50 Books like Intelligence-Driven Incident Response

Cybersecurity for Beginners

by Raef Meeuwisse • 2015

Firewalls fail when people click. The layered defenses and risk tradeoffs every organization needs.

3.67

147

🛡️ Information Security ⚠️ Risk Management 🎣 Social Engineering 🚨 Incident Response 🧠 Security Awareness

Cybersecurity for Beginners 95%

Firewalls fail when people click. The layered defenses and risk tradeoffs every organization needs.

by Raef Meeuwisse 2015

3.67

147 ratings

🛡️ Information Security ⚠️ Risk Management 🎣 Social Engineering 🚨 Incident Response 🧠 Security Awareness

Next Level Cybersecurity

by Sai Huda • 2019

Breach is inevitable. Fifteen signals that catch intruders before they touch critical data.

3.86

🛡️ Cyber Risk Management 🔍 Threat Detection 🩹 Vulnerability Management 🔑 Privileged Access Management 💰 Ransomware Defense

Next Level Cybersecurity 95%

Breach is inevitable. Fifteen signals that catch intruders before they touch critical data.

by Sai Huda 2019

3.86

57 ratings

🛡️ Cyber Risk Management 🔍 Threat Detection 🩹 Vulnerability Management 🔑 Privileged Access Management 💰 Ransomware Defense

Modern Cybersecurity Strategies for Enterprises

by Ashish Mishra • 2022

Cybersecurity is a boardroom problem, not an IT one. A strategy playbook for protecting revenue.

🛡️ Enterprise Security 📜 Cybersecurity Governance 🧱 Security Frameworks ⚠️ Cyber Risk Management ✅ Regulatory Compliance

Modern Cybersecurity Strategies for Enterprises Summary

Modern Cybersecurity Strategies for Enterprises 94%

Cybersecurity is a boardroom problem, not an IT one. A strategy playbook for protecting revenue.

by Ashish Mishra 2022

🛡️ Enterprise Security 📜 Cybersecurity Governance 🧱 Security Frameworks ⚠️ Cyber Risk Management ✅ Regulatory Compliance

Cybersecurity Leadership Demystified

by Erdal Özkaya • 2022

The executive blueprint that turns security experts into boardroom-ready CISOs.

4.50

🛡️ Cybersecurity Leadership ⚠️ Cyber Risk Management 🔐 Security Operations 📜 Compliance Frameworks 🔄 Business Continuity

Cybersecurity Leadership Demystified Summary

Cybersecurity Leadership Demystified 94%

The executive blueprint that turns security experts into boardroom-ready CISOs.

by Erdal Özkaya 2022

4.50

6 ratings

🛡️ Cybersecurity Leadership ⚠️ Cyber Risk Management 🔐 Security Operations 📜 Compliance Frameworks 🔄 Business Continuity

Big Breaches

by Neil Daswani • 2021

The handful of missteps behind every mega-breach, and the fixes any organization can put in place.

4.27

💥 Data Breach Prevention 🛡️ Cybersecurity Management 🎭 Social Engineering 🔑 Encryption Practices 🦠 Malware Defense

Big Breaches 94%

The handful of missteps behind every mega-breach, and the fixes any organization can put in place.

by Neil Daswani 2021

4.27

41 ratings

💥 Data Breach Prevention 🛡️ Cybersecurity Management 🎭 Social Engineering 🔑 Encryption Practices 🦠 Malware Defense

Managing Risk and Information Security

by Malcolm Harkins • 2012

Security's job isn't to block. It's to make the business safe enough to take risks.

3.51

109

🛡️ Information Security ⚖️ Risk Management 🏢 Security Culture 🧠 Cognitive Biases 👔 CISO Leadership

Managing Risk and Information Security Summary

Managing Risk and Information Security 94%

Security's job isn't to block. It's to make the business safe enough to take risks.

by Malcolm Harkins 2012

3.51

109 ratings

🛡️ Information Security ⚖️ Risk Management 🏢 Security Culture 🧠 Cognitive Biases 👔 CISO Leadership

Cybersecurity Risk Management

by Cynthia Brumfield • 2021

The NIST framework is a map, not a shield. How to build defenses that work.

3.89

🛡️ Cybersecurity Frameworks ⚠️ It Risk Management 🏭 Operational Technology Security 🔐 Access Control 🚨 Incident Response Planning

Cybersecurity Risk Management 94%

The NIST framework is a map, not a shield. How to build defenses that work.

by Cynthia Brumfield 2021

3.89

9 ratings

🛡️ Cybersecurity Frameworks ⚠️ It Risk Management 🏭 Operational Technology Security 🔐 Access Control 🚨 Incident Response Planning

Becoming an Ethical Hacker

by Gary Rivlin • 2019

Get paid to think like an attacker: skills, tools, and career strategy for ethical hacking.

4.00

🧭 Ethical Hacking 🎯 Penetration Testing 🎭 Social Engineering 🌐 Network Security 💼 Cybersecurity Careers

Becoming an Ethical Hacker 94%

Get paid to think like an attacker: skills, tools, and career strategy for ethical hacking.

by Gary Rivlin 2019

4.00

73 ratings

🧭 Ethical Hacking 🎯 Penetration Testing 🎭 Social Engineering 🌐 Network Security 💼 Cybersecurity Careers

Threat Modeling

by Adam Shostack • 2014

Draw your software. Mark the trust boundaries. Ask six questions to find flaws before attackers do.

4.07

286

🧩 Threat Modeling 🔒 Software Security ⚠️ Risk Management 🔑 Authentication 🛡️ Privacy Engineering

Threat Modeling 94%

Draw your software. Mark the trust boundaries. Ask six questions to find flaws before attackers do.

by Adam Shostack 2014

4.07

286 ratings

🧩 Threat Modeling 🔒 Software Security ⚠️ Risk Management 🔑 Authentication 🛡️ Privacy Engineering

The Fifth Domain

by Richard A. Clarke • 2019

A new battlefield has emerged online. Defense is up to companies and individuals not just government

4.02

825

🔒 Cybersecurity ⚔️ Cyber Warfare 📊 Cyber Risk Management 🔐 Personal Data Security ☁️ Cloud Security

The Fifth Domain 94%

A new battlefield has emerged online. Defense is up to companies and individuals not just government

by Richard A. Clarke 2019

4.02

825 ratings

🔒 Cybersecurity ⚔️ Cyber Warfare 📊 Cyber Risk Management 🔐 Personal Data Security ☁️ Cloud Security

How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk

by Douglas W. Hubbard • 2016

Cybersecurity swears its risks defy measurement. A quantitative toolkit that says otherwise.

4.06

381

🔐 Cybersecurity Risk 📊 Quantitative Risk Analysis 🧠 Decision Science 🤔 Cognitive Biases 📈 Risk Modeling

How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk Summary

How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk 94%

Cybersecurity swears its risks defy measurement. A quantitative toolkit that says otherwise.

by Douglas W. Hubbard 2016

4.06

381 ratings

🔐 Cybersecurity Risk 📊 Quantitative Risk Analysis 🧠 Decision Science 🤔 Cognitive Biases 📈 Risk Modeling

Cybersecurity and Cyberwar

by P.W. Singer • 2013

The Internet trusts everyone. That made it a battlefield where attackers rarely get caught.

3.83

1k+

🔐 Information Security ⚔️ Cyber Warfare 🕵️ State-Sponsored Hacking 👁️ Digital Privacy 🌐 Internet Governance

Cybersecurity and Cyberwar 93%

The Internet trusts everyone. That made it a battlefield where attackers rarely get caught.

by P.W. Singer 2013

3.83

1k+ ratings

🔐 Information Security ⚔️ Cyber Warfare 🕵️ State-Sponsored Hacking 👁️ Digital Privacy 🌐 Internet Governance

Project Zero Trust

by George Finney • 2022

A business fable that shows security leaders how to adopt Zero Trust and stop breaches.

3.95

197

🔒 Zero Trust 🆔 Identity Management ☁️ Cloud Security 🛠️ Devsecops 📡 Security Operations

Project Zero Trust 93%

A business fable that shows security leaders how to adopt Zero Trust and stop breaches.

by George Finney 2022

3.95

197 ratings

🔒 Zero Trust 🆔 Identity Management ☁️ Cloud Security 🛠️ Devsecops 📡 Security Operations

Developing Cybersecurity Programs and Policies

by Omar Santos • 2018

Move cybersecurity from the server room to the boardroom: a complete policy and governance playbook.

4.00

🏛️ Cybersecurity Governance 📋 Information Security Policy ⚖️ Risk Management Frameworks 🏷️ Data Classification 🔐 Access Control

Developing Cybersecurity Programs and Policies Summary

Developing Cybersecurity Programs and Policies 93%

Move cybersecurity from the server room to the boardroom: a complete policy and governance playbook.

by Omar Santos 2018

4.00

3 ratings

🏛️ Cybersecurity Governance 📋 Information Security Policy ⚖️ Risk Management Frameworks 🏷️ Data Classification 🔐 Access Control

Spies, Lies, and Algorithms

by Amy B. Zegart • 2022

James Bond and Jack Ryan are America's spy professors, and the curriculum is dangerously wrong.

3.95

2k+

🕵️ American Intelligence 🛡️ National Security 🧠 Cognitive Biases 💻 Cyber Warfare 🛰️ Open Source Intelligence

Spies, Lies, and Algorithms 93%

James Bond and Jack Ryan are America's spy professors, and the curriculum is dangerously wrong.

by Amy B. Zegart 2022

3.95

2k+ ratings

🕵️ American Intelligence 🛡️ National Security 🧠 Cognitive Biases 💻 Cyber Warfare 🛰️ Open Source Intelligence

Cybersecurity for Small Networks

by Seth Enoka • 2022

Turn free tools into a layered defense that stops attackers before they reach your devices.

4.08

🔒 Network Security 🏠 Homelab And Self-Hosting 🛠️ Open Source Tools 🧅 Defense In Depth 🚨 Intrusion Detection

Cybersecurity for Small Networks Summary

Cybersecurity for Small Networks 93%

Turn free tools into a layered defense that stops attackers before they reach your devices.

by Seth Enoka 2022

4.08

52 ratings

🔒 Network Security 🏠 Homelab And Self-Hosting 🛠️ Open Source Tools 🧅 Defense In Depth 🚨 Intrusion Detection

Violent Python

by T.J. O'Connor • 2012

Python for security: build your own port scanners, wireless sniffers, and social engineering bots.

4.04

553

🕵️ Penetration Testing 🔍 Digital Forensics 🐍 Python For Security 📶 Wireless Security 🌐 Network Analysis

Violent Python 93%

Python for security: build your own port scanners, wireless sniffers, and social engineering bots.

by T.J. O'Connor 2012

4.04

553 ratings

🕵️ Penetration Testing 🔍 Digital Forensics 🐍 Python For Security 📶 Wireless Security 🌐 Network Analysis

Future Crimes

by Marc Goodman • 2015

Crime went corporate. The dark web runs like Amazon, and your digital exhaust is its inventory.

3.92

4k+

🛡️ Cybersecurity 🕶️ Dark Web 💻 Digital Crime 🔍 Data Privacy 📡 Digital Surveillance

Future Crimes 93%

Crime went corporate. The dark web runs like Amazon, and your digital exhaust is its inventory.

by Marc Goodman 2015

3.92

4k+ ratings

🛡️ Cybersecurity 🕶️ Dark Web 💻 Digital Crime 🔍 Data Privacy 📡 Digital Surveillance

The Pentester BluePrint

by Phillip L. Wylie • 2020

A no-experience roadmap to pentesting: the skills and certs that matter, and how to get hired.

4.15

226

🔓 Penetration Testing 💼 Cybersecurity Careers 🗺️ Career Roadmaps 📜 Certification Guides 🧪 Home Labs

The Pentester BluePrint 92%

A no-experience roadmap to pentesting: the skills and certs that matter, and how to get hired.

by Phillip L. Wylie 2020

4.15

226 ratings

🔓 Penetration Testing 💼 Cybersecurity Careers 🗺️ Career Roadmaps 📜 Certification Guides 🧪 Home Labs

Art of Intrusion

by Kevin D. Mitnick • 2005

A defender must win every time; an attacker needs just one opening. Ten hacks prove it.

3.91

4k+

🛡️ Cybersecurity 🎭 Social Engineering 🔍 Penetration Testing 💻 Hacker Culture 🕵️ Computer Crime

Art of Intrusion 92%

A defender must win every time; an attacker needs just one opening. Ten hacks prove it.

by Kevin D. Mitnick 2005

3.91

4k+ ratings

🛡️ Cybersecurity 🎭 Social Engineering 🔍 Penetration Testing 💻 Hacker Culture 🕵️ Computer Crime

You CAN Stop Stupid

by Ira Winkler • 2020

Nine in ten significant losses trace to user actions. The fix is systemic, not personal.

3.67

🛡️ Operational Risk 📢 Security Awareness 🧠 Applied Behavioral Science ⚖️ Just Culture 🔄 Systems Thinking

You CAN Stop Stupid 92%

Nine in ten significant losses trace to user actions. The fix is systemic, not personal.

by Ira Winkler 2020

3.67

15 ratings

🛡️ Operational Risk 📢 Security Awareness 🧠 Applied Behavioral Science ⚖️ Just Culture 🔄 Systems Thinking

No Tech Hacking

by Johnny Long • 2007

Hacking without technology: how open dumpsters, shoulder glances, and held doors break security.

3.94

220

🗣️ Social Engineering 🔒 Physical Security 🧠 Human Hacking 👀 Physical Surveillance 📋 Information Gathering

No Tech Hacking 92%

Hacking without technology: how open dumpsters, shoulder glances, and held doors break security.

by Johnny Long 2007

3.94

220 ratings

🗣️ Social Engineering 🔒 Physical Security 🧠 Human Hacking 👀 Physical Surveillance 📋 Information Gathering

The Art of Deception

by Kevin D. Mitnick • 2001

How a hacker gets past any firewall by targeting people, and how to stop it.

3.76

7k+

🎭 Social Engineering 🧠 Psychological Manipulation 🛡️ Security Awareness 🗑️ Dumpster Diving 👤 Insider Threat

The Art of Deception 92%

How a hacker gets past any firewall by targeting people, and how to stop it.

by Kevin D. Mitnick 2001

3.76

7k+ ratings

🎭 Social Engineering 🧠 Psychological Manipulation 🛡️ Security Awareness 🗑️ Dumpster Diving 👤 Insider Threat

Inside Cyber Warfare

by Jeffrey Carr • 2009

Cyberwar is a proxy war: states pull the strings, criminals and patriots pull the triggers.

3.36

216

🖥️ Cyber Warfare 🕶️ Proxy Warfare 💰 Cyber Crime Nexus 🔍 Attribution Problem ✊ Hacktivism

Inside Cyber Warfare 92%

Cyberwar is a proxy war: states pull the strings, criminals and patriots pull the triggers.

by Jeffrey Carr 2009

3.36

216 ratings

🖥️ Cyber Warfare 🕶️ Proxy Warfare 💰 Cyber Crime Nexus 🔍 Attribution Problem ✊ Hacktivism

The Art of Invisibility

by Kevin D. Mitnick • 2017

From encrypted messages to burner devices, a hacker guide to vanishing from always-on surveillance.

3.98

5k+

🛡️ Digital Privacy 🔒 Operational Security 👁️ Mass Surveillance 🕵️ Personal Anonymity 🔐 Information Security

The Art of Invisibility 92%

From encrypted messages to burner devices, a hacker guide to vanishing from always-on surveillance.

by Kevin D. Mitnick 2017

3.98

5k+ ratings

🛡️ Digital Privacy 🔒 Operational Security 👁️ Mass Surveillance 🕵️ Personal Anonymity 🔐 Information Security

Dark Territory

by Fred Kaplan • 2016

Reagan asked if 'WarGames' was real. The answer launched a covert digital war still raging today.

3.90

3k+

🖥️ Cyber Warfare 🕵️ Digital Espionage 🏛️ Cybersecurity Policy 👁️ Government Surveillance 📡 Information Warfare

Dark Territory 92%

Reagan asked if 'WarGames' was real. The answer launched a covert digital war still raging today.

by Fred Kaplan 2016

3.90

3k+ ratings

🖥️ Cyber Warfare 🕵️ Digital Espionage 🏛️ Cybersecurity Policy 👁️ Government Surveillance 📡 Information Warfare

Linux Basics for Hackers, 2nd Edition

by OccupyTheWeb • 2025

The Linux terminal, weaponized: from your first VM to writing exploits that leave no trace.

4.50

🛡️ Ethical Hacking 🐧 Linux Administration 🌐 Network Security 💻 Command Line 👤 Digital Anonymity

Linux Basics for Hackers, 2nd Edition Summary

Linux Basics for Hackers, 2nd Edition 92%

The Linux terminal, weaponized: from your first VM to writing exploits that leave no trace.

by OccupyTheWeb 2025

4.50

24 ratings

🛡️ Ethical Hacking 🐧 Linux Administration 🌐 Network Security 💻 Command Line 👤 Digital Anonymity

Bug Bounty Bootcamp

by Vickie Li • 2021

How to turn web hacking into income: recon, exploitation, and the reports that earn bounties.

4.49

130

🕸️ Web Application Hacking 🪲 Bug Bounty Hunting 🛡️ Ethical Hacking 🔍 Vulnerability Discovery 🔌 Api Security

Bug Bounty Bootcamp 92%

How to turn web hacking into income: recon, exploitation, and the reports that earn bounties.

by Vickie Li 2021

4.49

130 ratings

🕸️ Web Application Hacking 🪲 Bug Bounty Hunting 🛡️ Ethical Hacking 🔍 Vulnerability Discovery 🔌 Api Security

The Hacker and the State

by Ben Buchanan • 2020

The most damaging attacks of this century arrived not through the air, but through code.

4.19

871

💻 Cyber Warfare 🕵️ Cyber Espionage 📡 Signals Intelligence 🗳️ Election Interference 💣 Digital Sabotage

The Hacker and the State 92%

The most damaging attacks of this century arrived not through the air, but through code.

by Ben Buchanan 2020

4.19

871 ratings

💻 Cyber Warfare 🕵️ Cyber Espionage 📡 Signals Intelligence 🗳️ Election Interference 💣 Digital Sabotage

Social Engineering

by Christopher Hadnagy • 2010

Your firewall is fine. Your people are the vulnerability, and this is how attackers exploit them.

3.83

4k+

🕵️ Social Engineering 🔒 Cybersecurity 🧠 Psychological Influence 🎭 Deception 👥 Social Psychology

Social Engineering 92%

Your firewall is fine. Your people are the vulnerability, and this is how attackers exploit them.

by Christopher Hadnagy 2010

3.83

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Social Engineering 🔒 Cybersecurity 🧠 Psychological Influence 🎭 Deception 👥 Social Psychology

Building Secure and Reliable Systems

by Heather Adkins • 2020

Build systems that survive attacks and accidents. Google's framework for reliable, secure software.

3.89

199

🛡️ Software Security 🔧 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Practices 🔒 Secure Coding 🧪 Testing Strategies

Building Secure and Reliable Systems Summary

Building Secure and Reliable Systems 92%

Build systems that survive attacks and accidents. Google's framework for reliable, secure software.

by Heather Adkins 2020

3.89

199 ratings

🛡️ Software Security 🔧 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Practices 🔒 Secure Coding 🧪 Testing Strategies

Battlefield Cyber

by William J. Holstein • 2023

America is being hollowed out in a cyber war that stops just short of bombs.

4.01

🛡️ Cyber Warfare 🇺🇸 National Security 🌫️ Gray Zone Conflict 🕵️ Cyber Espionage 🗣️ Disinformation

Battlefield Cyber 92%

America is being hollowed out in a cyber war that stops just short of bombs.

by William J. Holstein 2023

4.01

94 ratings

🛡️ Cyber Warfare 🇺🇸 National Security 🌫️ Gray Zone Conflict 🕵️ Cyber Espionage 🗣️ Disinformation

How Spies Think

by David Omand • 2020

From a former GCHQ chief: how spies structure their thinking to outsmart lies and cognitive traps.

3.62

832

🕵️ Intelligence Analysis 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📢 Disinformation 🌀 Conspiracy Thinking 📈 Bayesian Reasoning

How Spies Think 92%

From a former GCHQ chief: how spies structure their thinking to outsmart lies and cognitive traps.

by David Omand 2020

3.62

832 ratings

🕵️ Intelligence Analysis 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📢 Disinformation 🌀 Conspiracy Thinking 📈 Bayesian Reasoning

Sandworm

by Andy Greenberg • 2019

First hacker-caused blackouts, then a $10 billion attack. Both traced to a single Russian unit.

4.34

10k+

💻 Cyberwar 🕵️ State-Sponsored Hacking 🏭 Critical Infrastructure 🇺🇦 Ukraine Conflict 🔍 Investigative Journalism

Sandworm 92%

First hacker-caused blackouts, then a $10 billion attack. Both traced to a single Russian unit.

by Andy Greenberg 2019

4.34

10k+ ratings

💻 Cyberwar 🕵️ State-Sponsored Hacking 🏭 Critical Infrastructure 🇺🇦 Ukraine Conflict 🔍 Investigative Journalism

WordPress Security Secrets Revealed

by Sahil B. • 2023

43% of the web runs on WordPress. The security layers that make your site the hard target.

🔒 Wordpress Security 🛡️ Website Hardening 💾 Backup Strategies 🌐 Web Application Security 🧱 Defense In Depth

WordPress Security Secrets Revealed Summary

WordPress Security Secrets Revealed 92%

43% of the web runs on WordPress. The security layers that make your site the hard target.

by Sahil B. 2023

🔒 Wordpress Security 🛡️ Website Hardening 💾 Backup Strategies 🌐 Web Application Security 🧱 Defense In Depth

Computer Hacking Beginners Guide

by Alan T. Norman • 2016

Land your first hack: Kali, Wi-Fi, social engineering, and the mental map to break in safely.

3.72

224

🛡️ Ethical Hacking 🔒 Cybersecurity Basics 🐉 Kali Linux 🎭 Social Engineering 📶 Wi-Fi Security

Computer Hacking Beginners Guide Summary

Computer Hacking Beginners Guide 92%

Land your first hack: Kali, Wi-Fi, social engineering, and the mental map to break in safely.

by Alan T. Norman 2016

3.72

224 ratings

🛡️ Ethical Hacking 🔒 Cybersecurity Basics 🐉 Kali Linux 🎭 Social Engineering 📶 Wi-Fi Security

Everyday Cybersecurity

by Christopher Cox • 2019

The non-techie's playbook for shutting out hackers, scammers, and identity thieves.

5.00

🛡️ Personal Cybersecurity 🔐 Digital Privacy 🌐 Internet Safety 🆔 Identity Theft 🎭 Social Engineering

Everyday Cybersecurity 92%

The non-techie's playbook for shutting out hackers, scammers, and identity thieves.

by Christopher Cox 2019

5.00

1 ratings

🛡️ Personal Cybersecurity 🔐 Digital Privacy 🌐 Internet Safety 🆔 Identity Theft 🎭 Social Engineering

The Cuckoo's Egg

by Clifford Stoll • 1989

A 75-cent error, a pager, one astronomer chasing a KGB spy through military networks.

4.28

16k+

🛡️ Cybersecurity 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🔍 Digital Forensics 🌐 Early Internet 🔎 True Crime Investigation

The Cuckoo's Egg 92%

A 75-cent error, a pager, one astronomer chasing a KGB spy through military networks.

by Clifford Stoll 1989

4.28

16k+ ratings

🛡️ Cybersecurity 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🔍 Digital Forensics 🌐 Early Internet 🔎 True Crime Investigation

Artificial Intelligence in Practice

by Bernard Marr • 2019

Robots patrol Walmart aisles. Netflix guesses your next watch. How 50 companies already run on AI.

3.41

251

🤖 Ai In Business 📋 Corporate Case Studies 🧠 Applied Machine Learning 📈 Predictive Analytics ⚙️ Automation

Artificial Intelligence in Practice Summary

Artificial Intelligence in Practice 91%

Robots patrol Walmart aisles. Netflix guesses your next watch. How 50 companies already run on AI.

by Bernard Marr 2019

3.41

251 ratings

🤖 Ai In Business 📋 Corporate Case Studies 🧠 Applied Machine Learning 📈 Predictive Analytics ⚙️ Automation

If It's Smart, It's Vulnerable

by Mikko Hypponen • 2021

Every connected device is a target. A cybersecurity veteran maps the attack surface of modern life.

4.10

2k+

🔒 Cybersecurity 🌐 Internet History 🔍 Digital Privacy ⚔️ Cyberwarfare 🎣 Social Engineering

If It's Smart, It's Vulnerable 91%

Every connected device is a target. A cybersecurity veteran maps the attack surface of modern life.

by Mikko Hypponen 2021

4.10

2k+ ratings

🔒 Cybersecurity 🌐 Internet History 🔍 Digital Privacy ⚔️ Cyberwarfare 🎣 Social Engineering

Cryptography

by Keith M. Martin • 2020

Your digital life depends on secret math. Who should be able to break it?

3.96

174

🔒 Digital Security 🔐 Encryption 👁️ Digital Privacy 📐 Applied Mathematics 📡 Surveillance

Cryptography 91%

Your digital life depends on secret math. Who should be able to break it?

by Keith M. Martin 2020

3.96

174 ratings

🔒 Digital Security 🔐 Encryption 👁️ Digital Privacy 📐 Applied Mathematics 📡 Surveillance

The Future of Violence

by Benjamin Wittes • 2014

The state's monopoly on violence is ending. Networked technology handed individuals strategic power.

3.42

318

🔒 Cybersecurity 🛡️ National Security 💻 Technology Policy 🏛️ State Sovereignty ⚔️ Asymmetric Warfare

The Future of Violence 91%

The state's monopoly on violence is ending. Networked technology handed individuals strategic power.

by Benjamin Wittes 2014

3.42

318 ratings

🔒 Cybersecurity 🛡️ National Security 💻 Technology Policy 🏛️ State Sovereignty ⚔️ Asymmetric Warfare

This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends

by Nicole Perlroth • 2021

Inside the hidden bazaar where governments and criminals buy the keys to your digital life.

4.31

11k+

🧨 Zero-Day Exploits 💣 Cyberwarfare 🏁 Digital Arms Race 👁️ Surveillance State 🕵️ Digital Espionage

This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends Summary

This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends 91%

Inside the hidden bazaar where governments and criminals buy the keys to your digital life.

by Nicole Perlroth 2021

4.31

11k+ ratings

🧨 Zero-Day Exploits 💣 Cyberwarfare 🏁 Digital Arms Race 👁️ Surveillance State 🕵️ Digital Espionage

The Joy of Search

by Daniel M. Russell • 2019

A Google insider's method for finding what plain keywords miss: think like a detective.

3.55

175

🔍 Information Literacy 🔎 Search Skills 📊 Data Verification ✅ Source Evaluation 🧩 Lateral Thinking

The Joy of Search 91%

A Google insider's method for finding what plain keywords miss: think like a detective.

by Daniel M. Russell 2019

3.55

175 ratings

🔍 Information Literacy 🔎 Search Skills 📊 Data Verification ✅ Source Evaluation 🧩 Lateral Thinking

Cloud Computing

by Nayan B. Ruparelia • 2016

How to move your business to the cloud without getting locked in, breached, or overcharged.

3.31

159

🖥️ It Infrastructure 🏢 Enterprise Technology 🚚 Cloud Migration 🔒 Cloud Security 📈 Technology Strategy

Cloud Computing 91%

How to move your business to the cloud without getting locked in, breached, or overcharged.

by Nayan B. Ruparelia 2016

3.31

159 ratings

🖥️ It Infrastructure 🏢 Enterprise Technology 🚚 Cloud Migration 🔒 Cloud Security 📈 Technology Strategy

The AI Advantage

by Thomas H. Davenport • 2018

Stop chasing AI hype: the three business capabilities that actually deliver returns.

3.54

149

🏢 Enterprise Ai 📱 Digital Transformation ⚙️ Process Automation 🤝 Augmented Intelligence ⚖️ Responsible Ai

The AI Advantage 91%

Stop chasing AI hype: the three business capabilities that actually deliver returns.

by Thomas H. Davenport 2018

3.54

149 ratings

🏢 Enterprise Ai 📱 Digital Transformation ⚙️ Process Automation 🤝 Augmented Intelligence ⚖️ Responsible Ai

Power And Prediction

by Ajay Agrawal • 2022

AI works. Now the long, slow work of rebuilding everything around it begins.

4.22

7k+

🤖 Ai In Business 🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Digital Transformation 📊 Predictive Analytics ⚡ Industry Disruption

Power And Prediction 91%

AI works. Now the long, slow work of rebuilding everything around it begins.

by Ajay Agrawal 2022

4.22

7k+ ratings

🤖 Ai In Business 🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Digital Transformation 📊 Predictive Analytics ⚡ Industry Disruption

Survive Like a Spy

by Jason Hanson • 2018

The spy's playbook for everyday life: spot lies, shake a tail, and make it home safe.

3.37

555

🛡️ Personal Security 🕵️ Espionage Tradecraft 👀 Situational Awareness 🏕️ Survival Skills 🎭 Social Engineering

Survive Like a Spy 91%

The spy's playbook for everyday life: spot lies, shake a tail, and make it home safe.

by Jason Hanson 2018

3.37

555 ratings

🛡️ Personal Security 🕵️ Espionage Tradecraft 👀 Situational Awareness 🏕️ Survival Skills 🎭 Social Engineering

Site Reliability Engineering

by Betsy Beyer • 2016

Google's operations playbook: why perfect uptime is the wrong target, and what to build instead.

4.21

3k+

🧰 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Culture 🌐 Distributed Systems 📊 Monitoring Systems 🧠 Systems Thinking

Site Reliability Engineering 91%

Google's operations playbook: why perfect uptime is the wrong target, and what to build instead.

by Betsy Beyer 2016

4.21

3k+ ratings

🧰 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Culture 🌐 Distributed Systems 📊 Monitoring Systems 🧠 Systems Thinking

Cult of the Dead Cow

by Joseph Menn • 2019

From BBS pranks to Pentagon briefings: how a hacker collective wrote the playbook for cyberdefense.

3.75

2k+

💻 Hacker Culture ✊ Hacktivism 🛡️ Ethical Hacking ⚖️ Tech Ethics 🔐 Digital Rights

Cult of the Dead Cow 91%

From BBS pranks to Pentagon briefings: how a hacker collective wrote the playbook for cyberdefense.

by Joseph Menn 2019

3.75

2k+ ratings

💻 Hacker Culture ✊ Hacktivism 🛡️ Ethical Hacking ⚖️ Tech Ethics 🔐 Digital Rights

Compare Features	Free	Pro
📖 Read Summaries Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
🎧 Listen to Summaries Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages	—
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks Free users are limited to 4	—
📜 Unlimited History Free users are limited to 4	—
📥 Unlimited Downloads Free users are limited to 1	—

People love SoBrief

Join our global community of 600,000+ readers

★★★★★

This site is a total game-changer. I've been flying through book summaries like never before. Highly, highly recommend.

— Dave G

Worth my money and time, and really well made. I've never seen this quality of summaries on other websites. Very helpful!

— Em

Highly recommended!! Fantastic service. Perfect for those that want a little more than a teaser but not all the intricate details of a full audio book.

— Greg M