Readings in IT

Sometimes people ask me about good books to read about IT security, hacking and such like. Here is a list of some of my favourites. With my tastes and approach to life, all are quite quirky in their own way…..

The Cuckoo’s Egg - Clifford Stoll
(and what he is doing now: http://www.kleinbottle.com)

The Art of Deception - Kevin Mitnick
(and he is now a good boy: http://www.kevinmitnick.com)

Just for Fun - Linus Torvalds & David Diamond
(The Linus FAQ here: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/linus and and interesting take here: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.11/linus_pr.html)

Silence on the Wire - Michal Zalweski
(more info here: http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/silence.shtml)

Secrets and Lies - Bruce Schneier
(more info here: http://www.schneier.com/book-sandl.html)

Hacking - The art of exploitation - Jon Erickson
(more info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacking:_The_Art_of_Exploitation)

Network Security Hacks - Andrew Lockhart
(more infor here: http://www.ukuug.org/books/reviews/Network%20Security%20Hacks)

Google Hacks - Tara Calishain, Rael Dornfest
(more info here: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/googlehks2)