Hacking Exposed VoIP: Voice Over IP Security Secrets & Solutions (Hacking Exposed)2 reviews
David Endler, Mark Collier

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2006

A great Hacking Exposed and VoIP security book

+ Invaluable VoIP Security Handbook

Hacking Exposed: VoIP (HE:V) is the sort of HE book I like. It's fashionable to think HE books are only suitable for script kiddies who run tools they don't understand against vulnerable services they don't recognize. I like HE books because the good ones explain a technology from a security ...
  
  











  



  
The Giant Black Book of Computer Viruses16 reviews
Mark A. Ludwig

American Eagle Publications, 1998

Older edition is free on the Internet

+ Aging book on viruses is still great for learning system programming
+ Forget Computer Viruses
+ A good bit of Assembler, and Windows Goes!
+ Most informative & interesting book I've ever read
  
  











  



  
Network Security Hacks: Tips & Tools for Protecting Your Privacy (Hacks)20 reviews
Andrew Lockhart

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2006

Great reference guide

+ Nice collection of hacks, though not a lot unique
+ good book
+ Great bag of tricks for the network security professional
  
  











  



  
The Database Hacker's Handbook: Defending Database Servers7 reviews
David Litchfield, Chris Anley, ...

Wiley, 2005

Important Book For Database and Security Admins

+ Coverage of many databases, but not as coherent as it should be
+ Just as good as I expected
+ Dave is amazing!
+ Attacking Database Servers
  
  











  



  
Computer Networks (4th Edition)108 reviews
Andrew S. Tanenbaum

Prentice Hall PTR, 2002

The classic has been improved

+ Good Starting Point.
+ A Good Find
+ Thaddy's comments
  
  











  



  
Blackjacking: Security Threats to BlackBerry Devices, PDAs, and Cell Phones in the Enterprise3 reviews
Daniel V. Hoffman

Wiley, 2007

It's not just for BlackBerry's anymore! :)

+ Really Good Book
+ Great book on BlackBerry and Mobile Device Security

Personally, I skipped over the entire BlackBerry section (I'll read it later) and went straight to the the PDA section. My reasoning for this is that I do not, currently, support any BlackBerry users. I do support a lot of Palm users and have a Windows Mobile PDA, myself. There is a surprising ...
  
  











  



  
Essential SNMP, Second Edition19 reviews
Douglas Mauro, Kevin Schmidt

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005

Great book on SNMP starts from the beginning

+ thorough coverage of SNMP

I hadn't seen a new book on SNMP come out in some time, and the older ones I had read were so abstract and unhelpful that I was reluctant to try another one. This book, though not perfect, is much better than the older books I have looked at on the subject. For one thing, it just didn't dive into ...
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
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.
  
  











  



  
Google Hacking for Penetration Testers, Volume 124 reviews
Johnny Long, Ed Skoudis, ...

Syngress, 2005

Superb Book, great writing style and plenty of useful examples

+ Superior Text
+ google, hack, hacking
+ Great starting Point for New or Intermediate- Reference for advanced
+ got the warm-fuzzy i was looking for...
  
  











  



  
Inside the Machine: An Illustrated Introduction to Microprocessors and Computer Architecture17 reviews
Jon Stokes

No Starch Press, 2006

Introductory text takes you from beginner to intermediary- and it is fun too!

+ Very Good.
+ Great Intro to Microprocessor Architecture
+ Very good introduction and overview
  
  











  



  
Security Power Tools11 reviews
Bryan Burns, Jennifer Granick, ...

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2007

Invaluable security resource

+ If there should be only one book...
+ Security Power Tools
+ SPT -- A Security Tool Primer Worth Reading
+ Everyone will find at least one chapter to like
  
  











  



  
Fundamentals of Mobile and Pervasive Computing3 reviews
Frank Adelstein, Sandeep KS Gupta, ...

McGraw-Hill Professional, 2004

Excellent survey of the technology

+ Excellent overview
+ A surprisingly easy read for such a technical topic

This book is a good entry point for someone wishing to learn about wireless computing and communication. It provides a broad survey of the various kinds of wireless applications and implementation design patterns, discussing the technology performance limitations and trade-offs that motivate each ...
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
The TCP/IP Guide: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Internet Protocols Reference27 reviews
Charles Kozierok

No Starch Press, 2005

Best book on TCP/IP ever

+ Fantastic reference book
+ Phenomenal, time-consuming
+ A must have for any networking enthusiast
+ Excellent book
  
  











  



  
Interconnections: Bridges, Routers, Switches, and Internetworking Protocols (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley ...28 reviews
Radia Perlman

Addison-Wesley Professional, 1999

Welcome to Layer 2 and Layer 3 - need search no longer

+ One of the few best books on this subject
+ Excellent Book for Beginners and Experts
+ a must have book
  
  











  



  
Security Warrior27 reviews
Cyrus Peikari, Anton Chuvakin

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2004

Essential read for any web-based application developer

+ Security Warrior
+ Good Overall Coverage and Plenty Technical Details

This book is outstanding and an essential read for anyone doing web-based application development. It is very eye-opening to the current state of web security.
  
  











  



  
Core Security Patterns: Best Practices and Strategies for J2EE( Web Services, and Identity Management (Sun ...32 reviews
Christopher Steel, Ramesh Nagappan, ...

Prentice Hall PTR, 2005

Best Java Security Book for J2EE and Web Services.

+ Very practical security book for java architects
+ Excellent Security Book for Java/J2EE Programmers and Architects
+ Security design overview
  
  











  



  
File System Forensic Analysis24 reviews
Brian Carrier

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2005

The bible for File System Forensics

+ Fantastic
+ Superb!!
+ Great resource
+ super
  
  











  



  
Web Protocols and Pr HTTP/1.1, Networking Protocols, Caching, and Traffic Measurement7 reviews
Balachander Krishnamurthy, Jennifer Rexford

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2001

Understand Web Performance

+ Buy this book!!!
+ "The" book of the web
+ It's not an exciting read...
+ If you read only one book on HTTP, READ THIS!!!