GSEC GIAC Security Essentials Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

This book is an good source to prepare for, and take with you, into the GSEC exam. The book does not go into enough detail concerning specific topics, such as IPv4 and IPv6, Linux commands, and Security tool sets, such as Kismet, to fully answer every GSEC exam question. The author does include videos and practice exam. I believe you would probably pass the GSEC exam (with a 73%+) with this book alone, but to attain above a 90%+, one would also need extensive networking, tcpdump, and Linux experience. The book is very helpful if you are challenging the exam and need a cross referenced material source.

A true guide to passing the GSEC exam. I read this book in preparation for my exam along with the SANS 401 course and successfully passed my GSEC exam with high scores on the first try. Spend time on the practice exams! They help prepare you for the grueling exam itself.

This book is extremely helpful and informative for a beginner in Information Security. It is also good for someone who had been in InfoSec a decade+ ago and is getting back up to speed. The writing is fun but with a depth on various important matters that people should know about if they are either starting in a career in InfoSec or needing to deal with the current climate of computer security.

Scratches the surface on all topics but lacks enough detail to get you most of the answers you need. I brought it to the test with me and I expanded on the included index for a faster search. I actually found more answers in my notes from another cert I have then I did in this book. I thought it would be more helpful. Wish it would have been. All in one is very misleading. Needs more detail.

This book was a godsend in my preparation for the GSEC exam. I believe it was the secret ingredient responsible for my passing on the first attempt. I highly recommend.

Packed full of knowledge. Great for someone looking to get certified. As with any cert studying, you should use multiple sources.

This book is outdated and was of little help in preparing for the exam. It does not cover the Vista/7/Server 2008/2012 technologies that the exam focuses on, and will leave you woefully unprepared if this is the only material that you use to prepare.

Very comprehensive, has everything needed for the exam, probably too much lol.

there are many missing pages, or to be exact, pages left cut in half with other half missing, in the last a few chapters. not easily noticeable when you just receive the book.

Read it. Wrote it. Passed.