🛡️ Private Security

Explores the world of bodyguards, security firms, and protection details, where vigilance is a profession and the line between protector and predator can blur.

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 87%

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

The Safety Trap

by Spencer Coursen • 2021

Comfort is the greatest trap. A security expert retrains your instincts for a dangerous world.

4.11

196

🛡️ Personal Security 👀 Situational Awareness 🥋 Self-Defense 🧠 Preparedness Mindset 🔍 Threat Assessment

The Safety Trap 87%

Comfort is the greatest trap. A security expert retrains your instincts for a dangerous world.

by Spencer Coursen 2021

4.11

196 ratings

🛡️ Personal Security 👀 Situational Awareness 🥋 Self-Defense 🧠 Preparedness Mindset 🔍 Threat Assessment

Escape the Wolf

by Clint Emerson • 2022

A SEAL's system for reading threats, blending in anywhere, and escaping before danger strikes.

4.14

100

👀 Situational Awareness 🔐 Personal Safety 🕵️ Operational Security 🛡️ Protector Mindset ⚠️ Threat Assessment

Escape the Wolf 86%

A SEAL's system for reading threats, blending in anywhere, and escaping before danger strikes.

by Clint Emerson 2022

4.14

100 ratings

👀 Situational Awareness 🔐 Personal Safety 🕵️ Operational Security 🛡️ Protector Mindset ⚠️ Threat Assessment

Dragnet Nation

by Julia Angwin • 2014

A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.

3.68

659

🛡️ Digital Surveillance 🔒 Data Privacy 👁️ Mass Surveillance 📰 Investigative Journalism 🛠️ Digital Self-Defense

Dragnet Nation 86%

A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.

by Julia Angwin 2014

3.68

659 ratings

🛡️ Digital Surveillance 🔒 Data Privacy 👁️ Mass Surveillance 📰 Investigative Journalism 🛠️ Digital Self-Defense

"I Have Nothing to Hide"

by Heidi Boghosian • 2021

Mass surveillance survives on one belief: privacy is for wrongdoers. Twenty myths keep it expanding.

3.64

191

🛰️ Mass Surveillance 🔒 Digital Privacy 🏢 Corporate Surveillance 👮 Predictive Policing 🔐 Encryption Politics

"I Have Nothing to Hide" 86%

Mass surveillance survives on one belief: privacy is for wrongdoers. Twenty myths keep it expanding.

by Heidi Boghosian 2021

3.64

191 ratings

🛰️ Mass Surveillance 🔒 Digital Privacy 🏢 Corporate Surveillance 👮 Predictive Policing 🔐 Encryption Politics

Identity and Data Security for Web Development

by Jonathan LeBlanc • 2016

Assume the database will be breached: the encryption, authentication, and UX tradeoffs worth making.

3.33

🔒 Web Security 🔐 Applied Cryptography 🔑 Authentication Systems 🛡️ Secure Coding 🗄️ Data Protection

Identity and Data Security for Web Development Summary

Identity and Data Security for Web Development 86%

Assume the database will be breached: the encryption, authentication, and UX tradeoffs worth making.

by Jonathan LeBlanc 2016

3.33

43 ratings

🔒 Web Security 🔐 Applied Cryptography 🔑 Authentication Systems 🛡️ Secure Coding 🗄️ Data Protection

Defensive Security Handbook

by Lee Brotherston • 2017

From asset inventory to incident response: the IT security program handbook that fills the gaps.

3.90

141

🛡️ Security Programs 🏗️ Infrastructure Security 📋 Security Policies 🚨 Incident Response 🔍 Vulnerability Management

Defensive Security Handbook 86%

From asset inventory to incident response: the IT security program handbook that fills the gaps.

by Lee Brotherston 2017

3.90

141 ratings

🛡️ Security Programs 🏗️ Infrastructure Security 📋 Security Policies 🚨 Incident Response 🔍 Vulnerability Management

Privacy in the Age of Big Data

by Theresa Payton • 2014

Your devices watch everything you do. Here is what they collect and how to stop it.

3.56

112

🔒 Digital Privacy 👁️ Data Surveillance 📊 Personal Data 🏢 Corporate Surveillance 🕵️ Surveillance State

Privacy in the Age of Big Data 86%

Your devices watch everything you do. Here is what they collect and how to stop it.

by Theresa Payton 2014

3.56

112 ratings

🔒 Digital Privacy 👁️ Data Surveillance 📊 Personal Data 🏢 Corporate Surveillance 🕵️ Surveillance State

Tribe of Hackers

by Marcus J. Carey • 2019

The cybersecurity insight too many ignore: secure your people, not just your network.

3.90

262

👤 Human Element 🔐 Security Fundamentals 🌐 Community Building 🧠 Continuous Learning 📞 Communication Skills

Tribe of Hackers 86%

The cybersecurity insight too many ignore: secure your people, not just your network.

by Marcus J. Carey 2019

3.90

262 ratings

👤 Human Element 🔐 Security Fundamentals 🌐 Community Building 🧠 Continuous Learning 📞 Communication Skills

Nothing to Hide

by Daniel J. Solove • 2011

Sacrificing privacy for security is a false bargain; the real cost is liberty itself.

3.85

182

🔒 Digital Privacy 👁️ Government Surveillance ⚖️ Privacy Law 📊 Data Mining 📜 Fourth Amendment

Nothing to Hide 86%

Sacrificing privacy for security is a false bargain; the real cost is liberty itself.

by Daniel J. Solove 2011

3.85

182 ratings

🔒 Digital Privacy 👁️ Government Surveillance ⚖️ Privacy Law 📊 Data Mining 📜 Fourth Amendment

Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life

by Jason Hanson • 2015

Escape restraints, spot a tail, secure a room: spy skills for civilians.

3.64

2k+

👀 Situational Awareness 🏠 Home Security 🥋 Self-Defense ✈️ Travel Safety 👪 Family Safety

Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life Summary

Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life 86%

Escape restraints, spot a tail, secure a room: spy skills for civilians.

by Jason Hanson 2015

3.64

2k+ ratings

👀 Situational Awareness 🏠 Home Security 🥋 Self-Defense ✈️ Travel Safety 👪 Family Safety

Sheep No More

by Jonathan T. Gilliam • 2017

The attacker already has a plan. Build yours first using their own surveillance methods.

3.93

389

🛡️ Personal Security 👁️ Situational Awareness 📋 Threat Assessment 📝 Defensive Planning 🏃 Escape And Evasion

Sheep No More 86%

The attacker already has a plan. Build yours first using their own surveillance methods.

by Jonathan T. Gilliam 2017

3.93

389 ratings

🛡️ Personal Security 👁️ Situational Awareness 📋 Threat Assessment 📝 Defensive Planning 🏃 Escape And Evasion

The Power of Awareness

by Dan Schilling • 2021

See the world like a spy: the trainable skills of awareness, threat detection, and decisive action.

4.02

258

🛡️ Personal Safety 👁️ Situational Awareness 🚨 Threat Detection 🔮 Intuition And Instinct 🕵️ Espionage Methodology

The Power of Awareness 86%

See the world like a spy: the trainable skills of awareness, threat detection, and decisive action.

by Dan Schilling 2021

4.02

258 ratings

🛡️ Personal Safety 👁️ Situational Awareness 🚨 Threat Detection 🔮 Intuition And Instinct 🕵️ Espionage Methodology

Armored

by Mark Greaney • 2022

An amputee contractor takes a cartel-country security gig that is his family's only lifeline.

4.36

10k+

🛡️ Private Security Ops 🎯 One Last Mission 💰 Cartel Negotiations 🔄 Redemption Arc 🕵️ Mole In The Team

Armored 86%

An amputee contractor takes a cartel-country security gig that is his family's only lifeline.

by Mark Greaney 2022

4.36

10k+ ratings

🛡️ Private Security Ops 🎯 One Last Mission 💰 Cartel Negotiations 🔄 Redemption Arc 🕵️ Mole In The Team

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 86%

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

The Watchman

by Robert Crais • 2007

An heiress becomes a witness, and ex-Marine Joe Pike must hunt the killers inside the investigation.

4.14

29k+

🔫 Bodyguard Thriller 🌴 LA Crime Fiction 👁️ Witness Protection 🗿 Stoic Hero 🕵️ Corrupt Federal Agent

The Watchman 85%

An heiress becomes a witness, and ex-Marine Joe Pike must hunt the killers inside the investigation.

by Robert Crais 2007

4.14

29k+ ratings

🔫 Bodyguard Thriller 🌴 LA Crime Fiction 👁️ Witness Protection 🗿 Stoic Hero 🕵️ Corrupt Federal Agent

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 85%

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

Violence of Mind

by Varg Freeborn • 2018

Define the mission first. Without it, self-defense training is just expensive roleplay.

4.27

483

🔍 Situational Awareness ⚖️ Self-Defense Law 🧠 Mental Conditioning 🔪 Criminal Psychology 🛡️ Personal Security

Violence of Mind 85%

Define the mission first. Without it, self-defense training is just expensive roleplay.

by Varg Freeborn 2018

4.27

483 ratings

🔍 Situational Awareness ⚖️ Self-Defense Law 🧠 Mental Conditioning 🔪 Criminal Psychology 🛡️ Personal Security

Zero Trust Networks

by Evan Gilman • 2017

Treat every network as hostile and every packet suspect: an architecture for authenticating it all.

4.03

217

🛡️ Network Security 🏗️ Security Architecture 🆔 Identity Management 🚪 Access Control 💻 Endpoint Security

Zero Trust Networks 85%

Treat every network as hostile and every packet suspect: an architecture for authenticating it all.

by Evan Gilman 2017

4.03

217 ratings

🛡️ Network Security 🏗️ Security Architecture 🆔 Identity Management 🚪 Access Control 💻 Endpoint Security

Eleventh Hour CISSP®

by Joshua Feldman • 2016

CISSP domains turned into principles and formulas you can recall cold in the final hours.

4.25

494

🔒 Information Security 📜 Certification Prep 🛡️ Security Management 📝 Exam Preparation ⚠️ Risk Management

Eleventh Hour CISSP® 85%

CISSP domains turned into principles and formulas you can recall cold in the final hours.

by Joshua Feldman 2016

4.25

494 ratings

🔒 Information Security 📜 Certification Prep 🛡️ Security Management 📝 Exam Preparation ⚠️ Risk Management

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 85%

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

CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide

by Shon Harris • 2001

All ten CISSP domains in one guide: what you need for the exam and the job.

4.10

927

🔓 Information Security 📜 Cybersecurity Certification 🏛️ Security Governance 🔑 Cryptography 🌐 Network Security

CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide 85%

All ten CISSP domains in one guide: what you need for the exam and the job.

by Shon Harris 2001

4.10

927 ratings

🔓 Information Security 📜 Cybersecurity Certification 🏛️ Security Governance 🔑 Cryptography 🌐 Network Security

The Palestine Laboratory

by Antony Loewenstein • 2023

Palestine is a live testing ground. The weapons perfected there now police the world.

4.43

3k+

🏭 Defense Industry 📡 Surveillance State 🧱 Border Militarization 🗺️ Ethnonationalism 🔫 Arms Trade

The Palestine Laboratory 85%

Palestine is a live testing ground. The weapons perfected there now police the world.

by Antony Loewenstein 2023

4.43

3k+ ratings

🏭 Defense Industry 📡 Surveillance State 🧱 Border Militarization 🗺️ Ethnonationalism 🔫 Arms Trade

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 85%

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

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 85%

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

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 85%

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

Black List

by Brad Thor • 2012

A black ops agent on a kill list uncovers a surveillance empire planning a devastating cyberattack

4.25

23k+

👁️ Surveillance State 🖥️ Cyberterrorism 🕵️ Rogue Agent 🎯 Wrongfully Targeted 💻 Reclusive Hacker

Black List 85%

A black ops agent on a kill list uncovers a surveillance empire planning a devastating cyberattack

by Brad Thor 2012

4.25

23k+ ratings

👁️ Surveillance State 🖥️ Cyberterrorism 🕵️ Rogue Agent 🎯 Wrongfully Targeted 💻 Reclusive Hacker

Savage Son

by Jack Carr • 2020

A former SEAL must rescue his friend's sister from a Russian mob's human hunting game.

4.50

37k+

⚔️ Navy Seal Protagonist 🛡️ Home Defense 🐻 Russian Mafia 🎯 Most Dangerous Game 💥 High-Octane

Savage Son 85%

A former SEAL must rescue his friend's sister from a Russian mob's human hunting game.

by Jack Carr 2020

4.50

37k+ ratings

⚔️ Navy Seal Protagonist 🛡️ Home Defense 🐻 Russian Mafia 🎯 Most Dangerous Game 💥 High-Octane

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 85%

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

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 85%

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

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 85%

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

Without Fail

by Lee Child • 2002

Jack Reacher is pulled into a Secret Service crisis: someone inside wants the new VP dead.

4.16

120k+

🎯 Assassination Plot 🕵️ Security Consultant 🔍 Insider Threat 🏞️ Small Town Siege 💼 Secret Service Detail

Without Fail 85%

Jack Reacher is pulled into a Secret Service crisis: someone inside wants the new VP dead.

by Lee Child 2002

4.16

120k+ ratings

🎯 Assassination Plot 🕵️ Security Consultant 🔍 Insider Threat 🏞️ Small Town Siege 💼 Secret Service Detail

The Profession

by Steven Pressfield • 2011

A mercenary loyal to his legendary commander faces the brutal new world order they created.

3.73

2k+

🪖 Private Military 🤝 Code Of Honor 👤 Charismatic Leader 📉 Fall From Grace 💰 Soldiers Of Fortune

The Profession 85%

A mercenary loyal to his legendary commander faces the brutal new world order they created.

by Steven Pressfield 2011

3.73

2k+ ratings

🪖 Private Military 🤝 Code Of Honor 👤 Charismatic Leader 📉 Fall From Grace 💰 Soldiers Of Fortune

The Right to Privacy

by Ellen Alderman • 1995

Privacy: the fundamental right the Constitution never names, and the court cases that invented it.

3.96

339

📜 Privacy Law 🏛️ Constitutional Law 🗽 Civil Liberties 📹 Digital Surveillance 🏢 Corporate Surveillance

The Right to Privacy 85%

Privacy: the fundamental right the Constitution never names, and the court cases that invented it.

by Ellen Alderman 1995

3.96

339 ratings

📜 Privacy Law 🏛️ Constitutional Law 🗽 Civil Liberties 📹 Digital Surveillance 🏢 Corporate Surveillance

Why Privacy Matters

by Neil Richards • 2021

Every argument that privacy is dead was made by someone who profits from its funeral.

4.06

177

🧑‍💻 Digital Privacy 👁️ Surveillance Studies ⚖️ Privacy Law 🗽 Civil Liberties 🛒 Consumer Surveillance

Why Privacy Matters 85%

Every argument that privacy is dead was made by someone who profits from its funeral.

by Neil Richards 2021

4.06

177 ratings

🧑‍💻 Digital Privacy 👁️ Surveillance Studies ⚖️ Privacy Law 🗽 Civil Liberties 🛒 Consumer Surveillance

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 85%

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

Facing Violence

by Rory Miller • 2011

Two types of violence exist, and your dojo probably never taught you the difference.

4.25

1k+

🛡️ Self-Defense ⚔️ Violence Dynamics 🐺 Predator Mindset 👀 Situational Awareness 🧠 Survival Psychology

Facing Violence 85%

Two types of violence exist, and your dojo probably never taught you the difference.

by Rory Miller 2011

4.25

1k+ ratings

🛡️ Self-Defense ⚔️ Violence Dynamics 🐺 Predator Mindset 👀 Situational Awareness 🧠 Survival Psychology

Writing Secure Code

by Michael Howard • 2001

Every exploit begins with data your code trusted. The developer's manual for input validation.

4.01

372

🛡️ Application Security 🔒 Secure Coding 🛠️ Defensive Programming ✅ Input Validation 🧠 Memory Safety

Writing Secure Code 85%

Every exploit begins with data your code trusted. The developer's manual for input validation.

by Michael Howard 2001

4.01

372 ratings

🛡️ Application Security 🔒 Secure Coding 🛠️ Defensive Programming ✅ Input Validation 🧠 Memory Safety

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 85%

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

The Night Shift

by Robert Enright • 2016

A shattered sniper punishes a freed rapist, igniting war with a corrupt detective and crime kingpin.

4.28

11k+

🕶 Vigilante Thriller 👮 Police Corruption 🪖 Haunted Soldier 💔 Vengeful Father 🏙 Urban Noir

The Night Shift 85%

A shattered sniper punishes a freed rapist, igniting war with a corrupt detective and crime kingpin.

by Robert Enright 2016

4.28

11k+ ratings

🕶 Vigilante Thriller 👮 Police Corruption 🪖 Haunted Soldier 💔 Vengeful Father 🏙 Urban Noir

Left of Bang

by Patrick Van Horne • 2014

Six ways to read behavior, one baseline trick, and the three-anomaly rule that triggers action.

3.98

3k+

🧭 Situational Awareness 🛡️ Personal Safety 🕵️ Behavioral Profiling ⚠️ Threat Detection 🔎 Pre-Attack Indicators

Left of Bang 85%

Six ways to read behavior, one baseline trick, and the three-anomaly rule that triggers action.

by Patrick Van Horne 2014

3.98

3k+ ratings

🧭 Situational Awareness 🛡️ Personal Safety 🕵️ Behavioral Profiling ⚠️ Threat Detection 🔎 Pre-Attack Indicators

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 Fundamentals 🔐 Digital Self Defense 🔒 Personal Data Protection 🎭 Social Engineering 🕶️ Online Privacy

Cybersecurity For Dummies 85%

Phishing, ransomware, data theft: a non-expert's guide to layered defense that actually works.

by Joseph Steinberg 2019

3.72

141 ratings

🛡️ Cybersecurity Fundamentals 🔐 Digital Self Defense 🔒 Personal Data Protection 🎭 Social Engineering 🕶️ Online Privacy

Dead Eye

by Mark Greaney • 2013

After killing a Russian mobster, a rogue spy becomes the hunted, pursued by a sociopathic rival.

4.42

23k+

🎯 Assassin Vs Assassin 🕵️ Rogue Operative 🏛️ Institutional Betrayal 🖤 Morally Grey Spy 📡 Surveillance Thriller

Dead Eye 85%

After killing a Russian mobster, a rogue spy becomes the hunted, pursued by a sociopathic rival.

by Mark Greaney 2013

4.42

23k+ ratings

🎯 Assassin Vs Assassin 🕵️ Rogue Operative 🏛️ Institutional Betrayal 🖤 Morally Grey Spy 📡 Surveillance Thriller

Scaling Force

by Rory Miller • 2012

Survive the fight and the trial. A graduated system for matching your response to the threat.

4.41

172

👀 Situational Awareness 🗣️ Conflict De-Escalation 🦅 Predatory Violence 📊 Escalation Of Force ⚖️ Self-Defense Law

Scaling Force 85%

Survive the fight and the trial. A graduated system for matching your response to the threat.

by Rory Miller 2012

4.41

172 ratings

👀 Situational Awareness 🗣️ Conflict De-Escalation 🦅 Predatory Violence 📊 Escalation Of Force ⚖️ Self-Defense Law

The Way of the Knife

by Mark Mazzetti • 2013

After 9/11, the CIA started killing. The Pentagon started spying. The boundary never returned.

3.85

4k+

📡 Intelligence Agencies 🛸 Drone Warfare 🕵️ Covert Operations 🎯 Counterterrorism 💰 Privatization Of War

The Way of the Knife 85%

After 9/11, the CIA started killing. The Pentagon started spying. The boundary never returned.

by Mark Mazzetti 2013

3.85

4k+ ratings

📡 Intelligence Agencies 🛸 Drone Warfare 🕵️ Covert Operations 🎯 Counterterrorism 💰 Privatization Of War

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 85%

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

Drift

by Rachel Maddow • 2012

No grand conspiracy drove America to endless war. A series of small, reversible decisions did.

4.07

21k+

🏭 Military-Industrial Complex 🏛️ Executive Overreach 🎖️ Civilian-Military Divide 💼 Privatization Of War 🇺🇸 American Militarism

Drift 85%

No grand conspiracy drove America to endless war. A series of small, reversible decisions did.

by Rachel Maddow 2012

4.07

21k+ ratings

🏭 Military-Industrial Complex 🏛️ Executive Overreach 🎖️ Civilian-Military Divide 💼 Privatization Of War 🇺🇸 American Militarism

Big Boys' Rules

by mark-urban • 1992

Britain's covert war on the IRA: informers, bugged weapons, ambushes the state called self-defense.

3.87

326

🇮🇪 The Troubles 🪖 Counterinsurgency 🕶️ Covert Warfare 📡 Intelligence Operations 🐀 Informer Networks

Big Boys' Rules 85%

Britain's covert war on the IRA: informers, bugged weapons, ambushes the state called self-defense.

by mark-urban 1992

3.87

326 ratings

🇮🇪 The Troubles 🪖 Counterinsurgency 🕶️ Covert Warfare 📡 Intelligence Operations 🐀 Informer Networks

Privacy is Power

by Carissa Véliz • 2020

Your data is not the product; it's the toxic spill that's eroding your freedom.

4.02

1k+

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