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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 BalochCult of the Dead Cow by Joseph MennThe Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford StollHacking by Jon EricksonGhost in the Wires by Kevin D. Mitnick
The Best Hacking Books
75 books — 49 voters

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
Web Hacking Arsenal by Rafay BalochNeuromancer by William GibsonThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonDaemon by Leinad ZerausKingpin by Kevin Poulsen
Cybersecurity Canon (proposed)
40 books — 42 voters

Web Hacking Arsenal by Rafay BalochWeb Penetration Testing by Shubham MishraThe Code Book by Simon SinghCountdown to Zero Day by Kim ZetterDawn of the Code War by John P. Carlin
Recommended Cyber Starter Pack
22 books — 40 voters
Web Hacking Arsenal by Rafay BalochSandworm by Andy GreenbergCountdown to Zero Day by Kim ZetterThe Perfect Weapon by David E. SangerClick Here to Kill Everybody by Bruce Schneier
Modern Cybersecurity 2019
85 books — 33 voters

Web Hacking Arsenal by Rafay BalochPractical Malware Analysis by Michael SikorskiThe IDA Pro Book by Chris EaglePractical Reverse Engineering by Bruce DangIncident Response & Computer Forensics, Third Edition by Jason T. Luttgens
Ultimate Network Defender
36 books — 20 voters
Hype by Gabrielle BluestoneDon't Be a Victim! by Michael ChesbroHow To Become A Professional Con Artist by Dennis M. MarlockThe Con Artist Handbook by Joel LevyModern Frauds And Con Games by Tony Lesce
Nonfiction books about frauds, hoaxes, scams and con games
82 books — 11 voters

Management 3.0 by Jurgen AppeloOpen Space Technology by Harrison OwenThe Culture Game by Daniel MezickTribal Leadership by Dave LoganReality is Broken by Jane McGonigal
Culture Hacking Books
22 books — 10 voters
#SayHerName by Kimberlé CrenshawFracking by Kathryn Hulick#SayHerName by Kimberlé CrenshawThe War on Poverty by Carolee LaineThe Syrian Conflict by Michael Capek
Special Reports series
44 books — 8 voters

The Volunteer by Michael RossThe Mission, the Men, and Me by Pete BlaberSpies Against Armageddon by Dan RavivInside Delta Force by Eric L. HaneyRed Teams and Counterterrorism Training (Volume 7) by Stephen Sloan
Red Teams Bookshelf
23 books — 4 voters
Hackers by Steven LevyWe Are All Targets by Matt PotterВторжение. Краткая история русских хакеров by Даниил ТуровскийJulian Assange - The Unauthorised Autobiography by Julian AssangeCyberwar by Kathleen Hall Jamieson
History of Hackers
19 books — 4 voters

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
This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends by Nicole PerlrothDark Mirror by Barton GellmanPermanent Record by Edward SnowdenCountdown to Zero Day by Kim ZetterIk weet je wachtwoord by Daniël Verlaan
Gehackt! A Storytel Original series
96 books — 3 voters

The Stingy Minion by H.M. Marson
Best YA Books About Hacking
1 book — 2 voters
The Art of Invisibility by Kevin D. MitnickThe Hacker Ethic by Pekka HimanenThe Hacker Crackdown by Bruce SterlingSteal This Computer Book 4.0 by Wallace WangCult of the Dead Cow by Joseph Menn
What is hacker culture?
12 books — 2 voters

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