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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
Inside Cyber Warfare Summary
Inside Cyber Warfare 93%
Cyberwar is a proxy war: states pull the strings, criminals and patriots pull the triggers.
by Jeffrey Carr 2009
3.36
216 ratings
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
The Hacker and the State Summary
The Hacker and the State 93%
The most damaging attacks of this century arrived not through the air, but through code.
by Ben Buchanan 2020
4.19
871 ratings
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+
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar Summary
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
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+
Dark Territory Summary
Dark Territory 93%
Reagan asked if 'WarGames' was real. The answer launched a covert digital war still raging today.
by Fred Kaplan 2016
3.90
3k+ ratings
Battlefield Cyber
by William J. Holstein • 2023
America is being hollowed out in a cyber war that stops just short of bombs.
4.01
94
Battlefield Cyber Summary
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
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
The Fifth Domain Summary
The Fifth Domain 92%
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
Sandworm
by Andy Greenberg • 2019
First hacker-caused blackouts, then a $10 billion attack. Both traced to a single Russian unit.
4.34
10k+
Sandworm Summary
Sandworm 91%
First hacker-caused blackouts, then a $10 billion attack. Both traced to a single Russian unit.
by Andy Greenberg 2019
4.34
10k+ ratings
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+
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
The New Digital Age
by Eric Schmidt • 2013
Five billion new internet users will change war, privacy, and revolution forever.
3.33
3k+
The New Digital Age Summary
The New Digital Age 91%
Five billion new internet users will change war, privacy, and revolution forever.
by Eric Schmidt 2013
3.33
3k+ ratings
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
The Future of Violence Summary
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
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+
Future Crimes Summary
Future Crimes 90%
Crime went corporate. The dark web runs like Amazon, and your digital exhaust is its inventory.
by Marc Goodman 2015
3.92
4k+ ratings
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+
Cult of the Dead Cow Summary
Cult of the Dead Cow 90%
From BBS pranks to Pentagon briefings: how a hacker collective wrote the playbook for cyberdefense.
by Joseph Menn 2019
3.75
2k+ ratings
From CIA to APT
by Amoroso and Amoroso • 2017
One crack for offense, everything sealed for defense: a map of cybersecurity's core principles.
3.70
88
From CIA to APT Summary
From CIA to APT 90%
One crack for offense, everything sealed for defense: a map of cybersecurity's core principles.
by Amoroso and Amoroso 2017
3.70
88 ratings
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+
The Cuckoo's Egg Summary
The Cuckoo's Egg 90%
A 75-cent error, a pager, one astronomer chasing a KGB spy through military networks.
by Clifford Stoll 1989
4.28
16k+ ratings
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+
If It's Smart, It's Vulnerable Summary
If It's Smart, It's Vulnerable 90%
Every connected device is a target. A cybersecurity veteran maps the attack surface of modern life.
by Mikko Hypponen 2021
4.10
2k+ ratings
Next Level Cybersecurity
by Sai Huda • 2019
Breach is inevitable. Fifteen signals that catch intruders before they touch critical data.
3.86
57
Next Level Cybersecurity Summary
Next Level Cybersecurity 90%
Breach is inevitable. Fifteen signals that catch intruders before they touch critical data.
by Sai Huda 2019
3.86
57 ratings
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+
The Art of Invisibility Summary
The Art of Invisibility 89%
From encrypted messages to burner devices, a hacker guide to vanishing from always-on surveillance.
by Kevin D. Mitnick 2017
3.98
5k+ ratings
The Lazarus Heist
by Geoff White • 2022
North Korea's hackers targeted one bank for nearly a billion. That was just the trial run.
4.14
2k+
The Lazarus Heist Summary
The Lazarus Heist 89%
North Korea's hackers targeted one bank for nearly a billion. That was just the trial run.
by Geoff White 2022
4.14
2k+ ratings
The Great Tech Game
by Anirudh Suri • 2022
Power once meant factories and oil. Now it runs on code, chips, and data.
4.43
131
The Great Tech Game Summary
The Great Tech Game 89%
Power once meant factories and oil. Now it runs on code, chips, and data.
by Anirudh Suri 2022
4.43
131 ratings
Ghost Fleet
by P.W. Singer • 2015
China sinks America's Pacific Fleet. A mothballed armada of warships must sail to retake Hawaii.
3.76
12k+
Ghost Fleet Summary
Ghost Fleet 89%
China sinks America's Pacific Fleet. A mothballed armada of warships must sail to retake Hawaii.
by P.W. Singer 2015
3.76
12k+ ratings
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It
by Jonathan L. Zittrain • 2008
Wikipedia and malware share one cause: an open internet. The locked-down alternative kills both.
3.86
1k+
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It Summary
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It 89%
Wikipedia and malware share one cause: an open internet. The locked-down alternative kills both.
by Jonathan L. Zittrain 2008
3.86
1k+ ratings
The Technological Republic
by Alexander C. Karp • 2025
The West won the digital revolution, then stopped building weapons. Now software is the battlefield.
3.54
4k+
The Technological Republic Summary
The Technological Republic 89%
The West won the digital revolution, then stopped building weapons. Now software is the battlefield.
by Alexander C. Karp 2025
3.54
4k+ ratings
The Handbook of 5GW
by Daniel H. Abbott • 2010
War is no longer about bullets. It is a silent, invisible struggle for your perception.
4.09
23
The Handbook of 5GW Summary
The Handbook of 5GW 89%
War is no longer about bullets. It is a silent, invisible struggle for your perception.
by Daniel H. Abbott 2010
4.09
23 ratings
Cybersecurity For Dummies
by Joseph Steinberg • 2019
Phishing, ransomware, data theft: a non-expert's guide to layered defense that actually works.
3.72
141
Cybersecurity For Dummies Summary
Cybersecurity For Dummies 89%
Phishing, ransomware, data theft: a non-expert's guide to layered defense that actually works.
by Joseph Steinberg 2019
3.72
141 ratings
We Are Anonymous
by Parmy Olson • 2012
The internet's most notorious hacker collective was run by an FBI informant for eight months.
3.97
3k+
We Are Anonymous Summary
We Are Anonymous 89%
The internet's most notorious hacker collective was run by an FBI informant for eight months.
by Parmy Olson 2012
3.97
3k+ ratings
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+
Art of Intrusion Summary
Art of Intrusion 89%
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
The Hacker Crackdown
by Bruce Sterling • 1992
One AT&T crash, one Secret Service raid, and the accidental birth of digital civil liberties
3.80
3k+
The Hacker Crackdown Summary
The Hacker Crackdown 89%
One AT&T crash, one Secret Service raid, and the accidental birth of digital civil liberties
by Bruce Sterling 1992
3.80
3k+ ratings
The Red Web
by Andrei Soldatov • 2015
The Soviet Union fell but its surveillance state survived, rewired for the internet age.
3.95
700
The Red Web Summary
The Red Web 89%
The Soviet Union fell but its surveillance state survived, rewired for the internet age.
by Andrei Soldatov 2015
3.95
700 ratings
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
41
Big Breaches Summary
Big Breaches 89%
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
LikeWar
by P.W. Singer • 2018
How viral lies, memes, and algorithms turned social media into a new kind of battlefield.
4.26
3k+
LikeWar Summary
LikeWar 89%
How viral lies, memes, and algorithms turned social media into a new kind of battlefield.
by P.W. Singer 2018
4.26
3k+ ratings
Unrestricted Warfare
by Qiao Liang • 1999
Two Chinese colonels explain how to beat a superpower by weaponizing trade, media, and hackers.
3.64
758
Unrestricted Warfare Summary
Unrestricted Warfare 89%
Two Chinese colonels explain how to beat a superpower by weaponizing trade, media, and hackers.
by Qiao Liang 1999
3.64
758 ratings
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
73
Becoming an Ethical Hacker Summary
Becoming an Ethical Hacker 89%
Get paid to think like an attacker: skills, tools, and career strategy for ethical hacking.
by Gary Rivlin 2019
4.00
73 ratings
Kingpin
by Kevin Poulsen • 2011
Max Butler was the FBI's secret weapon. Then he conquered the credit card underground.
3.97
8k+
Kingpin Summary
Kingpin 88%
Max Butler was the FBI's secret weapon. Then he conquered the credit card underground.
by Kevin Poulsen 2011
3.97
8k+ ratings
War Without Rules
by Robert Spalding • 2022
China's 1999 war manual mapped global victory without battle. Every move since has followed it.
4.04
318
War Without Rules Summary
War Without Rules 88%
China's 1999 war manual mapped global victory without battle. Every move since has followed it.
by Robert Spalding 2022
4.04
318 ratings
Dragnet Nation
by Julia Angwin • 2014
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
3.68
659
Dragnet Nation Summary
Dragnet Nation 88%
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
by Julia Angwin 2014
3.68
659 ratings
The New Rules of War
by Sean McFate • 2019
An ex-mercenary on why the West keeps losing: the game changed, and nobody noticed.
3.96
2k+
The New Rules of War Summary
The New Rules of War 88%
An ex-mercenary on why the West keeps losing: the game changed, and nobody noticed.
by Sean McFate 2019
3.96
2k+ ratings
The Hacker Playbook
by Peter Kim • 2014
Standard lab, silent recon, clean exploits, lateral pivots: the pentester's repeatable playbook.
3.97
476
The Hacker Playbook Summary
The Hacker Playbook 88%
Standard lab, silent recon, clean exploits, lateral pivots: the pentester's repeatable playbook.
by Peter Kim 2014
3.97
476 ratings
The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing
by Patrick Engebretson • 2011
Legally break into computers by thinking like an attacker, from reconnaissance to the final report.
3.92
724
The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing Summary
The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing 88%
Legally break into computers by thinking like an attacker, from reconnaissance to the final report.
by Patrick Engebretson 2011
3.92
724 ratings
Linux Basics for Hackers, 2nd Edition
by OccupyTheWeb • 2025
Kali Linux, hacker-style: command the terminal, spoof networks, write attack scripts, stay hidden.
4.50
24
Linux Basics for Hackers, 2nd Edition Summary
Linux Basics for Hackers, 2nd Edition 88%
Kali Linux, hacker-style: command the terminal, spoof networks, write attack scripts, stay hidden.
by OccupyTheWeb 2025
4.50
24 ratings
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
Computer Hacking Beginners Guide Summary
Computer Hacking Beginners Guide 88%
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
The Cyber Effect
by Mary Aiken • 2016
A cyberpsychologist reveals the dark web's psychology: why anonymity brings out the worst in us.
3.74
2k+
The Cyber Effect Summary
The Cyber Effect 88%
A cyberpsychologist reveals the dark web's psychology: why anonymity brings out the worst in us.
by Mary Aiken 2016
3.74
2k+ ratings
Age of Danger
by Andrew R. Hoehn • 2023
Built for 1947, retooled for terrorism: America's defense system is blind to the threats now coming.
3.81
70
Age of Danger Summary
Age of Danger 88%
Built for 1947, retooled for terrorism: America's defense system is blind to the threats now coming.
by Andrew R. Hoehn 2023
3.81
70 ratings
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything
by Rosa Brooks • 2016
War, law, and state fray together. A Pentagon insider on where the seams gave way.
3.93
2k+
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything Summary
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything 88%
War, law, and state fray together. A Pentagon insider on where the seams gave way.
by Rosa Brooks 2016
3.93
2k+ ratings
Tools and Weapons
by Brad Smith • 2019
Tech weaponized your data, your vote, your face. An insider's plan to take them back.
3.85
2k+
Tools and Weapons Summary
Tools and Weapons 88%
Tech weaponized your data, your vote, your face. An insider's plan to take them back.
by Brad Smith 2019
3.85
2k+ ratings
Four Battlegrounds
by Paul Scharre • 2023
AI is a contest for physical and intellectual resources; the winner writes the rules of the century.
3.83
522
Four Battlegrounds Summary
Four Battlegrounds 88%
AI is a contest for physical and intellectual resources; the winner writes the rules of the century.
by Paul Scharre 2023
3.83
522 ratings
Cryptography
by Keith M. Martin • 2020
Your digital life depends on secret math. Who should be able to break it?
3.96
174
Cryptography Summary
Cryptography 88%
Your digital life depends on secret math. Who should be able to break it?
by Keith M. Martin 2020
3.96
174 ratings
Black Hat Python
by Justin Seitz • 2014
Turn the Python already on every server into a hacking platform that evades modern defenses.
4.11
618
Black Hat Python Summary
Black Hat Python 88%
Turn the Python already on every server into a hacking platform that evades modern defenses.
by Justin Seitz 2014
4.11
618 ratings
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+
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms Summary
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms 88%
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
Intelligence-Driven Incident Response
by Rebekah Brown • 2023
Stop chasing alerts: build an intelligence function that predicts what the attacker will do next.
4.16
134
Intelligence-Driven Incident Response Summary
Intelligence-Driven Incident Response 88%
Stop chasing alerts: build an intelligence function that predicts what the attacker will do next.
by Rebekah Brown 2023
4.16
134 ratings
Ghost in the Wires
by Kevin D. Mitnick • 2011
He never cracked a password. He cracked people, and the FBI chased him for years.
3.97
28k+
Ghost in the Wires Summary
Ghost in the Wires 88%
He never cracked a password. He cracked people, and the FBI chased him for years.
by Kevin D. Mitnick 2011
3.97
28k+ ratings
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