FullReviews Index
Google Hacking
A review of Google Hacking for Penetration Testers by Johnny Long, creator of the johnny.ihackstuff.com web site which details a variety of security concerns and hacks using search engines.
Make Magazine
A review of the new periodical publication, Make: Technology On Your Time, from O'Reilly Publishing. This magazine spotlights D.I.Y. (do-it-yourself) projects, complete with pictures and instructions, for all sorts of gizmos and gadgets you can build yourself.
Mapping Security
A review of the book Mapping Security: The Corporate Security Sourcebook for Today's Global Economy by Tom Patterson and Scott Gleeson Blue from Symantec Press.
Steal This File Sharing Book
A review of Steal This File Sharing Book by Wallace Wang, author of the popular Steal This Computer Book (now in its 3rd edition), from No Starch Press publishing.
Knoppix Hacks
A book review of Knoppix Hacks by Kyle Rankin. The O'Reilly 'Hacks' series of books each present "100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools" for their respective applications. Rankin's contribution gives the reader 100 tips for how to use the Knoppix version of Linux for a wide variety of diagnostics, troubleshooting and maintenance tasks.
Book review of Windows Forensics and Incident Recovery
Book review of Windows Forensics and Incident Recovery by Harlan Carvey from Addison Wesley Publishing
Inside The Spam Cartel: Why Spammers Spam
A review of the book Inside The Spam Cartel by Spammer X and Jeffrey Posluns (foreword by Stu Sjouwerman) from Syngress Publishing.
Hardening Windows Systems
A review of the book Hardening Windows Systems by Roberta Bragg from the Osborne/McGraw-Hill Hardening series.
Book Review: Mac Annoyances
A review of the book Mac Annoyances by John Rizzo from O'Reilly Publishing. I think the Apple Mac fanatic police might revoke Rizzo's membership for suggesting that the Mac is in any way not intuitive or perfect just the way it is, but Rizzo set out to help those who find working with the Mac to have its own annoyances.
The Art of Intrusion
A review of the book The Art of Intrusion by Kevin Mitnick and William Simon from Wiley Publishing. Kevin Mitnick is still under a federal gag order not to disclose stories of his own exploits and hacking successes. This book is a collection of stories from other hackers which Mitnick and Simon have corroborated as fact to the best of their ability.
Book Review: How To Do Everything to Fight Spam, Viruses, Pop-Ups & Spyware
A review of the book How To Do Everything to Fight Spam, Viruses, Pop-Ups & Spyware by Ken Feinstein from Osborne McGraw-Hill Publishing. The book provides a wide array of tips as well as a CD of software to help you rid your PC of these pests.
Nessus Network Auditing
Nessus Network Auditing is another great addition to the Jay Beale's Open Source Security Series from Syngress Publishing. This book provides a detailed and comprehensive overview of the capabilities of the open-source Nessus vulnerability scanner and teaches the reader exactly how to use it and how to comprehend and act on the results.
Executive Guide to Information Security
Book review of The Executive Guide to Information Security by Mark Egan. This book, with a foreword by former CyberSecurity Czar Richard Clarke, is one of the first from the newly formed Symantec Press.
Book Review: Apple Confidential 2.0
A review of the book Apple Confidential 2.0 by Owen Linzmayer published by No Starch Press.
Essential Checkpoint Firewall-1 NG
A review of the book Essential Checkpoint Firewall-1 NG by Dameon Welch-Abernathy from Addison Wesley publishing.
Book Review: Security Assessment
Book Review of Security Assessment- Case Studies for Implementing the NSA IAM by Tim Dykstra, Greg Miles, Ed Fuller and Russ Rogers from Syngress Publishing.
Book Review: Hacking For Dummies
A book review of the book Hacking For Dummies by Kevin Beaver, CISSP with a foreword by Stuart McClure, President and CTO of Foundstone and primary author of the best-selling Hacking Exposed.
Book Review: PDA Security
A review of the book PDA Security: Incorporating Handhelds Into The Enterprise by David Melnick, Mark Dinman and Alexander Muratov. PDA's are becoming quite ubiquitous and offer an avenue of access to many corporate networks which needs to be secured.
Book Review: Anti-Spam Tool Kit
A review of the book Anti-Spam Tool Kit by Paul Wolfe, Charlie Scott and Mike Erwin from Osborne / McGraw-Hill Publishing. Spam is a scourge on email and the Internet as a whole and the problem just keeps growing. Messagelabs reported that over 60% of all email messages in the first half of 2004 were unsolicited spam. This book will show you the tools and techniques to combat this problem.
Book Review: Linux For Non-Geeks
Linux is a well-known operating system among the techno-geeks of the world, but it has also gained significant popularity among average users. Linux For Non-Geeks by Rickford Grant provides a glimpse at this powerful operating system and how to use it effectively without having to become a guru.
Book Review: CCIE Security Practice Labs
A book review of CCIE Security Practice Labs (CCIE Self-Study) by Fahim Hussain and Yusuf Bhaiji. The book contains seven comprehensive CCIE security labs to fine-tune your configuration and troubleshooting skills. This book will help you prepare for the CCIE Security lab exam and hone your security configuration and troubleshooting skills.
Book Review: Digital Fortress
A review of the cyber-thriller novel Digital Fortress by Dan Brown. An excellent novel highlighting encryption and high-technology espionage as well as some government / privacy issues.
Book Review: Hackers and Painters
A review of the book Hackers and Painters by Paul Graham. This insightful book from O'Reilly shares some of Graham's philosophy on current technology and predictions for the future.