The authors have been through the trenches and give you access to unusual and unique data. Learn the why here. Read this book and you will be on your way to being one of the few people who really understands the whys and hows of the security problems that networks face today. This book is THE book on security. Anyone can know an exploit or a hole in a piece of software.
Many people know several exploits or holes.
Few people truly understand the why and the how of an exploit. This book will show you why an exploit is possible, how is can be executed, and what to do about it. It will show you how to think so you can protect your network against new attacks as well as old. If you want to be a guru, here is where you start. It is that simple.