Re: Books for pen-testing.

[Hollis via Rubicon Recluse <hollis () rubiconrecluse com>]

You might try these. Authors are training consultants for us. Not read the 
book as yet but am impressed with the authors.

How to Break Software Security: Effective Techniques for Security Testing

http://btobsearch.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?userid=4GrM0YCCTKlA&btob=Y&pwb=1&ean=9780321194336

How to Break Software: A Practical Guide to Testing

http://btobsearch.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?userid=RN6HTKlAC0&btob=Y&pwb=1&ean=9780201796193

At 09:19 PM 1/13/2005 +0100, Lars Georg Paulsen wrote:
> Hi List.
>
> I'm a student taking my last semester for a Bachlor degree in
> information technology. In the end of this semester I'm going to write a
> term-paper on security in different Linux Distributions.
>
> I was thinking that I want to do a pen-test, check out local security,
> and what kind of security option the different distrubutions has.
>
> I'm now looking for books that covers these topics.
> or whitepapers on the web.
>
> regards
> Lg
>
> --
> Lars Georg Paulsen <maillist () braindead nu>