Reviews of FISMA and Wireshark Posted

Yes, you are reading that title correctly. After four months of inactivity I managed to read and review two new books. The first is FISMA by Laura Taylor. From my four star review:

I am no fan of the FISMA law. I've posted several stories on my blog explaining why I think FISMA is a waste of taxpayer money. Laura Taylor's FISMA Certification and Accreditation Handbook, however, is a good book if you are unfortunate enough to be tasked with performing FISMA work.

The second is Wireshark & Ethereal Network Protocol Analyzer Toolkit by Angela Orebaugh. From my four star review:

Despite the new title, Wireshark & Ethereal Protocol Analyzer Toolkit (WEPAT) is a second edition of Ethereal Packet Sniffing (EPS). I reviewed that book almost three years ago, in May 2004. WEPAT has replaced all of the earlier screen captures with Wireshark replacements. Unfortunately, WEPAT is largely a repeat of EPS, really only featuring a new wireless chapter. If you own EPS, you don't need to upgrade. If you don't own EPS but want to learn how to use Wireshark, I recommend buying WEPAT.

I'm still reading and plan to continue posting reviews going forward.