Even before programming, general IT knowledge seems to be very useful for hacking. Operating systems, hardware, and networking are great topics (and they are m

Even before programming, general IT knowledge seems to be very useful for hacking. Operating systems, hardware, and networking are great topics (and they are more concrete than most programming). Great book he might want to read: http://www.amazon.com/Hacking-Exposed-Network-Security-Solutions/dp/0071613749 http://www.amazon.com/Hacking-Exposed-Network-Security-Solut...