Books for getting started in infosec

Hey guys,

What books do you recommend to read when getting started in infosec?
Also any books on hacking, white hat hacking, hacking counter measures, etc would be good.

Thanks.

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dynamik

I'd start with Security+ material, then move on to some CEH books, Penetration Tester's Open Source Toolkit, Grey Hat Hacking, Hacking Exposed, etc.

unsupported

Counter Hack Reloaded by Ed Skoudis would be on the top of my list. It covers hacker attacks and their counter measures.

Easy read.

JDMurray

What are your interests in InfoSec? It a very broad field of knowledge and there's lots you can get into.

sagewalkinthere

JDMurray wrote: »

What are your interests in InfoSec? It a very broad field of knowledge and there's lots you can get into.

I don't really know what area I'm interested in yet, although I do enjoy reading about hackers and their tools. Perhaps some sort of counter-hacking or hacker defence?

I really need to learn more and experiment with things so I can make a decision on where I want to go.

JDMurray

The Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH) cert is good to start with hacking tools and information both offensive and defensive. The Security+ cert is how to start with learning about the broad field of InfoSec in general.

Kasor

Getting to know what you want and what you can get at the IT field are two different thing. Hacking or penetration test, or breaking system are fun for many people. However, you need to think about what security really mean to you and today IT field.

Usually, it take a good IT Professional some time before they are reach to the Security field. Since the demand of the market, this might not be the case at this time.

Paul Boz

If you want a broad view of security check out the SSCP materials available. The actual SSCP study guide from ISC2 is one of the better security books I own. The Shon Harris CISSP book is great also.