Re: [PLUG] I need a book recommendation

[Tom Haines <hainest@gmail.com>]

+1 Cuckoos Egg

I've found myself recommending this book several times in the last month. My grandfather gave it to me almost 20 years ago, and it got me fascinated with Unix and computer security. 

I can't recommend it enough. 

On Saturday, May 19, 2012, Eric at Lucii.org wrote:

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+1 "The Cuckoo's Egg"

Amazing story and well written.
This reminds me that I have to dig out my copy and re-read it.

Eric


On 05/18/2012 10:53 PM, Matt Mossholder wrote:
> On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 10:21 PM, <jazzman@exdomain.org <mailto:jazzman@exdomain.org>> wrote:
>
> I wanted to start learning about computer and network security and things related to that and I'm looking for a few good books to start reading. Unfortunately the only books I've found readily available in book stores are certification study guides and I'm not sure that's the best place to start. I was looking for something more like a textbook or something like that.
>
> Does anyone have any good recommendations?
>
> Thanks in advance Marc
>
>
> The very first book I tell people to read to learn about computer security is "The Cuckoo's Egg" by Clifford Stoll.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/The-Cuckoos-Egg-Tracking-Espionage/dp/1416507787/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337395919&sr=1-1 <http://www.amazon.com/The-Cuckoos-Egg-Tracking-Espionage/dp/1416507787/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337395919&sr=1-1>
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> It isn't going to teach you much that is particularly useful from a skillset perspective... but what it will do is show you the type of things that can happen, in a very easily readable way.
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> --Matt
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