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
- THE ARCHITECTURE OF COMPUTER HARDWARE, SYSTEMS SOFTWARE, AND NETWORKING, AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPROACH5TH EDITIONSTUDY TOPICS ON CLUSTERS, HIERARCHY OF STORAGE, LOGIC GATES\N
- AUTOMATE THE BORING STUFF WITH PYTHON, 2ND ED, CHAPTER 18, 6
- C++ HOW TO PROGRAM10TH EDITIONCh 2Ch 8
- CCNA CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDEVOL1 2ND EDITION (ISBN: 978-13-94213-01-6)Ch 1Ch 4STUDY TOPICS ON ACCESS CONTROL LIST CONFIGURATION, CISCO INTERNETWORKING OPERATING SYSTEM, EIGRP, IP ROUTING
- CJCSI 3370.01BTARGET DEVELOPMENT STANDARDSEncl E
- CJCSI 6510.01F IA CNDDEFENSE-IN-DEPTH: INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IA) AND COMPUTER NETWORK DEFENSE (CND)Encl C
- CJCSM 6510.01BCYBER INCIDENT HANDLING PROGRAMAPPENDIX A TO ENCL B, B TO ENCL CEncl AEncl CEncl D
- COMPTIA CLOUD+ STUDY GUIDE 3RD EDSTUDY CLOUD SECURITY
- COMPTIA LINUX+ STUDY GUIDE(ISBN: 978-88-41647-10-7)Ch 1
- COMPTIA NETWORK+ STUDY GUIDE 6TH ED(ISBN: 978-13-94235-60-5)Ch 25STUDY TOPIC ON ROUTING PROTOCOLS
- CYBER OPERATIONS: BUILDING, DEFENDING, AND ATTACKING MODERN COMPUTER NETWORKS(ISBN: 978-1-4842-4294-3)Ch 11
- CYBER PROTECTION TEAM (CPT) ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, AND EMPLOYMENT, VER. 3-33.4, APPENDIX A; CHAPTER 1, 2, 3; STUDY CPT CORE FUNCTIONS
- DIGITAL ARCHAEOLOGYTHE ART AND SCIENCE OF DIGITAL FORENSICSCh 9Ch 10
- DJSIG(2026)DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM JOINT SECURITY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDEApp E
- DODM 5105.21 VOL 2 CHG 2SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PHYSICAL SECURITY, VISITOR CONTROL, AND TECHNICAL SECURITYCh 10
- DODM 5105.21 VOL 3 CHG 2SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PERSONNEL SECURITY, INDUSTRIAL SECURITY, AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIESSTUDY TOPIC ON SCI ACCESS MANAGEMENT
- FLEET DESIGN FOR CYBER DEFENSE 11 AUG 2017FLEET DESIGN FOR CYBER DEFENSE 11 AUG 2017STUDY TOPIC ON TENTH FLEET FORCES AND COMMAND & CONTROL (C2)
- 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
- HACKER TECHNIQUES, TOOLS, AND INCIDENT HANDLING, 2ND ED., CHAPTER 11; STUDY TOPIC ON ENCRYPTION
- HACKING EXPOSED 7: NETWORK SECURITY SECRETS AND SOLUTIONS, CHAPTER 2; STUDY TOPICS ON AUTHENTICATED ATTACKS, DNS ATTACKS, ENUMERATION TECHNIQUES, FOOTPRINTING, INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEMS, NETWORK
- JCAC STUDENT GUIDE ACTIVE EXPLOITATIONJOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT - ACTIVE EXPLOITATIONSTUDY TOPICS ON ACTIVE EXPLOITATION, EXPLOITATION AND GAINING ACCESS, OPERATING SYSTEM ENUMERATION, WEB EXPLOITATION AND ENUMERATION
- JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS (DCO); STUDY TOPICS ON INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEMS, SECURITY ADVISORIES, VULNERABILITY SCANNERS, VULNERABILITY SCA
- JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - ENTERPRISE LEVEL NETWORKING; STUDY TOPICS ON CIDR NOTATION, LAYER 2 DISCOVERY METHODS, ROUTER CONFIGURATION, ROUTERS
- JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - FORENSIC METHODOLOGY AND MALWARE ANALYSIS; STUDY TOPIC ON STATIC ANALYSIS
- JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - NETWORKING CONCEPTS AND PROTOCOLS; STUDY TOPICS ON APPLICATION LAYER PROTOCOLS, INFORMATION AND DATA SECURITY
- JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - PROGRAMMIN/SCRIPTING; STUDY TOPICS ON COMMAND REDIRECTION, REGULAR EXPRESSIONS
- JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS; STUDY TOPICS ON ARRAYS, C++ PROGRAMMING, PSEUDOCODE, VECTORS
- JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - PROTOCOL ANALYSIS; STUDY TOPICS ON APPLICATION LAYER PROTOCOLS, IPV4 HEADER, TRANSPORT LAYER PROTOCOLSS
- JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - UNIX/LINUX; STUDY TOPICS ON AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION, FILE PERMISSIONS, LOGS AND AUDITING
- JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - WINDOWS; STUDY TOPICS ON SECURITY IDENTIFIER, SMB
- JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - WIRELESS AND MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES; STUDY TOPIC ON IEEE 802.11 FUNDAMENTALS
- JP 2-01JOINT AND NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO MILITARY OPERATIONSSTUDY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- JP 3-12JOINT CYBERSPACE OPERATIONSCh 2Ch 3Ch 4STUDY TOPICS ON PLANNING, COORDINATION, EXECUTION, AND ASSESSMENT, USCYBERCOM ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- JP 3-13(CHANGE 1)INFORMATION OPERATIONSCh 2Ch 4
- JP 3-60JOINT TARGETINGApp ACh 1Ch 2Ch 3STUDY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- JP 5-0JOINT PLANNINGAPPENDIX H SECTION BCh 1Glossary GLOSSARY
- MASTERING ASSEMBLY PROGRAMMING(ISBN 978-1-1-78712-007-5)STUDY TOPIC ON ACCUMULATORS
- MASTERING REVERSE ENGINEERING(ISBN: 978-1-78883-529-9)STUDY TOPICS ON DYNAMIC ANALYSIS, INFORMATION GATHERING, NETWORK ANALYSIS, TYPES OF ANALYSIS
- NAVY-WIDE OPERATIONAL TASK (OPTASK) CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS,
- NETWORK INTRUSION DETECTION3RD EDITIONCh 7STUDY TOPICS ON IP CONCEPTS, STIMULUS AND RESPONSE, TRAFFIC ANALYSIS
- NSA/CSS POLICY 12-2,
- NWP 3-12CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS EDITION FEBRUARY 2018Annex C
- NWP 5-01NAVY PLANNINGCh 2
- OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS9TH EDITIONCh 3Ch 10Ch 15STUDY TOPICS ON FILE SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION, WINDOWS ARCHITECTURE
- PENETRATION TESTING AND NETWORK DEFENSE, CHAPTER 13, 7
- RED TEAM FIELD MANUAL VER. 2, SECTION NETWORKING; STUDY TOPICS ON DOMAIN AND USER ENUMERATION, LINUX EXPLOITATION, WINDOWS, WINDOWS SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, WINDOWS SYSTEM ENUMERATION
- ROUTING AND SWITCHING ESSENTIALS COMPANION GUIDE; CHAPTER 7
- SECNAVINST 5510.36BDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAMEncl 2Encl 3
- SNORT COOKBOOK, CHAPTER 2, 3
- THE TCP/IP GUIDEA COMPREHENSIVE, ILLUSTRATED INTERNET PROTOCOLS REFERENCECh 3Ch 18Ch 43Ch 58STUDY TOPICS ON CONNECTION-ORIENTED AND CONNECTIONLESS PROTOCOLS, DNS STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS AND TERMINOLOGY, PORTS AND SOCKETS, TCP/IP INTE
- UNIX AND LINUX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION HANDBOOK 5TH ADDITION, CHAPTER 13, 20; STUDY TOPIC ON LOGGING
- USCCINST 3000.14(REV A)TECHNICAL DECONFLICTION OF CYBERSPACE OPERATIONSEncl 1Encl 2
- USSID 104,
- USSID 304,
- WINDOWS INTERNALS PART 1, 7TH EDITION(ISBN-13 978-0-7356-8418-8)STUDY TOPIC ON SECURITY
Exam topics
6 topics · 20 subtopicsWhat 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
Substitute exams are given after the Regular exam to sailors who couldn't take it as scheduled. Study this list only if you're taking the substitute.
- ADVERSARIAL TRADECRAFT IN CYBERSECURITY,  (ISBN: 978-1-80107-814-6); STUDY TOPICS ON SHELLCODE STRATEGIES
- THE ARCHITECTURE OF COMPUTER HARDWARE, SYSTEMS SOFTWARE, AND NETWORKING, AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPROACH, 5TH EDITION; STUDY TOPICS ON CPU AND MEMORY, DIGITAL LOGIC CIRCUITS, LOGIC GATES\R\N
- AUTOMATE THE BORING STUFF WITH PYTHON, 2ND ED, CHAPTER 4; STUDY TOPICS ON LAUNCHING PROGRAMS, MANIPULATING STRINGS
- C++ HOW TO PROGRAM10TH EDITIONCh 4Ch 5STUDY TOPICS ON SEARCHING ARRAYS
- CCNA NETWORK STUDY GUIDE7TH EDITIONCh 6STUDY TOPICS ON ACCESS CONTROL LISTS, MANAGING A CISCO INTERNETWORK, VPNS
- CERTIFIED ETHICAL HACKER STUDY GUIDEVERSION 12Ch 7Ch 11
- CJCSI 3370.01BTARGET DEVELOPMENT STANDARDSEncl BEncl E
- CJCSI 6510.01F IA CNDDEFENSE-IN-DEPTH: INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IA) AND COMPUTER NETWORK DEFENSE (CND)Encl B
- CJCSM 6510.01BCYBER INCIDENT HANDLING PROGRAMEncl AEncl CEncl E
- COMPTIA CLOUD+ STUDY GUIDE 3RD ED, CHAPTER 4
- COMPTIA LINUX+ / LPIC-1 CERT GUIDE: (EXAMS LX0-103, LX0-104/101-400, 102-400), CHAPTER 21; STUDY TOPICS ON BASH
- COMPTIA NETWORK+ STUDY GUIDE: EXAM N10-003, 4TH EDITION; CHAPTER 1, 6; STUDY TOPICS ON IDS, INTERNET PROTOCOLS, ROUTING PROTOCOLS, USER-AUTHENTICATION METHODS
- COMPTIA SECURITY+ STUDY GUIDE SY0-401, SIXTH ED., CHAPTER 8, 9
- CYBER OPERATIONS: BUILDING, DEFENDING, AND ATTACKING MODERN COMPUTER NETWORKS(ISBN: 978-1-4842-4294-3)Ch 3Ch 11Ch 17
- CYBER PROTECTION TEAM (CPT) ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, AND EMPLOYMENT, VER. 3-33.4, APPENDIX B; CHAPTER 1, 2; STUDY TOPICS ON CYBER PROTECTION TEAM
- DIGITAL ARCHAEOLOGYTHE ART AND SCIENCE OF DIGITAL FORENSICSCh 9
- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM (DODIIS) JOINT SECURITY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE (DJSIG); STUDY TOPIC ON VULNERABILITY SCANNING
- DODM 5105.21 VOL 1 CHG 2SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL - ADMINISTRATION OF INFORMATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITYEncl 3Encl 4
- ESSENTIAL LINUX ADMINISTRATIONA COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE FOR BEGINNERSCh 3
- ETHICAL HACKING: TECHNIQUES, TOOLS, AND COUNTERMEASURES 4TH ED.(ISBN: 978-1-284-249-2)Ch 6Ch 7
- EXECUTIVE ORDER (EO) 12333UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIESSTUDY TOPIC ON AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES
- FILE SYSTEM FORENSIC ANALYSIS, CHAPTER 5; STUDY TOPICS ON FILE SYSTEM ALLOCATION, METADATA
- FLEET DESIGN FOR CYBER DEFENSE 11 AUG 2017STUDY TOPIC ON COMMAND ORGANIZATIONS
- GOOGLE HACKING FOR PEN TESTERS3RD EDITIONCh 2STUDY TOPICS ON REFERRALS, TEN SIMPLE SECURITY SEARCHES THAT WORK
- GRAY HAT HACKING: ETHICAL HACKERS HANDBOOK, 6TH EDITION (ISBN:978-1-264-26895-5); CHAPTER 10, 11, 17, 21; STUDY TOPICS ON MEMORY PROTECTION SCHEMES, USER SPACE SHELLCODE
- HACKER TECHNIQUES, TOOLS, AND INCIDENT HANDLING, 2ND ED.STUDY TOPIC ON PORT SCANNING
- HACKING EXPOSED 7: NETWORK SECURITY SECRETS AND SOLUTIONS, CHAPTER 2, 5; STUDY TOPICS ON COMMON APTS INDICATORS, DEFAULT SNMP COMMUNITY STRINGS, UNAUTHENTICATED ATTACKS, WEB APPLICATION HACKING
- ISS/RPG-103-11POLICY FOR INCLUSION OF SPECIFIC COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION IN REPORTS AND RESPONSES TO CUSTOMERSApp A
- JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT - ACTIVE EXPLOITATION; STUDY TOPICS ON COVERING TRACKS IN UNIX/LINUX, CRON JOBS, SYSLOG
- JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND ARCHITECTURE; STUDY TOPICS ON LOGIC GATES
- JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - NETWORKING CONCEPTS AND PROTOCOLS; STUDY TOPICS ON IPV6
- JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS; STUDY TOPICS ON MEMORY, PSEUDOCODE
- JOINT CYBER ANALYSIS COURSE (JCAC) STUDENT GUIDE - WINDOWS; STUDY TOPICS ON MEMORY PROTECTION
- JP 2-01JOINT AND NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO MILITARY OPERATIONSCHAPTER EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, II, III
- JP 3-12JOINT CYBERSPACE OPERATIONSCh ICh IICh IIICh IVSTUDY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- JP 3-25JOINT COUNTERING THREAT NETWORKSCh 4
- JP 3-60JOINT TARGETINGApp CCh I
- JP 5-0JOINT PLANNINGCh ICh III
- MASTERING LINUX SECURITY AND HARDENING, 2ND ED.STUDY TOPICS ON TOOLS OF THE TRADE
- MASTERING REVERSE ENGINEERING(ISBN: 978-1-78883-529-9)STUDY TOPICS ON COMMON DLLS, DYNAMIC ANALYSIS, PROCESS ENUMERATION
- NAVY-WIDE OPERATIONAL TASK (OPTASK) CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS, SECTION B, D
- NETWORK INTRUSION DETECTION3RD EDITIONCh 2Ch 6Ch 9STUDY TOPICS ON TRAFFIC ANALYSIS
- NTTP 3-13.1THEATER AND CAMPAIGN INFORMATION OPERATIONS PLANNING (U)Ch 2Ch 5
- NWP 3-12CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS EDITION FEBRUARY 2018Annex BApp ACh 1Ch 2
- NWP 3-63 VOL 1 COMPUTER NET OPS, CHAPTER 4
- NWP 5-01NAVY PLANNINGCh 1
- OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS9TH EDITIONCh 10Ch 19STUDY TOPICS ON VIRTUAL MACHINES, WINDOWS ARCHITECHTURE
- PENETRATION TESTING AND NETWORK DEFENSE, CHAPTER 5
- RED TEAM FIELD MANUAL VER. 2STUDY TOPICS ON LINUX ENUMERATION, WINDOWS
- SECNAVINST 5510.30CDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM (U)Ch 1Encl 4
- SNORT COOKBOOK, CHAPTER 4
- THE TCP/IP GUIDE, A COMPREHENSIVE, ILLUSTRATED INTERNET PROTOCOLS REFERENCE; CHAPTER 2, 32, 33, 4, 6, 67, 77; STUDY TOPICS ON IP SUBNET ADDRESSING (SUBNETTING)CONCEPTS, IP SUBNET ADDRESSING CONCEPTS, IPV6 ADDRESSING, MX RECORD FORMAT, OS
- UNIX AND LINUX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION HANDBOOK 5TH ADDITION, CHAPTER 4, 5, 7
- USSID 18,
- WI-FOO THE SECRETS OF WIRELESS HACKSTUDY TOPICS ON NETWORK MAPPING AND SITE SURVEYING
- WINDOWS COMMAND-LINE ADMINISTRATORS POCKET CONSULTANT, SECOND ED., APPENDIX A; STUDY TOPIC ON COMMAND LINE REDIRECTION
- WINDOWS INTERNALS PART 1, 7TH EDITION(ISBN-13 978-0-7356-8418-8)Ch 7STUDY TOPICS ON KERNAL AND USER MODES, KEY SYSTEM COMPONENTS
- WINDOWS INTERNALS PT26TH ED.STUDY TOPIC ON REGISTRY
Exam topics
6 topics · 20 subtopicsWhat 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).