Hacking: The Art of Exploitation51 reviews Jon Erickson No Starch Press, 2003 One of the best technical books I have ever read. + Good for somebody who knows more than basics + Excellent security book + Get your hands dirty + Excellent             Intrusion Signatures and Analysis (Landmark)8 reviews Matt Fearnow, Stephen Northcutt, ... Sams, 2001 When a good book is worth a thousand experiences! + A Great Title For Security Geeks to Learn Packet Forensics + Includes review questions with throughout the book + Analysis in practice + You want experience?             The Tao of Network Security Monitoring: Beyond Intrusion Detection20 reviews Richard Bejtlich Addison-Wesley Professional, 2004 Great book to learn the Art of Network Monitoring! + Easily My Favorite Book + Jump into NSM + Great book + Shows a disciplined approach to network security monitoring             Mastering Oracle SQL and SQL*Plus6 reviews Lex de Haan Apress, 2004 Helpful and Comprehensive + Well written and easy to follow + Very useful CD with 10g + For those who really need SQL             The Art of Problem Solving: Accompanied by Ackoff's Fables2 reviews Russell L. Ackoff Wiley, 1987 Interesting and useful A good balance of short, easily-digested messages and more in-depth studies that require careful attention. The many short fables are described (on page 120) as making "the creative part of problem solving look either too easy or too mysterious. Creativity is not just a flashing insight. Such ...             Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP Exam52 reviews CISSP, John Berti, Chris Hare AUERBACH, 2003 CISSP + CISSP test + CISSP I think the authors of this book are more lucid than many other course materials I have read about these major domains. I liked the diagrams and their explanation, plus the terminology library is useful. It is getting older, though, and may need to be brought up to-date, especially the test ...             Silence on the Wire: A Field Guide to Passive Reconnaissance and Indirect Attacks26 reviews Michal Zalewski No Starch Press, 2005 Zalewski deals in the minutia + Great reading + Great read Silence on the Wire is not your typical security book detailing the latest application exploits or generalized security trends and attack prevention. Zalewski deals in the minutia. If you were to construct a Bell Curve of security knowledge and concepts, you would need to chop out a large ...             Security+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide24 reviews Gregory White McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2003 Security+ Books + Great reference book ... although needs a new edition Whenever I'm looking for a book review, I'm most interested in what people used to study and pass the test. I passed the Security+ test last weekend with an 814. I used this book by Dr. White, the ExamCram2 book and the ExamCram2 Practice Questions book. The test was not too difficult like say the ...             Extrusion Detection: Security Monitoring for Internal Intrusions9 reviews Richard Bejtlich Addison-Wesley Professional, 2005 Excellent Book! + Extrusion Detection - Richard Bejtlich + super + I learned a lot + Excellent Book             Psychology of Intelligence Analysis8 reviews Richards J., Jr. Heuer Government Printing Office, 1999 Excellent book on cognitive processes + New Heuer Release for New Generation of Analysts + Very Insightful & Very Useful. + A must read!             Anticipating Surprise: Analysis for Strategic Warning4 reviews Cynthia M. Grabo University Press of America, 2004 Warning Wisdom + Is Warning Possible? + Swift service, book as advertised + THE textbook on how to do strategic intelligence analysis             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 ...             Intelligence Analysis: A Target-centric Approach11 reviews Robert M. Clark CQ Press, 2006 Excellent, but not perfect + The storage of experience makes it possible to predict future + A Handbook for Today's Analyst + Intel Analysis, a must for anyone wishing to think straight!             Systems Thinking: Managing Chaos and Complexity: A Platform for Designing Business Architecture24 reviews Jamshid Gharajedaghi Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999 Don't be afraid, + A True Cipher Key To Business Design / Re-Engineering This is really aimed at the reader who wishes to work on the transformation of whole organisations. Demonstrating the multi-dimensional relationships between organisational design, performance and behaviour. This work has had a profound effect on my thinking and development of management ideas. ...             Unrestricted Warfare: China's Master Plan to Destroy America57 reviews Qiao Liang, Wang Xiangsui Pan American Publishing Company, 2002 Osama bin Laden: the *real* Manchurian Candidate? + This looks like a pirated translation + Unrestricted Warfare + Inside the "enemy's" mode of thinking             Elements of Style, The (4th Edition)369 reviews William Strunk, E. B. White Longman, 1999 Great Reference + :) + Strunk and White should be next to your dictionary. + The Elements of Style + Elements of Style, a text for a lifetime             Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP Exam52 reviews CISSP, John Berti, Chris Hare AUERBACH, 2003 CISSP + CISSP test + CISSP I think the authors of this book are more lucid than many other course materials I have read about these major domains. I liked the diagrams and their explanation, plus the terminology library is useful. It is getting older, though, and may need to be brought up to-date, especially the test ...             The Tao of Network Security Monitoring: Beyond Intrusion Detection20 reviews Richard Bejtlich Addison-Wesley Professional, 2004 Great book to learn the Art of Network Monitoring! + Easily My Favorite Book + Jump into NSM + Great book + Shows a disciplined approach to network security monitoring             Psychology of Intelligence Analysis8 reviews Richards J., Jr. Heuer Government Printing Office, 1999 Excellent book on cognitive processes + New Heuer Release for New Generation of Analysts + Very Insightful & Very Useful. + A must read!             Hacking: The Art of Exploitation51 reviews Jon Erickson No Starch Press, 2003 One of the best technical books I have ever read. + Good for somebody who knows more than basics + Excellent security book + Get your hands dirty + Excellent