Cyber Self Defense Reading List

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The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage
The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage 4.28 avg rating — 15,265 ratings
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Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World
Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World 3.93 avg rating — 1,791 ratings
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This Machine Kills Secrets: How WikiLeakers, Cypherpunks, and Hacktivists Aim to Free the World's Information
This Machine Kills Secrets: How WikiLeakers, Cypherpunks, and Hacktivists Aim to Free the World's Information 4.01 avg rating — 1,188 ratings
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The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security
The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security 3.76 avg rating — 7,161 ratings
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Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity
Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity 4.11 avg rating — 2,706 ratings
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The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders and Deceivers
The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders and Deceivers 3.91 avg rating — 3,571 ratings
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Understanding Online Piracy: The Truth about Illegal File Sharing
Understanding Online Piracy: The Truth about Illegal File Sharing really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Content: Selected Essays on Technology, Creativity, Copyright, and the Future of the Future
Content: Selected Essays on Technology, Creativity, Copyright, and the Future of the Future 3.79 avg rating — 1,461 ratings
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Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker
Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker 3.96 avg rating — 26,862 ratings
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Cyberwar: The Next Threat to National Security & What to Do About It
Cyberwar: The Next Threat to National Security & What to Do About It 3.73 avg rating — 2,442 ratings
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Black Code: Inside the Battle for Cyberspace
Black Code: Inside the Battle for Cyberspace 3.94 avg rating — 274 ratings
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Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War
Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War 3.90 avg rating — 3,124 ratings
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Exploding the Phone: The Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws who Hacked Ma Bell
Exploding the Phone: The Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws who Hacked Ma Bell 4.20 avg rating — 1,748 ratings
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Understanding And Managing Cybercrime
Understanding And Managing Cybercrime 3.88 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Future Crimes
Future Crimes 3.93 avg rating — 4,365 ratings
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Schneier on Security
Schneier on Security 3.87 avg rating — 424 ratings
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Kingdom of Lies: Unnerving Adventures in the World of Cybercrime
Kingdom of Lies: Unnerving Adventures in the World of Cybercrime 3.18 avg rating — 426 ratings
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Best Practices for Protecting Your Small or Medium Size Business from Phishing
Best Practices for Protecting Your Small or Medium Size Business from Phishing
by: DuoCircle
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Digital Downfall: Technology, Cyberattacks and the End of the American Republic
Digital Downfall: Technology, Cyberattacks and the End of the American Republic 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings
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The Florentine Deception
The Florentine Deception 3.77 avg rating — 352 ratings
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The Smartest Person in the Room: The Root Cause and New Solution for Cybersecurity
The Smartest Person in the Room: The Root Cause and New Solution for Cybersecurity 3.89 avg rating — 211 ratings
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2017 Cyber Attack Deterrence: Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on Cyber Deterrence - Developing Scalable Strategic Offensive Cyber Capabilities, Resilience of U.S. Nuclear Weapons, Attribution
2017 Cyber Attack Deterrence: Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on Cyber Deterrence - Developing Scalable Strategic Offensive Cyber Capabilities, Resilience of U.S. Nuclear Weapons, Attribution 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath
Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath 3.71 avg rating — 5,479 ratings
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Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to Thrive
Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to Thrive 3.78 avg rating — 1,461 ratings
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Cyber Warfare (Prepping For Tomorrow, #3)
Cyber Warfare (Prepping For Tomorrow, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 54 ratings
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The Fifth Domain: Defending Our Country, Our Companies, and Ourselves in the Age of Cyber Threats
The Fifth Domain: Defending Our Country, Our Companies, and Ourselves in the Age of Cyber Threats 4.03 avg rating — 790 ratings
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Threat Vector (Jack Ryan Jr., #4)
Threat Vector (Jack Ryan Jr., #4) 4.20 avg rating — 18,519 ratings
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The Cyber Effect: An Expert in Cyberpsychology Explains How Technology Is Shaping Our Children, Our Behavior, and Our Values--and What We Can Do About It
The Cyber Effect: An Expert in Cyberpsychology Explains How Technology Is Shaping Our Children, Our Behavior, and Our Values--and What We Can Do About It 3.74 avg rating — 1,495 ratings
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Hacking ISIS: How to Destroy the Cyber Jihad
Hacking ISIS: How to Destroy the Cyber Jihad 3.39 avg rating — 66 ratings
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Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers
Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers 4.35 avg rating — 9,508 ratings
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Gray Day: My Undercover Mission to Expose America's First Cyber Spy
Gray Day: My Undercover Mission to Expose America's First Cyber Spy 4.07 avg rating — 1,301 ratings
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The Perfect Weapon: How the Cyber Arms Race Set the World Afire
The Perfect Weapon: How the Cyber Arms Race Set the World Afire 4.25 avg rating — 3,384 ratings
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The Friendly Orange Glow: The Untold Story of the PLATO System and the Dawn of Cyberculture
The Friendly Orange Glow: The Untold Story of the PLATO System and the Dawn of Cyberculture 4.14 avg rating — 344 ratings
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#digitalparenting: A Parent's Guide to Social Media, Cyberbullying & Online Activity
#digitalparenting: A Parent's Guide to Social Media, Cyberbullying & Online Activity 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Cyberspies: The Secret History of Surveillance, Hacking, and Digital Espionage
Cyberspies: The Secret History of Surveillance, Hacking, and Digital Espionage 3.97 avg rating — 669 ratings
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Surveillance or Security? The Risks Posed by New Wiretapping Technologies
Surveillance or Security? The Risks Posed by New Wiretapping Technologies 3.47 avg rating — 30 ratings
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Hack-Proof Your Life Now! The New Cybersecurity Rules: Protect your email, computers, and bank accounts from hacks, malware, and identity theft
Hack-Proof Your Life Now! The New Cybersecurity Rules: Protect your email, computers, and bank accounts from hacks, malware, and identity theft 4.36 avg rating — 42 ratings
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The Art of Cyber Conflict
The Art of Cyber Conflict 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Encyclopedia of Cybercrime
Encyclopedia of Cybercrime 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Power Down & Parent Up: Cyber Bullying, Screen Dependence & Raising Tech-Healthy Children
Power Down & Parent Up: Cyber Bullying, Screen Dependence & Raising Tech-Healthy Children 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
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The Changing Face of Empire: Special Ops, Drones, Spies, Proxy Fighters, Secret Bases, and Cyberwarfare
The Changing Face of Empire: Special Ops, Drones, Spies, Proxy Fighters, Secret Bases, and Cyberwarfare 3.39 avg rating — 98 ratings
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Words Wound: Delete Cyberbullying and Make Kindness Go Viral
Words Wound: Delete Cyberbullying and Make Kindness Go Viral 4.07 avg rating — 56 ratings
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Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy
Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy 3.84 avg rating — 1,527 ratings
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CyberSense: The 7 Steps to Keeping Your Kids Safe Online
CyberSense: The 7 Steps to Keeping Your Kids Safe Online 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Understanding Privacy
Understanding Privacy 3.88 avg rating — 148 ratings
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Future Crimes
Future Crimes 3.93 avg rating — 4,365 ratings
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Zen and the Art of Information Security
Zen and the Art of Information Security 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Underground: Tales of hacking, madness, and obsession on the electronic frontier
Underground: Tales of hacking, madness, and obsession on the electronic frontier 4.16 avg rating — 640 ratings
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No Tech Hacking: A Guide to Social Engineering, Dumpster Diving, and Shoulder Surfing
No Tech Hacking: A Guide to Social Engineering, Dumpster Diving, and Shoulder Surfing 3.94 avg rating — 218 ratings
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Rogue Archives: Digital Cultural Memory and Media Fandom
Rogue Archives: Digital Cultural Memory and Media Fandom 4.39 avg rating — 46 ratings
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Tools and Weapons: The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age
Tools and Weapons: The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age 3.86 avg rating — 1,931 ratings
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Digital Transformation: Survive and Thrive in an Era of Mass Extinction
Digital Transformation: Survive and Thrive in an Era of Mass Extinction 3.87 avg rating — 753 ratings
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The Four-Dimensional Human: Ways of Being in the Digital World
The Four-Dimensional Human: Ways of Being in the Digital World 3.44 avg rating — 456 ratings
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Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World 4.06 avg rating — 91,776 ratings
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The Art of Screen Time: How Your Family Can Balance Digital Media and Real Life
The Art of Screen Time: How Your Family Can Balance Digital Media and Real Life 3.82 avg rating — 696 ratings
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Surveillance Valley: The Rise of the Military-Digital Complex
Surveillance Valley: The Rise of the Military-Digital Complex 4.26 avg rating — 1,112 ratings
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We Are Data: Algorithms and the Making of Our Digital Selves
We Are Data: Algorithms and the Making of Our Digital Selves 3.10 avg rating — 134 ratings
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The Dark Net: Inside the Digital Underworld
The Dark Net: Inside the Digital Underworld 3.64 avg rating — 4,955 ratings
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Digital Ethnography: Anthropology, Narrative, and New Media
Digital Ethnography: Anthropology, Narrative, and New Media 2.82 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Worm: The First Digital World War
Worm: The First Digital World War 3.60 avg rating — 2,287 ratings
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The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (Or, Don't Trust Anyone Under 30)
The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (Or, Don't Trust Anyone Under 30) 3.12 avg rating — 1,904 ratings
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Citizenville: Connecting People and Government in the Digital Age
Citizenville: Connecting People and Government in the Digital Age 3.70 avg rating — 610 ratings
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Talking Back to Facebook: The Common Sense Guide to Raising Kids in the Digital Age
Talking Back to Facebook: The Common Sense Guide to Raising Kids in the Digital Age 3.59 avg rating — 187 ratings
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The App Generation: How Today's Youth Navigate Identity, Intimacy, and Imagination in a Digital World
The App Generation: How Today's Youth Navigate Identity, Intimacy, and Imagination in a Digital World 3.37 avg rating — 343 ratings
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Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age
Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age 3.81 avg rating — 5,083 ratings
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The Inner History of Devices
The Inner History of Devices 3.83 avg rating — 78 ratings
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Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other
Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other 3.62 avg rating — 6,380 ratings
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The Internet of Us: Knowing More and Understanding Less in the Age of Big Data
The Internet of Us: Knowing More and Understanding Less in the Age of Big Data 3.51 avg rating — 532 ratings
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Spam: A Shadow History of the Internet
Spam: A Shadow History of the Internet 3.93 avg rating — 127 ratings
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Internet Wars: The Struggle for Power in the 21st Century
Internet Wars: The Struggle for Power in the 21st Century 4.81 avg rating — 26 ratings
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The Zero Marginal Cost Society: The Internet of Things, the Collaborative Commons, and the Eclipse of Capitalism
The Zero Marginal Cost Society: The Internet of Things, the Collaborative Commons, and the Eclipse of Capitalism 3.92 avg rating — 2,056 ratings
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Black Software: The Internet & Racial Justice, from the AfroNet to Black Lives Matter
Black Software: The Internet & Racial Justice, from the AfroNet to Black Lives Matter 3.97 avg rating — 123 ratings
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@War: The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex
@War: The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex 3.76 avg rating — 1,254 ratings