Cybersecurity Books

List of Cybersercurity Books I recommend


Leadership
Leadership

Extreme Ownership

Jocko Willink & Leif Babin on taking total ownership of outcomes — essential reading for security leaders.

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Story Books

Recommended reading order:

Story

The Cuckoo's Egg

Tracking a spy through the maze of computer espionage. The original cybersecurity thriller.

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Story

This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends

The cyberweapons arms race — Nicole Perlroth's definitive account of zero-day exploits and nation-state hacking.

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Story

Ghost in the Wires

Kevin Mitnick's adventures as the world's most wanted hacker.

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Story

The Art of Invisibility

How to be safe in the age of Big Brother and Big Data — from the world's most famous hacker.

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Story

Tracers in the Dark

The global hunt for the crime lords of cryptocurrency.

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Story

Countdown to Zero Day

Stuxnet and the launch of the world's first digital weapon.

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Story

Sandworm

A new era of cyberwar and the hunt for the Kremlin's most dangerous hackers.

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Story

Fancy Bear Goes Phishing

The dark history of the information age, told through five extraordinary hacks.

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Story

Scary Smart

The future of artificial intelligence and how you can save our world.

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Technical
Technical

Understand, Manage, and Measure Cyber Risk

Ryan Leirvik's practical guide to creating a sustainable cyber program.

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Technical

Building a Second Brain

A proven method to organize your digital life and unlock your creative potential.

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Technical

Alice and Bob Learn Application Security

Approachable application security fundamentals for developers and security professionals.

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Technical

Cybersecurity Career Master Plan

Proven techniques and tips to help you advance in your cybersecurity career.

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Technical

The Tao of Open Source Intelligence

Comprehensive guide to OSINT techniques and methodologies.

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Business
Business

The Phoenix Project

A novel about IT, DevOps, and helping your business win — the foundational DevOps story.

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Business

Beyond the Phoenix Project

The origins and evolution of DevOps — the follow-up to The Phoenix Project.

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Business

The Unicorn Project

A novel about developers, digital disruption, and thriving in the age of data.

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Business

The Advantage

Why organizational health trumps everything else in business.

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Business

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Powerful lessons in personal change — still the standard for personal effectiveness.

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