I would advise to learn also the sql, for test of sql_injection....

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the latest metasploit framework has been rewritten in Ruby. :-)...

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A great article!

Thank you very much for taking the time to research & write this, it has helped me a lot in guiding me further!

Thanks once Again!...

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You could generalize the "protocols" requirement by adding familiarity with "formats". You don't have to know the ins-and-outs of every format out there (whether data, image, archive, or document), but you can go a long way by understanding the principles behind a format specification, and the stan...

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Because Perl uses a ";" in its syntax we should favor Python? LOL...

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Okay, then I presume securityfocus is going to start offering reverse engineering courses? :)

The most beneficial appendix to this article would be where to learn C, reverse engineering, python and assembly. Resources/books/online other than college of course - which I agree is the best place but...

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The general gist of this article is that to be a good security analyst one needs to be a programming guru, a network guru, and a systems guru. Whew!!! That is some learning curve. Where do I get the opportunity to develop all this expertise?...

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This may be advanced; however, it is not comprehensive. There is much more. For topics, see the Body of Knowlege of CISSP, CISM or even CISA. But the emphasis on coding is refreshing....

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I enjoyed both your TCP/IP skills articles and, this one was the same quality I have come to expect. I agreed with you then, and I agree with you know. Programming is often overlooked by those focusing on networking, yet people often don't realise the training you get from programming (not only in s...

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Whilst I would agree that Java is rarely the preferred language for industrial-strength applications, it does have an advantage over C++ in that it is easier to learn, yet it still has many of the same characteristics of C++.

For those who are used to hierarchical programming styles, the learnin...

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`Also, you don?t have the ";" denoting the end of a line in Python that you have in PERL, as Python takes a different approach when you write code.'

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You know, I've seen people give many reasons why language X is better than language Y, but that is possibly the oddest attempt at a reason that...

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a very nice article, also very good for beginners

- great job

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I'd say there is far more to security than just hacking and programming. Just as software development is more than programming, information security is more than SQL injection or whatever the new hot topic is. An advanced security practitioner will understand requirements, testing, penetration, an...

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Is there a specific reason why there is only a 16-bit number for port number in TCP/IP?...

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Mr.Don i would say welldone & great job !!

I really don't know why some people can't keep silent when they are suppose to do so ?

All of you guys who kept joking about the ";" story, Can you show us your brillient articles ??

None i guess!! So please show some respect and appreciation for ...

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Just read this article and I really dont see the link between programming and networking. Im sure there is a link there somewhere but it was certainly not made clear in the text. Being able to code and write exploits is a completely different discipline to knowing about firewalls, routers et al. Its...

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Great article.. exactly what i was looking for. Keep up the good work mate ;)...

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