Product: 1119277655

This is a rather thin book. It shows some good examples of Linux security with different tools, including knockd, ncat, nping, nmap, maldet, hashcat, etc.

I was so underwhelmed by this book that if I had bought it, I would likely have return it because it provides very basic overview of these utilities. Each chapter is 3-4 pages and that includes a page that discusses history or background of how some of these utilities have evolved.

What I really do not like is the fact that it simply repeats the basic commands on each chapter, like yum install, to fill up half of the page. If you remove the history or background info, and the filler for repeated commands (yum, apt-get), this book would be even thinner so the actual substance in the book is really half of the 144 pages. That is very thin for a security book. When it introduces a new utility, like ncat, it does not go into any level of detail about it. So this book introduces new Linux admin to some of these utilities and how they can be used, but doesnt go to the level of detail that intermediate to advanced Linux admins may expect.

You will likely read this book only once. In other words, this book is not written like a reference book that you like to keep on your bookshelf that you know you will likely keep going back to. As long as you remember some of the commands and the context in which they were used, you will likely never go back to this book, even if you were a Linux newbie.
Rating: 2
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