Help from a Beginner

Hi,

I am a computer science student.
I am trying to learn network security.
I am a totally beginner.
So, where and how should I begin my study?
What kind of book or topics should I study first?

Thanks for your suggestions.



privateson@hotmail.com

When I was teaching, I had my students use a book called "Hacking
Exposed" by McClure, Scambray, and Kurtz. It is a good overview of
the way a hacker approaches a network compromise attempt. It also
talks about some ways that attacks are initiated on different levels
of the OSI model. I would also suggest one of the CCNA prep books to
get a good handle on the parts of a packet and the handshake process
(i.e. ACK, SYN, FIN, etc.). Once you have a solid grasp of the packet
initiation process, take a look at one of the security "cookbooks"
such as the "Linux Security Cookbook" (O'Reilly's) or packet filtering
methods such as IPTables (Linux) or ISA Server (Microsoft).

Hope this helps!

Brian Crittenden, MS

On May 1, 12:01 pm, private...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am a computer science student.
> I am trying to learn network security.
> I am a totally beginner.
> So, where and how should I begin my study?
> What kind of book or topics should I study first?
>
> Thanks for your suggestions.