Sure..

Start by visiting http://www.oreilly.com and make a list of the books that you are interested in. Get a library card or go buy them etc..

Next.. go to http://blacksun.box.sk/tutorials.html and read anything there that seems interesting to you.

Then.. go to http://www.securitywriters.org and read the stuff they have there.

While you are at it ... go to http://www.rfc-editor.org and read through these rfc's : 1340, 1208, 1108, 1175, 1166, 1118, 1011, 1009, 1072, 896, 879, 813, 793, 768, 1219, 1112, 1088, 950, 932, 922, 919, 886, 815, 814, 792, 791, 781, 1220, 1188, 1171, 1042, 1027, 903, 894, 877, 951, 906, 1101, 1035, 1034, 1033, 1032, 974, 920, 799, 1094, 1068, 959, 949, 783, 775, 1341, 1143, 1090, 974, 822, 821, 1267, 1247, 1222, 1195, 1164, 1163, 1136, 1074, 1058, 911, 904, 888, 827, 1125, 1124, 1102, 1205, 1198, 1184, 1091, 1080, 1079, 1073, 1013, 946, 861, 860, 859, 858, 854, 726, 1196, 1179, 1129, 1119, 1057, 1014, 954, 868, 886, 865, 864, 863, 862, 1271, 1253, 1243, 1231, 1230, 1214, 1212, 1156, 1155, 1147, 1088, 1002, 1001, 1240, 1244, 1115, 1114, 1113, 1108, 1207, 1206

They are in a logical order even if they don't look like it, I put them together by protocol/topic.

That should keep you busy reading for quite a while. If you are really ambitious add the `Hacking [ insert operating system here] exposed' series published by McGraw Hill.

1. Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Third Edition
by Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray, and George Kurtz ISBN: 0-07-219381-6

2. Hacking Linux Exposed by Brian Hatch , George Kurtz , and James Lee ISBN: 0-07-212773-2

3. Hacking Exposed Windows 2000 by Joel Scambray , and Stuart McClure ISBN: 0-07-219262-3

4. Hacker's Challenge by Mike Schiffman ISBN: 0-07-219384-0


If you actually read all of that you will be light years ahead of any script kiddie, lamer, or the thousands of clueless `me too' wannabe hackers in this world.

-- enjoy