Silence on the Wire
"In Silence on the Wire: A Field Guide to Passive Reconnaissance and Indirect Attacks, Zalewski shares his expertise and experience to explain how computers and networks work, how information is processed and delivered, and what security threats lurk in the shadows. No humdrum technical white paper or how-to manual for protecting one's network, this book is truly unlike anything else out there. It's a narrative that explores a variety of unique, uncommon, and often quite elegant security challenges that defy classification and eschew the traditional attacker-victim model." "This book will be riveting reading for security professionals and students, as well as technophiles interested in learning about how computer security fits into the big picture and high-level hackers seeking to broaden their understanding of their craft."--Jacket.
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75% recommend25% neutral
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What Hacker News says
- Michał Zalewski (the author of this book) is goated. His book Silence on the Wire was very inspiring to me and the techniques he described often come to my mind years after reading the book
- The concept is widely covered in the amazing book Silence on the Wire[1] by Michal Zalewski. I wish he or someone else would write modern equivalent (or at least a new, updated edition) of the book.
- One security company I worked at had it as required reading for new hires - you were given a copy as part of onboarding.
I honestly think that was an excellent idea - there’s a good amount of valuable lessons for an analyst to glean from reading it.
I can think of very few other books in the IT security field that are as well written and as compelling besides maybe Silence on the Wire, The Tangled Web, or Innocent Code.
- I love this guide! I gave it as a reference to my students when I was teaching networks a few years ago. At the time it didn't have IPv6 taken into account! I'm so glad it is the case now, especially since I'm going to teach system and network programming against next semester =).
The other reference that I really like to give students about networks is Michal Zalewski's Silence on the wire [1]. A really great introduction that can be read cover to cover — almost as a novel — despite being really technical.
- It's dated now, but 'Silence on the Wire' was a fun read. Chapter 5 is even available for download: https://nostarch.com/silence.htm
- iirc, one of lcamtuf's works. His book Silence on the Wire is still one of my favorite reads of all time.
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