What good books should one read?

[solidstate]

Re: What good books should one read?

One of the best and one of my favorites. More theoretical but very interesting and well written.

http://www.schneier.com/book-applied.html

[Mr.Shadow]

Re: What good books should one read?

Thank you for the links everyone, now its time to expaned my mind.

[xor]

Re: What good books should one read?

What books should one read to really learn how things work in the security fields?
Is Hacker quaterly a good one as well? Thanks so much for you time in this matter.

What's a book, no one here reads <rolls eyes>. Reading is so retro, I prefer sucking the knowledge out of the books through osmosis

xor

[Agent X]

Re: What good books should one read?

If by Hacker Quarterly you mean "2600" then no. Spread the net a bit wider and read EVERYTHING.

What books should one read to really learn how things work in the security fields?
Is Hacker quaterly a good one as well? Thanks so much for you time in this matter.

[converge]

Re: What good books should one read?

Copied and pasted your thread title into the search box, third thread down from yours:

https://forum.defcon.org/showthread....ld+one+read%3F

edit- also, http://www.google.com/#q=security+books

[Mr.Shadow]

What books should one read to really learn how things work in the security fields?
Is Hacker quaterly a good one as well? Thanks so much for you time in this matter.