I.4 Resources
Books
[Hatch+ 02]
Hatch, Brian,
James Lee, and
George Kurtz. Hacking Linux Exposed: Linux Security Secrets Solutions, Second Edition.
Get this book![Himanen+ 01]
Himanen, Pekka,
Manuel Castells, and
Linus Torvalds. The Hacker Ethic. An intellectual treatment of hacking and hackers.[Nemeth+ 02]
Nemeth, Evi,
Garth Snyder,
Trent R. Hein, and
Adam Boggs. Unix System Administration Handbook. This is the Bible for Unix sysadmins.[Raymond+ 97]
Raymond, Eric S., and
Bob Young. The Cathedral and the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source. An interesting read about the nature of Open Source, based on Eric Raymond's experience with the development of fetchmail.[Schneier 00]
Schneier, Bruce. Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World.
Not a book on how to be secure, but on how to think about security, and just how difficult it is to be truly secure. A must-read for just about anyone in this networked world.[Torvalds+ 01]
Torvalds, Linus, and
David Diamond. Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary. The biography of the creator of Linux that's a short, easy, and fun read.
Web Sites
Apache: www.apache.org
the official Apache web pageBugtraq: www.securityfocus.com
use to keep track of security vulnerabilitiesHacker information: www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/HAKMEMlwhat hacking is all about. See also www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/hackl
the real definition of hackerLinux: www.linux.org
information on LinuxLinux security: www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Security-HOWTOl
a must-read for securing your Linux boxMozilla: www.mozilla.org
the Mozilla browser is an Open Source web browserMySQL: www.mysql.com
the official MySQL web pageOpen Source Development Network: www.osdn.coma network of Open Source web sites including Slashdot, Freshmeat, Sourceforge.netOpen Source: www.opensource.org
interesting information and history relating to Open Source softwarePerl: www.perl.com
all things Perl begin here Python: www.python.orgPHP: www.php.net
PHP centralSendmail: www.sendmail.org
sendmail is the ubiquitous Open Source program that routes the majority of e-mail around the InternetSlashdot: www.slashdot.org
worth looking at dailySource Forge: www.sourceforge.net
Open Source software code for many projects is available here