Title: Written by a hacker?
Product review: Definitely not written by an author this book is a jumble of information. Not explained well, a lot of the data is incorrect anyway and general assumptions are made without proof to back them. A lot seems to be the author's opinion rather than actual fact, and in a technological industry, you really need to prove your statements. Technical people will buy this to learn from, so will need more than just opinions to implement security in their networks. I didn't feel that I got a good step-by-step walkthrough of how to fully secure our network--many options and tools are presented but mainly the book leaves you paranoid that you cannot fully protect your company. I liked Hacking Exposed better because it was less general and left me with fewer decisions and questions. Also I felt the book was heavy with with charts and reference lists and not enough detailed explanation of "why" and "how". Just a lot of "what". I need more explanation and insight.
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