Book Review: Hack the Stack: Using Snort and Ethereal to Master the 8 Layers of an Insecure Network
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I anticipated the book going more in depth in certain areas, but the overview it provided for each section was a great starter. I do agree with another reviewer that stated it was missing references to certain website links or direction to where to gather more information. This was a downside, mainly in dealing with large technical references such as this book. An index or glossary, noting the pages used and full definitions would have gone a long way.
I did like some of the directions on testing and building of products, scripts or other methods to verify your own environment however. I do realize you can only fit so much detail, but some definition areas needed more explanation that a simple paragraph. I would have looked to eliminate those and expand on others to give the feeling of deeper information.
Now saying all that, I appreciated the adding of the 8th layer that is not mentioned anywhere else. The reading was fairly straightforward and simple for the intermediate level technical administrator. Some of the references are not for the basic entry level, as it jumps right into topics that assume basic knowledge of networks, protocols and even mail and messaging.
I shared this with some staff in the office for reading of particular areas and will be keeping it on the bookshelf (which means it is a keeper)
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On Tuesday, December 12th, 2006 by Chris Miller
