Network Security Bible 2nd Edition

This was a decent book on security. I actually picked this book up to provide additional material for the Security+ (which was very easy by the way) and to provide something to help me self study for GSEC in the coming months. I found this book to be very useful for both cert and non cert study. It can be a little dry at times but that is to be expected.

A well-written synopsis of many types of security topics ranging from web security, to network security, to operating systems security, as well as security management. Eric does a great job of introducing how many types of information systems fundamentally work, discusses security concerns with those systems, and presents solutions to those risks. I greatly appreciated Eric's practical knowledge which stands in contrast to the many theoretical based security textbooks out there. The book is starting to show its age as is common in the ever-changing field of security, but still serves as a great primer.

I bought this book in preparation the GIAC GSEC. The info is good but very outdated, I ended up not using it during the test.

Great book. Recommend for anyone interested in the InfoSec field. Dr. Eric Cole is the Jimmy Page of SANS instructors, this guy knows his s***, period. Definitely a must have for the InfoSec book collection.

Was better off buying Network Security Paperback, because the "location progress" is less friendlier than "page viewing" making chapter or page selection a hassle since page viewing is way more convenient than viewing a fraction of a page at a time. The kicker was the Paperback version was $35.88 vice the kindle version was $32.99, which for an epub format wasn't even worth the decision since Kindle is so unfriendly when it comes to viewing the content. Having to buy a Kindle reader to view pages is even less appealing, making the purchase of this book on Kindle a very whack decision. I will now refrain from buying Kindle ebooks and consider paperback versions regardless of the shipping cost and taxes.

Extremely well structured book. A reference anyone should have indeed if you are a honnete homme with some interest in your times. Of course, professionals and want-to-be will find good data and explanation. The technological aspects could start earlier in the book. But frankly this is not easy to make such a book and the outcome is a masterpiece.

The content and overall presentation are just as I had planned. I bought it how a source of reference and information.

Awesome product. Came on time and I loved it so much. Works till today.