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Best cybersecurity books from 2009
3 cybersecurity books published in 2009, ranked by rating. Each entry is an opinionated review with who the book is for.
01 · 2009
Les virus informatiques
Théorie, pratique et applications
The reference French academic treatment of computer virology — the theory, algorithms and practice of viruses and malicious code — by Éric Filiol, a former military cryptanalyst and one of France's leading virologists.
Advanced4/5Éric Filiol02 · 2009
Nmap Network Scanning
The Official Nmap Project Guide to Network Discovery and Security Scanning
Written by Nmap's own author, this is both a gentle introduction to port scanning and the definitive reference for every flag, timing knob, and NSE script the tool ships with.
Beginner4/5Gordon Fyodor Lyon03 · 2009
The Mac Hacker's Handbook
Charlie Miller and Dino Dai Zovi's 2009 deep dive into the Mac OS X exploit landscape — Mach-O, IPC, sandboxing as it then existed, and the early-Intel-Mac exploitation chains.
Advanced3/5Charlie Miller, Dino Dai Zovi