What are some must have books for Info Sec professionals?

HLRS

sorry if question is redundant. I'm looking to buy few Info Sec books, any recommendations? thanks

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paul78

Any particular area of infosec?

Try the ISC2 textbooks - https://www.isc2.org/official-isc2-textbooks.aspx

They cover a wide range of infosec topics.

afcyung

Its going to depend. What I think is good to have on hand is the NIST 800 series publications. Also DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides are good as well. A good Sec + book has come in handy from time to time as well.

the_hutch

Some that I've read recently and would recommend include (my focus is almost exclusively on PenTesting):
BackTrack 5 Wireless Penetration Testing by Vivek Ramachandran (CEO of SecurityTube)
NMAP Cookbook - Nicholas Marsh
Metasploit: The Penetration Tester's Guide - Kennedy, O'Gorman, Kearns and Aharoni

chrisone

For starters begin with this book, it goes down to the complete basics and hold your hand on the subject. No shame here, everyone has to start from somewhere.
Amazon.com: The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing: Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Made Easy (Syngress Basics Series) (9781597496551): Patrick Engebretson: Books

Then advance your journey with the follow.
Amazon.com: Advanced Penetration Testing for Highly-Secured Environments: The Ultimate Security Guide (9781849517744): Lee Allen: Books

http://www.amazon.com/Penetration-Testers-Source-Toolkit-Edition/dp/1597496278/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1341771226&sr=8-4&keywords=penetration+testing

Amazon.com: Professional Penetration Testing: Volume 1: Creating and Learning in a Hacking Lab (9781597494250): Thomas Wilhelm: Books

Amazon.com: Coding for Penetration Testers: Building Better Tools (9781597497299): Jason Andress, Ryan Linn: Books

Amazon.com: BackTrack 4: Assuring Security by Penetration Testing (9781849513944): Shakeel Ali, Tedi Heriyanto: Books

Amazon.com: Ninja Hacking: Unconventional Penetration Testing Tactics and Techniques (9781597495882): Thomas Wilhelm, Jason Andress: Books

The other books like meta sploit, NMAP, and backtrack 5 wireless like "hutch" previously posted as also very good books on the subject and cover other very much needed tools. However start in a structured order and learn with baby step first in what penetration testing is and how one usually goes about such a journey.

hope this helps!

the_hutch

chrisone wrote: »

start in a structured order and learn with baby step first in what penetration testing is and how one usually goes about such a journey.

agreed...

baby steps

jasong318

Pretty much any of the NoStarchPress security books get my +1