Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 March 2008 18:00 Written by Administrator Wednesday, 19 March 2008 17:56

I've been asked a number of times what I've been up to lately.  For one, an undisclosed project management task that is eating the very soul of my existence. But, from what I gather, that seems to be the entire management field as a whole.

I've been approached a few times over the last year to help, or completely write, some book material. All I've turned down. Writing is hard, especially when you have a toddler, busy hobbies, and an even busier career. Some call me the 'research monkey'; someone who can quickly find and learn new information, then regurgitate it into an easy to read format. But, at a point, I don't like doing that too much. I got burned on the Practical VoIP book for that; at least I feel like I burned myself. There was one topic that I was not very familiar with, so I BS'd my way through it. The tech editor called me out on it, but helped get me to where it needed to be.  After that, I decided not to write on any topic unless I knew it like the back of my hand.

So along comes a new project in January. A book on Netcat! One of my favorite tools, and one that I've developed many new procedures for in forensics. Due to time commitments, I ended up writing just one chapter in it: Banner Grabbing, another favorite topic. 

The work is submitted and undergoing edits now, so be on the look out for Netcat Power Tools when it comes out.