CWTC · E-7 BIBLIOGRAPHY · FEBRUARY 2027 EXAMReserve (SELRES)

CWT E-7 Reserve Bibs · February 2027

Cyber Warfare Technician · Effective August 2026 · 57 references

Reserve exam

Reserve bibs have one list.
  1. ADVERSARIAL TRADECRAFT IN CYBERSECURITY
    (ISBN: 978-1-80107-814-6)
    Ch 8STUDY TOPICS ON CLEARING LOGS, DYNAMICALLY LOADED LIBRARIES, HYBRID APPROACH
  2. ARCHITECTURE OF COMPUTER HARDWARE
    THE ARCHITECTURE OF COMPUTER HARDWARE, SYSTEMS SOFTWARE, AND NETWORKING, AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPROACH, 5TH EDITION
    Ch 1Ch 9Ch 18STUDY TOPICS ON INPUT/OUTPUT
  3. AUTOMATE THE BORING STUFF WITH PYTHON, 2ND ED,  CHAPTER 7
  4. C++ HOW TO PROGRAM
    10TH EDITION
    Ch 1Ch 3Ch 5
  5. CCNA CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE
    VOL1 2ND EDITION (ISBN: 978-13-94213-01-6)
    Ch 9STUDY TOPIC ON ACCESS CONTROL LISTSSTUDY TOPICS ON ACCESS CONTROL LIST CONFIGURATION
  6. CJCSI 3370.01B
    TARGET DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
    Encl A
  7. CJCSM 6510.01B
    CYBER INCIDENT HANDLING PROGRAM
    APPENDIX A TO ENCL B, A TO ENCL D, B, B TO ENCL CEncl AEncl B
  8. COMPTIA CYSA+ CYBERSECURITY ANALYST CERTIFICATION PASSPORT
    (EXAM CS0-002) (ISBN: 978-1-260-46225-8)
    Ch 4
  9. COMPTIA NETWORK+ STUDY GUIDE 6TH ED
    (ISBN: 978-13-94235-60-5)
    STUDY TOPICS ON CISCO ROUTER FIREWALL SECURITY, IP ADDRESSING AND EXPRESSIONS, SUBNETTING, WINDOWS NETWORKING
  10. COMPTIA SECURITY+ STUDY GUIDE SY0-401, SIXTH ED.,  CHAPTER 7
  11. COMPTIA SECURITY+ SY0-701
    THIRD EDITION (ISBN: 978-18-35461-53-2)
    Ch 16STUDY TOPIC ON AUTHENTICATION FACTORSSTUDY TOPICS ON CLOUD COMPUTING, NETWORK SECURITY
  12. CYBER OPERATIONS: BUILDING, DEFENDING, AND ATTACKING MODERN COMPUTER NETWORKS
    (ISBN: 978-1-4842-4294-3)
    Ch 2Ch 5Ch 16
  13. CYBER PROTECTION TEAM (CPT) ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, AND EMPLOYMENT, VER. 3-33.4,  ANNEX F; CHAPTER 1, 2, 3; STUDY TOPICS ON CPTS, SUPPORT AND ENABLERS
  14. DEPLOYABLE MISSION SUPPORT SYSTEM - NAVY VERSION 3.0
    SYSTEM OPERATORS GUIDE
  15. DIGITAL ARCHAEOLOGY
    DIGITAL ARCHAEOLOGY: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF DIGITAL FORENSICS
    Ch 10
  16. DJSIG
    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM (DODIIS) JOINT SECURITY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE (DJSIG)
    Sec 3
  17. DODM 5105.21 VOL 2 CHG 2
    SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PHYSICAL SECURITY, VISITOR CONTROL, AND TECHNICAL SECURITY
    Encl 2
  18. DODM 5105.21 VOL 3 CHG 2
    SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PERSONNEL SECURITY, INDUSTRIAL SECURITY, AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
    Encl 2
  19. EXECUTIVE ORDER (EO) 12333
    UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
    Sec 2
  20. FILE SYSTEM FORENSIC ANALYSIS,  CHAPTER 5, 8; STUDY TOPICS ON DATA ORGANIZATION, HARD DISK DATA ACQUISITION
  21. GRAY HAT HACKING 6TH ED
    (ISBN:978-1-264-26895-5)
    Ch 2Ch 3Ch 17Ch 23Ch 27STUDY TOPICS ON SHELLCODE
  22. JCAC STUDENT GUIDE ACTIVE EXPLOITATION
    STUDY TOPICS ON COVERING TRACKS
  23. JCAC STUDENT GUIDE PROGRAMMIN/SCRIPTING
    STUDY TOPIC ON REGULAR EXPRESSIONS
  24. JCAC STUDENT GUIDE PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS
    STUDY TOPIC ON DATA TYPES
  25. JP 2-01
    JOINT AND NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO MILITARY OPERATIONS
    Ch II
  26. JP 3-0
    JOINT CAMPAIGNS AND OPERATIONS
    Ch VII
  27. JP 3-09
    JOINT FIRE SUPPORT
    STUDY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  28. JP 3-12
    JOINT CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS
    Ch ICh IICh IVSTUDY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  29. JP 3-13(CHANGE 1)
    INFORMATION OPERATIONS
    Ch IV
  30. JP 3-25
    JOINT COUNTERING THREAT NETWORKS
    Ch 3
  31. JP 3-60
    JOINT TARGETING
    App AApp CCh IICh IIIEXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  32. JP 5-0
    JOINT PLANNING
    CHAPTER I, III SECTION 5, I, III, IV
  33. MASTERING ASSEMBLY PROGRAMMING
    (ISBN 978-1-1-78712-007-5)
    STUDY TOPICS ON OS INTERFACE, REGISTER, REGISTERS
  34. NAVY-WIDE OPERATIONAL TASK (OPTASK) CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS
    STUDY TOPIC ON DCO TEAMS
  35. NETWORK INTRUSION DETECTION
    3RD EDITION
    STUDY TOPICS ON AUTOMATED AND MANUAL RESPONSE, PACKET DISSECTION
  36. NSA/CSS POLICY 12-2
    NSA/CSS MISSION COMPLIANCE AND INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT
    Sec 5
  37. NSA/CSS POLICY 12-3
    PROTECTION OF CIVIL LIBERTIES AND PRIVACY OF U.S. PERSON INFORMATION WHEN CONDUCTING NSA/CSSMISSION AND MISSION-RELATED ACTIVITIES
    Sec 4
  38. NTTP 3-13.1
    THEATER AND CAMPAIGN INFORMATION OPERATIONS PLANNING (U)
    App D
  39. NTTP 3-13.2
    NAVY INFORMATION OPERATION WARFARE COMMANDERS MANUAL
    Ch 5
  40. NWP 3-12
    CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS EDITION FEBRUARY 2018
    Annex BCh 2STUDY TOPIC ON NAVY PLANNING PROCESS
  41. NWP 5-01
    NAVY PLANNING
    Ch 2
  42. OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS
    9TH EDITION
    Ch 2Ch 3Ch 17
  43. OPNAV M-3500.42A
    MARITIME OPERATIONS CENTER STANDARDIZATION MANUAL
    Ch 1
  44. PENETRATION TESTING AND NETWORK DEFENSE,  CHAPTER 5; STUDY TOPICS ON ACTIVE HOST RECONNAISSANCE
  45. PRACTICAL MEMORY FORENSICS
    (ISBN: 978-1-80107-954-9)
    Ch 6
  46. RED TEAM FIELD MANUAL VER. 2
    STUDY TOPICS ON BEACONS, REGISTRY
  47. ROUTING AND SWITCHING ESSENTIALS
    ROUTING AND SWITCHING ESSENTIALS COMPANION GUIDE
    STUDY TOPIC ON LINK STATE ROUTING
  48. SECNAVINST 5510.36B
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM
    Ch 6
  49. THE TCP/IP GUIDE
    THE TCP/IP GUIDE, A COMPREHENSIVE, ILLUSTRATED INTERNET PROTOCOLS REFERENCE
    Ch 25Ch 31STUDY TOPICS ON IP-RELATED FEATURE PROTOCOLS
  50. UNIX AND LINUX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION HANDBOOK 5TH ADDITION,  CHAPTER 1, 10, 20; STUDY TOPICS ON FILE ATTRIBUTES, FILESYSTEM, MAIL SYSTEMS
  51. USCYBERCOM GENADMIN 22-0120
    SOP FOR SUBMITTING A REQUEST FOR SUPPORT (RFS) TO USCYBERCOM
    Encl 3
  52. USSID 104,
  53. USSID 201,  SECTION 1, 10
  54. WI-FOO THE SECRETS OF WIRELESS HACK,&nbspG; STUDY TOPICS ON ACTIVE SCANNING IN WIRELESS NETWORK, ANTENNAS
  55. WINDOWS COMMAND-LINE ADMINISTRATORS POCKET CONSULTANT, SECOND ED.,  APPENDIX A
  56. WINDOWS INTERNALS PART 1, 7TH EDITION
    (ISBN-13 978-0-7356-8418-8)
    Ch 1Ch 2STUDY TOPICS ON KEY SYSTEM COMPONENTS, SECURITY
  57. XKEYSCORE HOMEPAGE,

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 RESERVE Navy Advancement exam that will be given to SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) PERSONNEL in February 2027. All exam questions are developed by rating subject matter experts utilizing the latest Occupational Standards provided by NAVMAC.
  3. The questions for your exam are based on the references listed in this bibliography. If a reference has been updated since the exam was created and differs from the reference listed here, the information in the updated reference will be considered when the exam is scored.
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Source: the official February 2027 E-7 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective August 2026).