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Silence on the Wire is a fantastic book that looks at unconventional and underdiscussed aspects of security: interesting timing attacks, subtle information leak
by moyix 10y ago
Silence on the Wire is a fantastic book that looks at unconventional and underdiscussed aspects of security: interesting timing attacks, subtle information leakage, fingerprinting, etc. It's by Michal Zalewski, who is perhaps better known to HN folks as the author of the American Fuzzy Lop (AFL) fuzzer.
I think that book probably did more to get me into security than any other – it's just filled with really wonderful, clever stuff.
- ageofwant 10y agoMichal Zalewsk is a all-round polygot that also wrote "The Tangled Web", I wish I could recommend it but I don't understand 1/2 of it. Interestingly I only became aware of him after stumbling on his "Guerrilla guide to CNC machining, mold making, and resin casting" http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/gcnc/ http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/gcnc/, an astounding complete piece of work.
- amjo324 10y agoI'm a few chapters into Silence on the Wire and enjoying it. Zalewski is brilliant. It's very theoretical however. I'd only recommend it if your motive for reading it is pure interest rather than a desire to pick up practical skills that are immediately actionable.