Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This list of books, recommended by Franklin Okeke for TechRepublic Premium, In a world fraught with cyberattacks and privacy violations in both business and individual spaces, cybersecurity remains a veritable tool for curtailing these attacks and improving privacy practices.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

For years, Humble Bundle has been selling great books at a "pay what you can afford" model. This month, they're featuring as many as nineteen cybersecurity books for as little as $1, including four of mine. These are digital copies, all DRM-free. Part of the money goes to support the EFF or Let's Encrypt.

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Lohrman on Security

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

This review covers Mikko Hypponen’s latest book, If It’s Smart, It’s Vulnerable. This is an excellent book that is highly recommended.

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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 15, 2021

Rupin Gupta runs Digital Guru books. He’s one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet, a real joy to work with, and he works hard to put books on shelves so that you can discover them. They don’t just sell books though, they know the authors, the customers, they’re the epitome of a small customer focused business.”

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Schneier on Security

MAY 12, 2021

I have 80 copies of my 2000 book Beyond Fear available at the very cheap price of $5 plus shipping. Note that there is a 20% chance that your book will have a “BT Counterpane” sticker on the front cover. Order your signed copy here.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

I have a new book coming out in February. A Hacker’s Mind is my pandemic book, written in 2020 and 2021. It’s about hacking. It generalizes the term hack as a means of subverting a system’s rules in unintended ways. We’re simply not ready for the speed, scale, scope, and sophistication of AI hackers.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 27, 2023

To paraphrase something that I’m writing at the moment (more about that shortly): I first subscribed to Facebook because I was working in IT security research and needed to find out more about it, so I signed up to see how it worked from a user’s […] The post The (Face-)Book of Mammon [book review] appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 3, 2018

Humble Bundle sells groups of e-books at ridiculously low prices, DRM free. This month , the bundles are all Wiley titles, including three of my books: Applied Cryptography , Secrets and Lies , and Cryptography Engineering. $15 15 gets you everything, and they're all DRM-free. Even better, a portion of the proceeds goes to the EFF.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

I have 500 copies of each book available. It’s a lot of work to sign and mail hundreds of books. Also, signed but not personalized books will arrive faster. For a limited time, I am selling signed copies of Click Here to Kill Everybody and Data and Goliath , both in paperback, for just $6 each plus shipping.

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Joseph Steinberg

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Readers of the book learn what threats exist, as well as how to identify, protect against, detect, and respond to such threats. Of course, the book also shows people how to recover if they have already suffered a hacker attack, a malware infection, and/or a data breach. Topics covered in the book include: ?

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 11, 2019

This book covers essays from 2013 to 2017. There is nothing in this book is that is not available for free on my website; but if you'd like these essays in an easy-to-carry paperback book format, you can order a signed copy here. I just published my third collection of essays: We Have Root.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 30, 2023

If you are looking for a deep-dive strategy book that looks into a wide range of cybersecurity topics in an updated fashion, this book is for you. The post Book Review: Cybersecurity Threats, Malware Trends and Strategies appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Read this book by Daniel Shoemaker, Ken Sigler and Tamara Shoemaker. The post New Book Offers Approachable Guide for Teaching Cybersecurity appeared first on Security Boulevard. Looking for a handbook for teaching the cybersecurity body of knowledge in a conventional classroom setting?

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

I don’t choose them and I don’t approve them: that’s the price I pay for not being able to afford to pay for all my blogs…] I’m amused to see that Amazon has excised the word ‘Facebook’ from the ordering details […] The post New book: ‘Facebook: Sins & Insensitivities’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 20, 2024

The Crypto Launderers: Crime and Cryptocurrencies from the Dark Web to DeFi and Beyond - by David Carlisle I wish I had a way to review this book without having first read last year’s “Tracers in the Dark.” In the early part of the book he covers all of the mandatory cases: Silk Road, Mt. As to the facts? Thank you!!!

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Cryptocurrency Ransomware Education Marketing 62

The State of Security

APRIL 21, 2021

This doesn’t mean that people weren’t excited, or downright celebrating, they were engaged in a different method of celebration; the kind that takes place between the covers of a good book. The post World Book Day: Cybersecurity’s Quietest Celebration appeared first on The State of Security.

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Adam Shostack

AUGUST 19, 2020

These are the books that I read in Q2 2020 that I think are worth your time. Let me be frank: I hate most business books. Sorry it’s late. They’re still worthwhile. You’ll See This Message When It Is Too Late , by Josephine Wolff. Getting your students to work together to solve problems has incredible potential.

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Internet Internet Software Government 147

Penetration Testing

JANUARY 19, 2024

A new vulnerability, whimsically named “Slippy-Book,” has emerged as a formidable threat to the integrity of popular Linux distributions.

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Penetration Testing 81

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Claude (Anthropic’s LLM) was given this prompt: Please summarize the themes and arguments of Bruce Schneier’s book Beyond Fear. Then lay out the most salient criticisms of the book. The post LLM Summary of My Book Beyond Fear appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Adam Shostack

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

but the books were already printed with 1/4″ grid (didn’t think it through). And I missed whiteboards, so working with my partners at Agile Stationery, we created not only whiteboards, but also stencils to help you neaten up your threat models as you iterate through them.

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Engineering 130

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

His groundbreaking book, The Codebreakers was the first serious book I read about codebreaking, and one of the primary reasons I entered this field. David Kahn has died. He will be missed.

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SecureBlitz

APRIL 21, 2021

This post will show you the 5 top cybersecurity books you must read. Cybersecurity books have emerged as bestsellers over the years for presenting real-life threats in cybersecurity in an entertaining yet educating style. The post 5 Top Cybersecurity Books You Must Read appeared first on SecureBlitz Cybersecurity.

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A phishing campaign has been observed delivering an information stealer malware called MrAnon Stealer to unsuspecting victims via seemingly benign booking-themed PDF lures. This malware is a Python-based information stealer compressed with cx-Freeze to evade detection," Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researcher Cara Lin said.

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Malware Scams Phishing 81

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

The attack significantly disrupted IHG’s booking channels and other applicationsì, a circumstance that suggests that the company was the victim of a ransomware attack. The security breach also impacted the booking process through third-party sites such as Expedia and Booking.com, and the service was intermittently resumed during this week.

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Technology Hacking Ransomware Information Security 107

Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Check out the 3 cyber warfare books every API hacker should read to learn about offensive security, past, present, and future. The post 3 Cyber Warfare Books Every API Hacker Should Read Over The Holidays appeared first on Dana Epp's Blog.

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Hacking 98

Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

I am pleased to announce the publication of my latest book: Click Here to Kill Everybody: Security and Survival in a Hyper-connected World. This is a book about technology, and it's also a book about policy. In it, I examine how our new immersive world of physically capable computers affects our security.

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Adam Shostack

APRIL 5, 2019

Thought-provoking survey of the problems that come from the book above not being better read. As it turns out, all three fiction books are re-imaginings of other stories. Good enough that I bought a paper copy to augment the ebook. Also, sometimes redundant, and says nice things about my work.)

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 10, 2018

Susan Landau has written a terrific book on cybersecurity threats and why we need strong crypto. The book is as accessible to techies and non-techies alike, and is strongly recommended. The book is as accessible to techies and non-techies alike, and is strongly recommended. Reviews sell books, and this one needs more of them.

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Cybersecurity Surveillance 124

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 24, 2022

First, the Guardian makes it clear that a conspiracy is real: …groups involved in banning books are in fact linked, and backed by influential conservative donors. The post Billionaires Fund Campaigns to Ban Books in American School appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

I have a new book coming out in February. The post New Book: A Hacker’s Mind appeared first on Security Boulevard. It’s about hacking. A Hacker’s Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society’s Rules, and How to Bend them Back isn’t about hacking computer systems; it’s about hacking more general economic, political, and social systems.

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Hacking Accountability 57

Adam Shostack

APRIL 10, 2019

The White Box , and its accompanying book, “The White Box Essays” are a FANTASTIC resource, and I wish I’d had them available to me as I designed Elevation of Privilege and helped with Control-Alt-Hack. If you’ve ever thought about designing a game, you should buy this book. How do you structure your work?

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Marketing Hacking 113

Adam Shostack

DECEMBER 1, 2019

It’s bad news for people who want to be able to control their computer, because these attacks are leading vendors to lock down even their traditional operating systems, as Jonathan Zittrain predicted in his 2008 book, The Future of the Internet–And How to Stop It. Cult of the Dead Cow , Joseph Menn. How to design games.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 5, 2022

Alya Franklin comments on the first cybersecurity book written exclusively. The post Alya Franklin on JupiterOne’s Newest Book: “Reinventing Cybersecurity” appeared first on Security Boulevard. by female and non-binary experts.

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Cybersecurity 87

Schneier on Security

APRIL 2, 2024

And a 1994 review of Applied Cryptography by redacted : Applied Cryptography, for those who don’t read the internet news, is a book written by Bruce Schneier last year. The book is destined for commercial success because it is the only volume in which everything linked to cryptography is mentioned. There are many redactions.

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Internet Internet 253

Adam Shostack

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

I hate reviewing books by people I know, because I am a picky reader, and if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all. I also tend to hate management books, because they often substitute jargon for crisp thinking. It is not a book for the CSO. The book is organized into two major parts.

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Hot for Security

JUNE 4, 2021

Fraudsters and scammers are in full attack mode as they prepare this year’s arsenal of fake booking websites and holiday offers to steal personal information and money from holidaymakers looking for last-minute deals and cheap property rentals. Why identifying fake booking deals can be difficult.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 31, 2020

Notice the copy of Data and Goliath just behind the head of Maine Senator Angus King. This demonstrates the importance of a vibrant color and a large font.

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