Review by Richard Bejtlich
on 2020-03-10
Product: Intrusion Prevention and Active Response ‘Intrusion Prevention and Active Response’ (IPAAR) is a good book, as long as you confine your expectations to open source solutions. The foreword says ‘Security professionals are going to be approaching management for funding in the next year or two to procure intrusion prevention devices, especially intelligent switches from 3Com (TippingPoint), as well as host-based intrusion prevention solutions like Cisco Security Agent, Platform Logic, Ozone, or CrossTec.
Review by Richard Bejtlich
on 2020-03-10
Product: Linux (Hacking Exposed) I’m a big fan of the Hacking Exposed style of writing. All offensive theory is backed up by command line examples, followed by defensive countermeasures. Hacking Exposed: Linux, 2nd Ed (HE:L2E) follows this tradition, updating the content of the first edition and adding 200 pages of new content. Although I reviewed the first edition in Sep 01, reading the second edition reminded me of the challenges posed by securely configuring and deploying Linux systems.
Review by richard gostanian
on 2020-03-10
Product: 1568842031 When this book was written (mid 1990’s) it contained some small elements of truth. Most of it however, even at that time, was a collection of nits which only the most deranged would find amusing. From the perspective of UNIX/Linux in 2009, there is little relevant in this book. Mercifully, it’s long out of print. Rating: 1 1568842031 Count: 8
Review by Richard L. Rankin
on 2020-03-10
Product: 1449327141 For those who could program an orthogonally linked list in UNIX/C and the Korn shell (now using bash) before they could shoot an arrow straight back with a compound bow while riding a horse, this will refresh your skills, your C functions where needed in C++ and the most useful C++ methods in C where needed. Rating: 4 1449327141 Count: 7
Review by Richard Parsons
on 2020-03-10
Product: 1590596277 Ubuntu Linux is the easiest Linux distribution yet. I’m a computer programmer by trade and I have played with Linux in the past and felt it just wasn’t ready for the mainstream public. Linux has come a long way in the last couple of years and Ubuntu proves that Linux IS a mature O/S that can be learned and loved by anyone. Beginning Ubuntu Linux is one of the best books I have ever read about any Linux distribution.
Review by Richard The Buying Hearted
on 2020-03-10
Product: 1593277938 This is THE Book on the subject. Any student taking forensics would be well served by learning about the acquisition and preservation of digital forensic evidence. Beside being a quickly expanding field offering great opportunities for the emerging student it is THE reference guide for this new science. With its unique focus on digital forensic acquisition and evidence preservation it allows today’s student to opportunity to specialize in an expanding field of forensics at a time when one can get in on the ground floor.
Review by Richard W.
on 2020-03-10
Product: UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook The authors of this book have sold me ever addition they have published and a couple twice (I wore them out). As a systems administrator everything I need and use is available on the web or in the man pages so you would think that this representation of information wouldnt be worth the price of the book (ebook this time). Surprisingly the repackaging and organizing by administration concepts keeps this book my go to documentation on at least a weekly basis.
Review by Rikki Boodram
on 2020-03-10
Product: 013254248X Okay first of all, My main reason to ordering this product because I needed it for my DCOM Class at college. I do have a little experience with Linux software via Backtrack 4 and 5 (Cyberclub at college) but I’m not too very familiar with the Linux OS in general (Note that I said little experience). So I’m looking forward to cracking this book open on the first day of college class.
Review by Rivera
on 2020-03-10
Product: Linux for Beginners: An Introduction to the Linux Operating System and Command Line The first thing I really liked about Linux For Beginners is that it really is for beginners. I have looked at some information on this platform before and it always started with something I didn’t know and had to look up so I was on the same page with the writer. This book assumes that you have absolutely nothing in the way of Linux knowledge and it actually starts by walking you through the process of getting an account.
Review by rlingenf
on 2020-03-10
Product: 0132757273 It takes a while to go through and digest this book, as there is so much good information in it. You will certainly learn the fundamentals of Linux here, but I don’t think some will quite understand how much information Mark has included, until they have really spent some time in the shell. This author knows his stuff. In this book, he has pulled tons of material together from various sources, and then made sometimes esoteric explanations understandable.