Hi Guys,
Do any of these universities have a course website online to go over their slides and see how they are?

Tnx Seth,
i wasnt familiar with OWASP organization, tnx for its link, i glanced at their podcasts and they do seem to be more than newbies tutorials but a much more professional interviews,
Definitely in my bookmarks,
Tnx again

Tnx awesec,
I guess a good idea to start with a memory book and a programming book before going with a more specialized book,

Tnx Ketchup,
ill start reading that book and if i get stuck i will check some of the other books in the list,

Tnx Ketchup,
any idea how much background in programming is needed before attempting the "the art of exploitation"?
Tnx

Hello Guys,
I just found this website and it looks very interesting, here is my first post so i apologize in advance if i am posting in the wrong section or my post is too long ...
I have academic background in networking, and i am interested in specializing in security, and i wanted to have a solid base in security from the application side as well, and i believe i will need to know some programming languages , i did some research online and i asked couple of my friends who are programmers, and i reached the conclusion that many of the programmers actually miss some fundamental basics, so based on their recommendations i compiled a list of 10 books that i can gradually read to build on my future programming knowledge step-by-step,  and from then focus more on the security aspect of it,
I wanted to get your opinions in the books themselves and the order chosen, and whether it covers all aspects of programming from theory to practical, and from low to high level languages concepts? and any recommendations/warnings?

Write Great Code: Volume 1: Understanding the Machine
http://www.amazon.com/Write-Great-Code-Understanding-Machine/dp/1593270038

Write Great Code, Volume 2: Thinking Low-Level, Writing High-Level
http://www.amazon.com/Write-Great-Code-Low-Level-High-Level/dp/1593270658

code complete
http://www.amazon.com/Code-Complete-Practical-Handbook-Construction/dp/073561967

object oriented thought process 3 edition
http://www.amazon.com/Object-Oriented-Thought-Process-3rd/dp/0672330164

Memory as a Programming Concept in C and C++
http://www.amazon.com/Memory-Programming-Concept-Frantisek-Franek/dp/0521520436/

the c programming language 2 edition
http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Language-2nd-Brian-Kernighan/dp/0131103628

Secure Coding in C and C++
http://www.amazon.com/Secure-Coding-Robert-C-Seacord/dp/0321335724

19 Deadly Sins of Software Security: Programming Flaws and How to Fix Them
http://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Sins-Software-Security-Programming/dp/0072260858

A Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux
http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Guide-Ubuntu-Linux-Versions/dp/0137003889

Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, 2nd Edition
http://www.amazon.com/Hacking-Art-Exploitation-Jon-Erickson/dp/1593271441/

Thanks in Advance