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Can you recommend a good book on Backtrack/Metasploit?

I have just downloaded Backtrack 5 R2 with Gnome and, while it looks cool, I don't really know where to start.

I see it comes with Metasploit but, to be blunt, I still don't really understand what Metasploit is.

A quick disclaimer, I'm a Windows guy with little experience with Linux.

I understand that I don't need Backtrack to use the tools that Backtrack comes with. Backtrack just makes this convenient. I can install any Linux distro and, after adding the relevant repositories, use apt-get install to install the tools. I also understand that I can get Metasploit for Windows, but get the feeling that it is probably a lot more useful on Linux.

I have a free weekend coming up, and am therefore asking if somebody could recommend a decent book that would bring me up to speed on Backtrack/Metasploit.

Thanks?

Can you recommend a good book on Backtrack/Metasploit

I have just downloaded Backtrack 5 R2 with Gnome and, while it looks cool, I don't really know where to start.

I see it comes with Metasploit but, to be blunt, I still don't really understand what Metasploit is.

A quick disclaimer, I'm a Windows guy with little experience with Linux.

I understand that I don't need Backtrack to use the tools that Backtrack comes with. Backtrack just makes this convenient. I can install any Linux distro and, after adding the relevant repositories, use apt-get install to install the tools. I also understand that I can get Metasploit for Windows, but get the feeling that it is probably a lot more useful on Linux.

I have a free weekend coming up, and am therefore asking if somebody could recommend a decent book that would bring me up to speed on Backtrack/Metasploit.

Thanks

Can you recommend a good book on Backtrack/Metasploit?

I have just downloaded Backtrack 5 R2 with Gnome and, while it looks cool, I don't really know where to start.

I see it comes with Metasploit but, to be blunt, I still don't really understand what Metasploit is.

A quick disclaimer, I'm a Windows guy with little experience with Linux.

I understand that I don't need Backtrack to use the tools that Backtrack comes with. Backtrack just makes this convenient. I can install any Linux distro and, after adding the relevant repositories, use apt-get install to install the tools. I also understand that I can get Metasploit for Windows, but get the feeling that it is probably a lot more useful on Linux.

I have a free weekend coming up, and am therefore asking if somebody could recommend a decent book that would bring me up to speed on Backtrack/Metasploit?

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Can you recommend a good book on Backtrack/Metasploit

I have just downloaded Backtrack 5 R2 with Gnome and, while it looks cool, I don't really know where to start.

I see it comes with Metasploit but, to be blunt, I still don't really understand what Metasploit is.

A quick disclaimer, I'm a Windows guy with little experience with Linux.

I understand that I don't need Backtrack to use the tools that Backtrack comes with. Backtrack just makes this convenient. I can install any Linux distro and, after adding the relevant repositories, use apt-get install to install the tools. I also understand that I can get Metasploit for Windows, but get the feeling that it is probably a lot more useful on Linux.

I have a free weekend coming up, and am therefore asking if somebody could recommend a decent book that would bring me up to speed on Backtrack/Metasploit.

Thanks