Cybersecurity books are written to inform as well as entertain. They hijack your attention and don’t let you go until you reach the back cover.
Battling cyberthreats gets harder every day. They grow both in number and complexity. Fortunately, industry professionals share their valuable insights gained from real-world situations. Thus, they are the most qualified to prepare us from threats.
This book lists down the best cybersecurity books you certainly don’t want to pass up. Take note that this list is in no particular order.
Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking
Social engineering presents how genius and at the same time lazy hackers are. Instead of breaking and climbing through a virtual window, social engineering means walking through an open door.
Not surprisingly, several of the biggest data breaches happened due to human error. Humans are the first line of cyber defense. However, they can bring catastrophe to your systems no matter how secure and robust your networks are.
This book by Christoper Hadnagy teaches readers about human hacking. Moreover, it teaches how hackers use social engineering to breach systems. This is a great book even for employees that are not tech-savvy as it teaches defense tips against cyberattacks of a non-technical origin.
Thus, it’s great to include this book, or parts of, during employee training.
The CERT Guide to Insider Threats
The authors of this book are:
- Dawn M. Cappelli
- Andrew P. Moore
- Randall F. Trzeciak
This book is great for cybersecurity experts as it gives them valuable insights on how to protect systems from the inside out. However, the CERT Guide is not really for people that are new to the industry as it’s a difficult read and highly technical.
Many people overlook one of the biggest security concerns – an insider threat. This book outlines a huge variety of insider attacks. Furthermore, you’ll read insights on how to effectively find and eliminate vulnerabilities from your systems.
The Cyber Effect
Dr. Mary Aiken, the author of this book, is a forensic cyber-psychologist. She has worked with law enforcement agencies worldwide. The Cyber Effect helps readers understand the psychology behind the technology.
Indeed, technology has invaded every aspect of our lives. Yet, it also brings negative impacts on our behavior, especially on children. Dr. Aiken uses easy-to-understand language in explaining the difficult ideas behind psychology.
Hence, this book is highly recommended for everyone as it teaches how to live intelligently with digital technology.
Threat Modeling: Designing for Security
Written by Adam Shostack, this book is for cybersecurity professionals, developers, and managers alike. It explains the approaches that have been effective for Microsoft and other major organizations.
Furthermore, the book stresses the importance of developing a threat modeling approach during the design phase. Additionally, you’ll read how to deal with actual threats and vulnerabilities that real-world security experts deal with every day.
Click Here to Kill Everybody: Security and Survival in a Hyper-Connected World
This book by Bruce Schneier takes readers to a deeper look at the risks that come with “smart” devices. Schneier did a great job of pointing out both the potential benefits and issues of the Internet of Things.
