CWT2 · E-5 BIBLIOGRAPHY · MARCH 2027 EXAMActive duty & FTS

CWT E-5 Bibs · March 2027

Cyber Warfare Technician · Effective October 2026 · 52 references on the Regular exam

  1. THE ARCHITECTURE OF COMPUTER HARDWARE, SYSTEMS SOFTWARE, AND NETWORKING, AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPROACH, 5TH EDITION,  CHAPTER 8; STUDY TOPICS ON COMPUTER PERIPHERALS, CPU AND MEMORY, INTERNAL OPERATING SYSTEM & VIRTU
  2. AUTOMATE THE BORING STUFF WITH PYTHON, 2ND ED,  CHAPTER 1, 2, 3; STUDY TOPIC ON FLOW CONTROL
  3. C++ HOW TO PROGRAM
    10TH EDITION
    Ch 7STUDY TOPICS ON DECISION MAKING, SEARCHING ARRAYS
  4. CCNA CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE
    VOL1 2ND EDITION (ISBN: 978-13-94213-01-6)
    Ch 2STUDY TOPICS ON CISCO COMMANDS, IP ROUTING, OSI MODEL
  5. CJCSI 3370.01B
    TARGET DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
    Encl DSTUDY TOPIC ON TARGET DEVELOPMENT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  6. CJCSM 6510.01B
    CYBER INCIDENT HANDLING PROGRAM
    APPENDIX A TO ENCL BEncl AEncl BEncl FSTUDY TOPICS ON COMPUTER NETWORK DEFENSE OVERVIEW, CYBER INCIDENT ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK, INCIDENT REPORTING
  7. COMPTIA CLOUD+ STUDY GUIDE 3RD ED
    STUDY TOPIC ON NETWORK VIRTUALIZATION
  8. COMPTIA LINUX+ STUDY GUIDE
    (ISBN: 978-88-41647-10-7)
    STUDY TOPIC ON COMMANDS
  9. COMPTIA NETWORK+ STUDY GUIDE 6TH ED
    (ISBN: 978-13-94235-60-5)
    Ch 2Ch 8
  10. COMPTIA SECURITY+ SY0-701
    CERTIFICATION GUIDE - THIRD EDITION (ISBN: 978-18-35461-53-2)
    STUDY TOPICS ON COMMON ATTACKS, EMAIL SECURITY, ENCRYPTION PROTOCOLS, PHYSICAL CONTROLS, VIRUSES, WEB-BASED VULNERABILITIES
  11. CYBER PROTECTION TEAM (CPT) ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, AND EMPLOYMENT, VER. 3-33.4
    STUDY TOPIC ON CORE FUNCTIONS
  12. DEPLOYABLE MISSION SUPPORT SYSTEM - NAVY VERSION 3.0
    SYSTEM OPERATORS GUIDE
    Ch 1Ch 2
  13. DEPLOYABLE SECURITY TRAINER,  CHAPTER 2, 7
  14. DIGITAL ARCHAEOLOGY: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF DIGITAL FORENSICS,  CHAPTER 8
  15. DODM 5105.21 VOL 2 CHG 2
    SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PHYSICAL SECURITY, VISITOR CONTROL, AND TECHNICAL SECURITY
    STUDY TOPIC ON EDP
  16. ETHICAL HACKING: TECHNIQUES, TOOLS, AND COUNTERMEASURES 4TH ED.
    (ISBN: 978-1-284-249-2)
    Ch 15
  17. EXECUTIVE ORDER (EO) 12333
    UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
  18. FILE SYSTEM FORENSIC ANALYSIS,  CHAPTER 3
  19. GOOGLE HACKING FOR PEN TESTERS
    3RD EDITION
    Ch 2
  20. GRAY HAT HACKING: ETHICAL HACKERS HANDBOOK, 6TH EDITION(ISBN:978-1-264-26895-5)
    STUDY TOPICS ON MEMORY, PROGRAMMING
  21. HACKER TECHNIQUES, TOOLS, AND INCIDENT HANDLING, 2ND ED.,  CHAPTER 12
  22. HACKING EXPOSED 7: NETWORK SECURITY SECRETS AND SOLUTIONS,  CHAPTER 2, 4; STUDY TOPICS ON METASPLOIT, NETWORK ENUMERATION, SCANNING
  23. JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT - ACTIVE EXPLOITATION,  SECTION 3.2, 6.3; STUDY TOPICS ON METASPLOIT FRAMEWORK, SECURE SHELL, TRACEROUTE
  24. JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND ARCHITECTURE,  CHAPTER 2; STUDY TOPIC ON LOGIC GATES
  25. JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS (DCO),  CHAPTER 13, 3; STUDY TOPIC ON MITRE ATT&CK FRAMEWORK
  26. JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - ENTERPRISE LEVEL NETWORKING
    STUDY TOPICS ON ROUTING TABLES
  27. JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - FORENSIC METHODOLOGY AND MALWARE ANALYSIS
    STUDY TOPIC ON ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE
  28. JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - NETWORKING CONCEPTS AND PROTOCOLS
    STUDY TOPICS ON ETHERNET, OSI REFERENCE MODEL
  29. JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - OPERATING SYSTEMS
    STUDY TOPIC ON MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION
  30. JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - PROGRAMMIN/SCRIPTING
    STUDY TOPICS ON POWERSHELL, SCRIPTING
  31. JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS
    STUDY TOPICS ON FILE INPUT AND OUTPUT, POINTERS, PROGRAMMING METHODOLOGIES
  32. JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - PROTOCOL ANALYSIS
    STUDY TOPIC ON PROTOCOL ANALYSIS
  33. JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - WINDOWS
    STUDY TOPIC ON LOGGING
  34. JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - WIRELESS AND MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES,  MODULE 13
  35. JP 2-01
    JOINT AND NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO MILITARY OPERATIONS
    Ch 3STUDY TOPIC ON ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  36. JP 3-12
    JOINT CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS
    Ch ICh IICh IIISTUDY TOPIC ON AUTHORITIES
  37. JP 3-60
    JOINT TARGETING
    STUDY TOPIC ON OVERVIEW
  38. NETWORK INTRUSION DETECTION, 3RD EDITION
    STUDY TOPICS ON DNS, ICMP, INTRODUCTION TO TCPDUMP AND TCP, OSI MODEL, ROUTING, SCANNING
  39. NWP 3-12
    CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS EDITION FEBRUARY 2018
    Annex BSTUDY TOPIC ON OVERVIEW
  40. NWP 3-63 VOL 1 COMPUTER NET OPS,  CHAPTER 4
  41. OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS
    9TH EDITION
    Ch 19STUDY TOPIC ON SYSTEM PROGRAMS
  42. PENETRATION TESTING AND NETWORK DEFENSE,  CHAPTER 7; STUDY TOPIC ON ACTIVE HOST RECONNAISSANCE
  43. RED TEAM FIELD MANUAL VER. 2
    STUDY TOPICS ON COMMANDS, FILE SYSTEMS, IP ADDRESSING, LINUX, NETWORK ENUMERATION
  44. ROUTING AND SWITCHING ESSENTIALS
    COMPANION GUIDE
    STUDY TOPIC ON CISCO IOS COMMANDS
  45. SNORT COOKBOOK
    STUDY TOPICS ON DETECTING IM, RULES AND SIGNATURES, TESTING SIGNATURES
  46. SSH; THE SECURE SHELL: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE, 2ND EDITION
    (ISBN: 978-0-596-00895-6)
    Ch 9
  47. THE TCP/IP GUIDE
    A COMPREHENSIVE, ILLUSTRATED INTERNET PROTOCOLS REFERENCE
    Ch 3Ch 4Ch 46Ch 87STUDY TOPICS ON ARP, AUTHENTICATION, CLASSLESS ROUTING, DNS, ICMP, IPV4 ADDRESSING CONCEPTS AND ISSUES, OSI REFERENCE MODEL ISSUES AND CON
  48. UNIX AND LINUX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION HANDBOOK 5TH ADDITION,  CHAPTER 8; STUDY TOPICS ON FILE ATTRIBUTES, FILE SYSTEMS, INIT AND RUN LEVELS
  49. USSID 201,
  50. WINDOWS COMMAND-LINE ADMINISTRATORS POCKET CONSULTANT, SECOND ED.,  CHAPTER 3; STUDY TOPIC ON WINDOWS COMMAND LINE
  51. WINDOWS INTERNALS PART 1, 7TH EDITION
    (ISBN-13 978-0-7356-8418-8)
    Ch 7STUDY TOPICS ON KEY SYSTEM COMPONENTS, WINDOWS SECURITY
  52. WINDOWS INTERNALS PT2
    6TH ED.
    Ch 12STUDY TOPICS ON FILE SYSTEMS

Exam topics

6 topics · 20 subtopics

What this exam covers, from the official topics list published with the bib.

CYBER PLANNINGCRISIS ACTION PLANNING (CAP) · FUTURE/CURRENT OPERATIONS · GUIDANCE AND DOCTRINE
DEFENSE CYBER OPERATIONSFUNCTIONS · TECHNIQUES AND GUIDANCE
OFFENSIVE CYBER OPERATIONSCOMPUTER NETWORK EXPLOITATION · CYBER OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT · NETWORK ENUMERATION · TARGET DEVELOPMENT
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMMING AND SCRIPTING · REVERSE ENGINEERING · SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE INTEGRATION
SECURITY AND ADMINISTRATIONLAWS AND DIRECTIVES · SECURITY
SYSTEM FUNDAMENTALS AND EVALUATIONSBASIC PROGRAMMING · NETWORK ANALYSIS · OPEN SOURCE · OPERATING SYSTEMS · OPERATIONS SUPPORT · SCANNING
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  2. This BIBLIOGRAPHY is provided by NAC to document the REFERENCES used by a subject matter expert (a Navy Chief in the rating) as the basis for writing the questions on the REGULAR Navy Advancement exam that will be given to ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL in March 2027. All exam questions are developed by rating subject matter experts utilizing the latest Occupational Standards provided by NAVMAC.
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Source: the official March 2027 E-5 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective October 2026).