Books for newbie college grad to learn more about computer networks and web sec?

[networkloser]

Please recommend?
I've these books with me
- Kurose Ross networks
- Douglas E Comer's volume 1 internetworking with TCP IP.

[deanwebb]

http://tcpipguide.com/ will have lots of good stuff in it.

For security, it really depends on the area you're working with. What area are you working with?

[networkloser]

Web application security. There's one book called web app hacker's handbook but I found it not my type.

[deanwebb]

Web application security. There's one book called web app hacker's handbook but I found it not my type.

So, on the network side, definitely knowing about the difference between secure and insecure versions of a protocol is vital. That then connects to public-key cryptography and how to ensure that encryption being used is not vulnerable to breach. Beyond that, information on sanitizing data inputs is going to be your next go-to. For the best resources, OWASP is where to start mining them: https://owasp.org/

[networkloser]

I'm just trying to be proactive and learn stuffs. I guess I don't need to. Maybe all I need is to chill for some time 

[icecream-guy]

we all need to learn stuff, and keep on learning, otherwise you will only know old technology, and we all know that is career suicide. (except if one is a mainframe operator or COBOL programmer)

[deanwebb]

I'm just trying to be proactive and learn stuffs. I guess I don't need to. Maybe all I need is to chill for some time 

Most of the introductory knowledge and keeping up to date will be on websites, not books. Books can explain the general principles, but we have to stay on top of things, especially in security where they can go topsy-turvy in an instant.