Re: Beginner level security

[s garcia <g.f.samuel () gmail com>]

Hey, guys, hold your horses!!! you may scare to our friend with all
this high-end recomendations... Viajay, please take a look at this
http://www.hackerhighschool.org/ I'm pretty sure it's what you are
looking for. You will learn basics and more. Then, you may decide
where to go.

Regarding books:

CISSP .- Here you will have a wide view about what InfoSec is.
ISBN 0738494682 ( Red Book TCP IBM )

Have all you guys a nice weekend ahead!


On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 12:20 PM,  <mr.vijaynarasimhan () gmail com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>       I am a little afraid and feeling silly to ask this here. But, I don't know any other place to do so. I am a  
> Computer Applications student interested in information security. But I do not know where to start my learning from.
>
> Could you guys kindly suggest what I should start learning first and how to proceed from there? Any online material 
> and book names and references would be beneficial to me. I am from a very uneducated background and hence do not have 
> any guidance from those around me.
>
> Thank you for any replies.
> -
> Vijay Narasimhan
>
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> Securing Apache Web Server with thawte Digital Certificate
> In this guide we examine the importance of Apache-SSL and who needs an SSL certificate.  We look at how SSL works, 
> how it benefits your company and how your customers can tell if a site is secure. You will find out how to test, 
> purchase, install and use a thawte Digital Certificate on your Apache web server. Throughout, best practices for 
> set-up are highlighted to help you ensure efficient ongoing management of your encryption keys and digital 
> certificates.
>
> http://www.dinclinx.com/Redirect.aspx?36;4175;25;1371;0;5;946;e13b6be442f727d1
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Securing Apache Web Server with thawte Digital Certificate
In this guide we examine the importance of Apache-SSL and who needs an SSL certificate.  We look at how SSL works, how 
it benefits your company and how your customers can tell if a site is secure. You will find out how to test, purchase, 
install and use a thawte Digital Certificate on your Apache web server. Throughout, best practices for set-up are 
highlighted to help you ensure efficient ongoing management of your encryption keys and digital certificates.

http://www.dinclinx.com/Redirect.aspx?36;4175;25;1371;0;5;946;e13b6be442f727d1
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