. If you need a graduate level presentation that contains theory and references, then see Intrusion Detection (MTP) and Intrusion Detection: An Introduction to Internet Surveillance, Correlation, Trace Back, Traps, and ...             Practical Cryptography16 reviews Niels Ferguson, Bruce Schneier Wiley, 2003 If you write software this book will help you understand cryptography + Cryptography Explained for the Practical Implementation This book really does explain the practical side of cryptography and writing cryptographic software. The authors take the readers with them as they design a secure communication system using existing algorithms and standards. You look over the shoulders of two experts in the field as they make ...             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.             Computer Security: Art and Science16 reviews Matt Bishop Addison-Wesley Professional, 2002 A Service to Duplicate! + 5 stars + Comprehensive Discussion of Computer Security + Very detailed reference             Inside Network Perimeter Security: The Definitive Guide to Firewalls, VPNs, Routers, and Intrusion Detection ...18 reviews Stephen Northcutt, Karen Frederick, ... Sams, 2002 If you want to buy just one book, buy this one. + Great Book on SMB Network Security + Excellent + A very informative read             19 Deadly Sins of Software Security (Security One-off)8 reviews Michael Howard, David LeBlanc, ... McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2005 Required reading for software developers + A fast read that addresses serious problems in a decent manner + The bug parade + A Must Have in your Info Security Library + a meta-language view of common problems             Network Security: Private Communication in a Public World (2nd Edition) (Radia Perlman Series in Computer ...17 reviews Charlie Kaufman, Radia Perlman, ... Prentice Hall PTR, 2002 Good Book! + Excellent book with only two flaws: too much opinion, somewhat out-dated now + Elegant text on Cryptography + A good book. + Network Security             Practical Unix & Internet Security, 3rd Edition35 reviews Simson Garfinkel, Gene Spafford, ... O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2003 A mile wide, several inches deep, great for filling in gaps + Excellent Guide + Awesome security book! I hate to repeat the cliche, but if you can only buy one security book this year and you are a *nix geek, this should be it, hands down. As some point out, you can probably find everything in this book online, but then again you can find anything online, so why buy any books at all? I don't like ...             Writing Secure Code35 reviews Michael Howard, David LeBlanc Microsoft Press, 2001 The most comprehensive, example-centric Microsoft secure coding book + A good security book especially if you develop on Windows I read six books on software security recently, namely "Writing Secure Code, 2nd Ed" by Michael Howard and David LeBlanc; "19 Deadly Sins of Software Security" by Michael Howard, David LeBlanc, and John Viega; "Software Security" by Gary McGraw; "The Security Development Lifecycle" by Michael ...             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             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.             Computer Security: Art and Science16 reviews Matt Bishop Addison-Wesley Professional, 2002 A Service to Duplicate! + 5 stars + Comprehensive Discussion of Computer Security + Very detailed reference             Hackers Beware: The Ultimate Guide to Network Security (NRG - Voices)25 reviews Eric Cole Sams, 2001 Great reference! + Good resource, but needs updating + Mostly like any other general hacking book. + Good for CEH             Network Intrusion Detection (3rd Edition) (Voices (New Riders))48 reviews Stephen Northcutt, Judy Novak Sams, 2002 Best for Practicing Professionals + A well done work + Lots of good info here! This book is written for professionals who are practicing intrusion detection. If you need a graduate level presentation that contains theory and references, then see Intrusion Detection (MTP) and Intrusion Detection: An Introduction to Internet Surveillance, Correlation, Trace Back, Traps, and ...             Writing Secure Code35 reviews Michael Howard, David LeBlanc Microsoft Press, 2001 The most comprehensive, example-centric Microsoft secure coding book + A good security book especially if you develop on Windows I read six books on software security recently, namely "Writing Secure Code, 2nd Ed" by Michael Howard and David LeBlanc; "19 Deadly Sins of Software Security" by Michael Howard, David LeBlanc, and John Viega; "Software Security" by Gary McGraw; "The Security Development Lifecycle" by Michael ...             19 Deadly Sins of Software Security (Security One-off)8 reviews Michael Howard, David LeBlanc, ... McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2005 Required reading for software developers + A fast read that addresses serious problems in a decent manner + The bug parade + A Must Have in your Info Security Library + a meta-language view of common problems             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             Practical Cryptography16 reviews Niels Ferguson, Bruce Schneier Wiley, 2003 If you write software this book will help you understand cryptography + Cryptography Explained for the Practical Implementation This book really does explain the practical side of cryptography and writing cryptographic software. The authors take the readers with them as they design a secure communication system using existing algorithms and standards. You look over the shoulders of two experts in the field as they make ...