20 Best Cyber Security Books
Goal: Find the best Cyber Security books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best cyber security books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
20 Best Cyber Security Books
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Practical Malware Analysis
The Hands-On Guide to Dissecting Malicious Software
by Michael Sikorski
The Art of Invisibility
The World's Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data
by Kevin D. Mitnick
Hacking
The Art of Exploitation
by Jon Erickson
Hacking Exposed 7
Network Security Secrets and Solutions
by Stuart McClure
Social Engineering
The Science of Human Hacking
by Christopher Hadnagy
The Code Book
The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
by Simon Singh
The Cyber Effect
An Expert in Cyberpsychology Explains How Technology Is Shaping Our Children, Our Behavior, and Our Values--and What We Can Do About It
by Mary Aiken
Threat Modeling
Designing for Security
by Adam Shostack
Ghost in the Wires
My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker
by Kevin Mitnick
Also recommended by:
Cult of the Dead Cow
How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World
by Joseph Menn
The CERT Guide to Insider Threats
How to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Information Technology Crimes
by Dawn M. Cappelli
Click Here to Kill Everybody
Security and Survival in a Hyper-connected World
by Bruce Schneier
Countdown to Zero Day
Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon
by Kim Zetter
Cyber Wars
Hacks that Shocked the Business World
by Charles Arthur
Cybersecurity Essentials
by Charles J. Brooks
How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk
by Douglas W. Hubbard
Metasploit
The Penetration Tester's Guide
by David Kennedy
The Cuckoo's Egg
Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage
by Cliff Stoll
The Hacker and the State
Cyber Attacks and the New Normal of Geopolitics
by Ben Buchanan
The Pentester BluePrint
Starting a Career as an Ethical Hacker
by Phillip L. Wylie
Sources
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11 Best Cyber Security Books You Should Read In 2023
softwaretestinghelp.com
- 2
Top 25+ Cyber Security Books to read in 2023
mygreatlearning.com
- 3
The 25 Best Cyber Security Books — Recommendations from the Experts - Hashed Out by The SSL Store™
thesslstore.com
- 4
Top 10 Must-Read Cyber Security Books - Syntax Technologies
syntaxtechs.com
- 5
8 best cyber security books to read for 2023 - CyberTalk
cybertalk.org
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