Big Books of 2026
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Infosec


Infosec Books

Hacking: The Art of Exploitation w/CD
The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security
The Web Application Hacker's Handbook: Discovering and Exploiting Security Flaws
The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage
Social Engineering
Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon
Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers
Practical Malware Analysis: The Hands-On Guide to Dissecting Malicious Software
Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker
Red Team Field Manual
Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking
Kingpin: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground
Spam Nation: The Inside Story of Organized Cybercrime — from Global Epidemic to Your Front Door
The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders and Deceivers
Metasploit: The Penetration Tester's Guide
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Lists

You'll See This Message When It Is Too Late by Josephine WolffThinking about Cybersecurity by Paul RosenzweigDawn of the Code War by John P. CarlinCult of the Dead Cow by Joseph MennThe Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford Stoll
Key Cybersecurity Reads
12 books — 1 voter
Web Hacking Arsenal by Rafay BalochThe Tangled Web by Michal ZalewskiA Bug Hunter's Diary by Tobias KleinPractical Malware Analysis by Michael SikorskiPenetration Testing by Georgia Weidman
Books For the Aspiring Hacker
67 books — 42 voters

Understanding the Human Factor in Cyber Security by Christopher Stephenson
Information Security Must Reads
1 book — 1 voter
Cyber Privacy by April Falcon DossReinventing Cybersecurity by Jasmine HenryModern Cybersecurity by Jennifer CzaplewskiJump Cut by Libby Fischer HellmannListening In by Susan Landau
WiCyS San Diego Cybersecurity and Privacy Books
27 books — 1 voter

Secrets and Lies by Bruce SchneierThe Web Application Hacker's Handbook by Dafydd StuttardApplied Cryptography by Bruce SchneierThe Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford Stoll
Humble Book Bundle: Cybersecurity 2.0 by Wiley
4 books — 3 voters
Web Hacking Arsenal by Rafay BalochGhost in the Wires by Kevin D. MitnickSocial Engineering by Christopher HadnagyCountdown to Zero Day by Kim ZetterThe Art of Deception by Kevin D. Mitnick
Information Security, Penetration Testing, Social Engineering, Counter-Intelligence, Hacker/Hacking Culture and History.
122 books — 117 voters

Quotes Tagged “Infosec”

“ The way to stifle China’s growth is to inhibit the flow of their connectivity. In order to slow down Chinese expansion, we need to cripple their cyber-kinetic-political connectivity. Indirect polarization, in all forms, must be at the forefront of the agenda when conducting influence operations on all things China. ”
― James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology
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“ Labor automation, machine learning and artificial intelligence will have a devastating impact on the already struggling Chinese economy. ”
― James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology
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Videos Tagged “Infosec”

Cybercrime Documentation
Cybercrime Documentation
My event at Google
My event at Google
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Groups Tagged "Infosec"

Welcome to the Cyber Security Book Club — a community for infosec professionals, ethical hackers…more
2 members, last active 3 months ago
OWASP OpenSAMM Book Club This group is not affiliated with OWASP. List of books to facilitate the implementation of Open…more
1 member, last active 9 years ago
The Cybersecurity Book Club It's Goodreads' book club to discuss – online and in person – the best books on digital security…more
184 members, last active 3 years ago