Security and hacking

[Briyun]

I'm a university senior graduating in a few months. I've worked mostly with design and development of databases (SQL, Access) and web (ASP, HTML, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Ulradev, etc.)

I am really interested in getting into tech security, and don't really understand the bare bones of what it takes to be a hacker (white hat, NOT a cracker). I figure that in order to better understand security, I probably should know how to look for vulnerability.

If anyone has any good info or advice, or where I can find some, I'd really appreciate it. If anyone knows of anyone I can talk to re. security, please post back.

[BloodRed]

I'd recommend reading "Hacking Exposed" and "Hacking Exposed 2". The books cover common(and not so common) security holes in *nix and NT based OS's, and explains in detail the tools and methods people use to gain access to various systems. It's a good read.

[vibe666]

there is quite a lot of information at www.astalavista.com although I'm not sure how responsibly they take the subject.

worth a look though i would say.

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[Ka0ticSH]

Originally posted by BloodRed
I'd recommend reading "Hacking Exposed" and "Hacking Exposed 2". The books cover common(and not so common) security holes in *nix and NT based OS's, and explains in detail the tools and methods people use to gain access to various systems. It's a good read.

haha
why buy knowledge?when its free?
check out packetstormsecurity.org, it has _tons_ of info. Good Luck.