2026 Reading Challenge

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Web Hacking Arsenal by Rafay BalochSecurity Engineering by Ross J. AndersonIntroduction to Security and Applied Cryptography by Bruce SchneierPractical Malware Analysis by Michael SikorskiThe Web Application Hacker's Handbook by Dafydd Stuttard
Information Security
80 books — 84 voters
Web Hacking Arsenal by Rafay BalochWeb Penetration Testing by Shubham MishraCountdown to Zero Day by Kim ZetterThe Code Book by Simon SinghDawn of the Code War by John P. Carlin
Recommended Cyber Starter Pack
22 books — 40 voters

Spam Nation by Brian KrebsThis Is How They Tell Me the World Ends by Nicole PerlrothKingpin by Kevin PoulsenDark Territory by Fred KaplanThe Smart Girl's Guide to Privacy by Violet Blue
Cybercrime and Cyber War
70 books — 27 voters
Uprooted by Peter J. BoniThe Shallows by Nicholas CarrThe Soul Snatchers by Richard SanfordDigital Madness by Nicholas KardarasThe Circle by Dave Eggers
Books that Challenge Big Tech and the Digital Age
41 books — 24 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Martian by Andy WeirData and Goliath by Bruce SchneierThreat Vector by Tom ClancyGestation by John Gold
cyber_reading_list
30 books — 9 voters
Red Team Field Manual by Ben ClarkCountdown to Zero Day by Kim ZetterThe Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford StollThe Florentine Deception by Carey NachenbergBlue Team Field Manual (BTFM) by Alan J. White
Cyber Operations
32 books — 7 voters

WebMage by Kelly McCulloughCybermancy by Kelly McCulloughCodespell by Kelly McCulloughMythOS by Kelly McCulloughSpellcrash by Kelly McCullough
Cyber-magic
17 books — 6 voters
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManusSweetFreak by Sophie McKenzieBacklash by Sarah Darer LittmanScreenshot by Donna CoonerDon't Read the Comments by Eric Smith
Cyber Bullying
38 books — 5 voters

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
Industrial Automation and Control System Security Principles by Ronald L. KrutzIndustrial Cybersecurity by Pascal AckermanIndustrial Cybersecurity by Steve MustardIndustrial Network Security, 2nd Edition by David J. TeumimIndustrial Network Security by Eric D. Knapp
Industrial Cybersecurity
10 books — 1 voter

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