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November 24th, 2003, 12:43 AM
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Hacking: The Art of Exploitation by Jon Erickson
I picked up this book recently and thus far I must say it's pretty interesting. It certainly explains how buffer overflows and other techniques are used. The majority of the book, not surprisingly, covers off programming aspects itself. This is not a how to program book but rather how can programming, if not done well, can be abused/misused. It also looks at specifics of networking (MITM, hijacking, rst hijacking, etc.) and cryptography.
This is the 1st edition so the text is fairly sparse (only about 230 pages) but what is has is to the point and direct.
I'd recommend it for those going beyond the Hacking Exposed books.
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November 28th, 2003, 05:44 AM
#2
I've found the following book below to be very interesting and maybe some of you might also.
http://www.schneier.com/book-beyondfear.html
Beyond Fear
Thinking Sensibly about Security in an Uncertain World
Author = Bruce Schneier
"Whether your goal is to enhance security at home, at the office, and on the road, or to participate more knowledgeably and confidently in the current debates about security in our communities and the nation at large, this book will change the way you think about security for the rest of your life."
He has a couple of other good books as well that I have borrowed from the library to read a few times.
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November 30th, 2003, 10:28 PM
#3
Junior Member
Current ones Ive read lately that I thought were decent:
"Cybershock: Surviving Hackers, Phreakers, Identity Theives, Internet Terrorists, and Weapons of Mass Disruption" by Winn Schwartau
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December 1st, 2003, 01:21 AM
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December 1st, 2003, 01:37 AM
#5
Understanding some programming would be helpful. It makes it easier to understand why things are the way they are. But you don't need to be an expert programmer.
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December 2nd, 2003, 05:39 PM
#6
Senior Member
what is the best programming book for a programming newbie then??
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December 2nd, 2003, 06:45 PM
#7
Well, depends on the language. For C programming, I've found the following two (albeit both are older) helpful:
Absolute Beginner's Guide to C (2nd Edition) by Greg Perry
C Programming Language (2nd Edition) by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie
Those should be good places to start.
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December 6th, 2003, 07:19 AM
#8
Senior Member
i picked up both from the library any one that you prefer to start with??
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December 6th, 2003, 11:32 AM
#9
Originally posted here by qod
i picked up both from the library any one that you prefer to start with??
Start with 'The C Programing Language',. a.k.a 'K&R'. This is the book on C, so you might as well
read it sooner than later.
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December 8th, 2003, 04:05 PM
#10
Senior Member
i started with absolute begginers guide to C because it seems not to assume any knowlege about programming, then i will do the K&R book about C.
any other books on C that are great read???
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