CWT1 · E-6 BIBLIOGRAPHY · MARCH 2027 EXAMActive duty & FTS

CWT E-6 Bibs · March 2027

Cyber Warfare Technician · Effective October 2026 · 55 references on the Regular exam

  1. THE ARCHITECTURE OF COMPUTER HARDWARE, SYSTEMS SOFTWARE, AND NETWORKING, AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPROACH
    5TH EDITION
    STUDY TOPICS ON CLUSTERS, HIERARCHY OF STORAGE, LOGIC GATES\N
  2. AUTOMATE THE BORING STUFF WITH PYTHON, 2ND ED,  CHAPTER 18, 6
  3. C++ HOW TO PROGRAM
    10TH EDITION
    Ch 2Ch 8
  4. CCNA CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE
    VOL1 2ND EDITION (ISBN: 978-13-94213-01-6)
    Ch 1Ch 4STUDY TOPICS ON ACCESS CONTROL LIST CONFIGURATION, CISCO INTERNETWORKING OPERATING SYSTEM, EIGRP, IP ROUTING
  5. CJCSI 3370.01B
    TARGET DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
    Encl E
  6. CJCSI 6510.01F IA CND
    DEFENSE-IN-DEPTH: INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IA) AND COMPUTER NETWORK DEFENSE (CND)
    Encl C
  7. CJCSM 6510.01B
    CYBER INCIDENT HANDLING PROGRAM
    APPENDIX A TO ENCL B, B TO ENCL CEncl AEncl CEncl D
  8. COMPTIA CLOUD+ STUDY GUIDE 3RD ED
    STUDY CLOUD SECURITY
  9. COMPTIA LINUX+ STUDY GUIDE
    (ISBN: 978-88-41647-10-7)
    Ch 1
  10. COMPTIA NETWORK+ STUDY GUIDE 6TH ED
    (ISBN: 978-13-94235-60-5)
    Ch 25STUDY TOPIC ON ROUTING PROTOCOLS
  11. CYBER OPERATIONS: BUILDING, DEFENDING, AND ATTACKING MODERN COMPUTER NETWORKS
    (ISBN: 978-1-4842-4294-3)
    Ch 11
  12. CYBER PROTECTION TEAM (CPT) ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, AND EMPLOYMENT, VER. 3-33.4,  APPENDIX A; CHAPTER 1, 2, 3; STUDY CPT CORE FUNCTIONS
  13. DIGITAL ARCHAEOLOGY
    THE ART AND SCIENCE OF DIGITAL FORENSICS
    Ch 9Ch 10
  14. DJSIG(2026)
    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM JOINT SECURITY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE
    App E
  15. DODM 5105.21 VOL 2 CHG 2
    SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PHYSICAL SECURITY, VISITOR CONTROL, AND TECHNICAL SECURITY
    Ch 10
  16. DODM 5105.21 VOL 3 CHG 2
    SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PERSONNEL SECURITY, INDUSTRIAL SECURITY, AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
    STUDY TOPIC ON SCI ACCESS MANAGEMENT
  17. FLEET DESIGN FOR CYBER DEFENSE 11 AUG 2017
    FLEET DESIGN FOR CYBER DEFENSE 11 AUG 2017
    STUDY TOPIC ON TENTH FLEET FORCES AND COMMAND & CONTROL (C2)
  18. GRAY HAT HACKING: ETHICAL HACKERS HANDBOOK, 6TH EDITION
    (ISBN:978-1-264-26895-5)
    Ch 3Ch 10STUDY TOPICS ON ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE BASICS, USE-AFTER-FREE OVERVIEW
  19. HACKER TECHNIQUES, TOOLS, AND INCIDENT HANDLING, 2ND ED.,  CHAPTER 11; STUDY TOPIC ON ENCRYPTION
  20. HACKING EXPOSED 7: NETWORK SECURITY SECRETS AND SOLUTIONS,  CHAPTER 2; STUDY TOPICS ON AUTHENTICATED ATTACKS, DNS ATTACKS, ENUMERATION TECHNIQUES, FOOTPRINTING, INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEMS, NETWORK
  21. JCAC STUDENT GUIDE ACTIVE EXPLOITATION
    JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT - ACTIVE EXPLOITATION
    STUDY TOPICS ON ACTIVE EXPLOITATION, EXPLOITATION AND GAINING ACCESS, OPERATING SYSTEM ENUMERATION, WEB EXPLOITATION AND ENUMERATION
  22. JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS (DCO); STUDY TOPICS ON INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEMS, SECURITY ADVISORIES, VULNERABILITY SCANNERS, VULNERABILITY SCA
  23. JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - ENTERPRISE LEVEL NETWORKING; STUDY TOPICS ON CIDR NOTATION, LAYER 2 DISCOVERY METHODS, ROUTER CONFIGURATION, ROUTERS
  24. JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - FORENSIC METHODOLOGY AND MALWARE ANALYSIS; STUDY TOPIC ON STATIC ANALYSIS
  25. JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - NETWORKING CONCEPTS AND PROTOCOLS; STUDY TOPICS ON APPLICATION LAYER PROTOCOLS, INFORMATION AND DATA SECURITY
  26. JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - PROGRAMMIN/SCRIPTING; STUDY TOPICS ON COMMAND REDIRECTION, REGULAR EXPRESSIONS
  27. JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS; STUDY TOPICS ON ARRAYS, C++ PROGRAMMING, PSEUDOCODE, VECTORS
  28. JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - PROTOCOL ANALYSIS; STUDY TOPICS ON APPLICATION LAYER PROTOCOLS, IPV4 HEADER, TRANSPORT LAYER PROTOCOLSS
  29. JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - UNIX/LINUX; STUDY TOPICS ON AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION, FILE PERMISSIONS, LOGS AND AUDITING
  30. JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - WINDOWS; STUDY TOPICS ON SECURITY IDENTIFIER, SMB
  31. JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - WIRELESS AND MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES; STUDY TOPIC ON IEEE 802.11 FUNDAMENTALS
  32. JP 2-01
    JOINT AND NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO MILITARY OPERATIONS
    STUDY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  33. JP 3-12
    JOINT CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS
    Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4STUDY TOPICS ON PLANNING, COORDINATION, EXECUTION, AND ASSESSMENT, USCYBERCOM ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  34. JP 3-13(CHANGE 1)
    INFORMATION OPERATIONS
    Ch 2Ch 4
  35. JP 3-60
    JOINT TARGETING
    App ACh 1Ch 2Ch 3STUDY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  36. JP 5-0
    JOINT PLANNING
    APPENDIX H SECTION BCh 1Glossary GLOSSARY
  37. MASTERING ASSEMBLY PROGRAMMING
    (ISBN 978-1-1-78712-007-5)
    STUDY TOPIC ON ACCUMULATORS
  38. MASTERING REVERSE ENGINEERING
    (ISBN: 978-1-78883-529-9)
    STUDY TOPICS ON DYNAMIC ANALYSIS, INFORMATION GATHERING, NETWORK ANALYSIS, TYPES OF ANALYSIS
  39. NAVY-WIDE OPERATIONAL TASK (OPTASK) CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS,
  40. NETWORK INTRUSION DETECTION
    3RD EDITION
    Ch 7STUDY TOPICS ON IP CONCEPTS, STIMULUS AND RESPONSE, TRAFFIC ANALYSIS
  41. NSA/CSS POLICY 12-2,
  42. NWP 3-12
    CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS EDITION FEBRUARY 2018
    Annex C
  43. NWP 5-01
    NAVY PLANNING
    Ch 2
  44. OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS
    9TH EDITION
    Ch 3Ch 10Ch 15STUDY TOPICS ON FILE SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION, WINDOWS ARCHITECTURE
  45. PENETRATION TESTING AND NETWORK DEFENSE,  CHAPTER 13, 7
  46. RED TEAM FIELD MANUAL VER. 2,  SECTION NETWORKING; STUDY TOPICS ON DOMAIN AND USER ENUMERATION, LINUX EXPLOITATION, WINDOWS, WINDOWS SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, WINDOWS SYSTEM ENUMERATION
  47. ROUTING AND SWITCHING ESSENTIALS COMPANION GUIDE; CHAPTER 7
  48. SECNAVINST 5510.36B
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM
    Encl 2Encl 3
  49. SNORT COOKBOOK,  CHAPTER 2, 3
  50. THE TCP/IP GUIDE
    A COMPREHENSIVE, ILLUSTRATED INTERNET PROTOCOLS REFERENCE
    Ch 3Ch 18Ch 43Ch 58STUDY TOPICS ON CONNECTION-ORIENTED AND CONNECTIONLESS PROTOCOLS, DNS STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS AND TERMINOLOGY, PORTS AND SOCKETS, TCP/IP INTE
  51. UNIX AND LINUX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION HANDBOOK 5TH ADDITION,  CHAPTER 13, 20; STUDY TOPIC ON LOGGING
  52. USCCINST 3000.14(REV A)
    TECHNICAL DECONFLICTION OF CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS
    Encl 1Encl 2
  53. USSID 104,
  54. USSID 304,
  55. WINDOWS INTERNALS PART 1, 7TH EDITION
    (ISBN-13 978-0-7356-8418-8)
    STUDY TOPIC ON SECURITY

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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Source: the official March 2027 E-6 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective October 2026).