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We vet #Cybersecurity books. Our reviews are written by real life experts, heroes, and hackers who led through the biggest exploits.

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Also known as the Cybersecurity Canon Project
Founded: 2013
⚡ 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 – 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟯, 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟱

On a cold December evening in Ukraine, the lights began to go out.

Not because of a storm or a fallen transmission line. But because an unseen adversary, who was patient, disciplined, and already deep inside Ukraine’s networks, made its move.
December 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
👑 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸'𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻 🤖

Karen Hao's 𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙄: 𝘿𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙖𝙢 𝘼𝙡𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙣'𝙨 𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣𝘼𝙄:

✍️Review: cybercanon.org/empire-of-ai...

🛍️Purchase and support the Canon: amzn.to/49gC59V

#CybersecurityBooks #AI

@karenhao.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
🎯𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆

Target Data Breach: December 19, 2013

💀 Attackers slipped in through a third-party HVAC vendor
🪲 Malware moved silently across point-of-sale systems
💳 40 million payment cards skimmed
🔏 70 million customers' data exposed
December 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
📬𝘾𝙮𝙗𝙚𝙧𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙣 𝙉𝙚𝙬𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜...

This latest edition's theme is 𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦 & 𝘊𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘪𝘴𝘬-𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘐, where we explore a recent news article in relation to a classic HoF book.

🗞️ tinyurl.com/3fnk2bfx

#CybersecurityBooks #CyberRisk #AI
December 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
0️⃣🔐 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 0️⃣🔐

This week, Adrian Sanabria provides his perspective on George Finney's existing Hall of Famer, 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙕𝙚𝙧𝙤 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩.

🏆 Review: cybercanon.org/project-zero...

🛍️ Support our mission: amzn.to/3XspBon

#CybersecurityBooks #CyberCanonHallofFame #ZeroTrust
@sawaba.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
🗓️𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽!📚

It's already a couple of weeks into December, but we'd be remiss not to share our monthly review recap for November...

Each review page on our site now includes affiliate links to purchase the books, supporting the Canon. 🙏

#CyberCanon #CybersecurityBooks
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December 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
It's our favorite time of year at the Canon...

#CyberCanonHallofFame #CybersecurityBooks
December 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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💡𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗮𝘆💡

“Antifragile isn’t a cybersecurity book, but it might be one of the most important books for cybersecurity leaders to read."

--Walt Powell in his review of Nassim Nicholas Taleb's 𝘼𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙡𝙚, a Hall of Fame nominee!

📝Review: cybercanon.org/antifragile-...

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December 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
💡𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗮𝘆💡

“Antifragile isn’t a cybersecurity book, but it might be one of the most important books for cybersecurity leaders to read."

--Walt Powell in his review of Nassim Nicholas Taleb's 𝘼𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙡𝙚, a Hall of Fame nominee!

📝Review: cybercanon.org/antifragile-...

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December 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨, 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩."
-𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗲𝗿

Bruce is the author of not 1, not 2, but 3 books in our Hall of Fame.

Check out our reviews, and please consider using our affiliate links in the thread below if you'd like to purchase and help support Canon. 🙏

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December 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
📝𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗮𝘆!

For the first time, this week's review is not of a book, but a podcast.🎧

To Catch a Thief by @nicoleperlroth.bsky.social was so impactful to many on the Canon Committee that we thought it deserved a review.

See @runforserenity.bsky.social's review 👉 cybercanon.org/to-catch-a-t...
December 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
🙏It is the 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 🙏

The Cybersecurity Canon Project is a decade-old all-volunteer nonprofit seeking to be the cybersecurity pro's first source for curated, timeless, and must-consume wisdom.

If you like what we are trying to do, there are many ways to support us 👉 cybercanon.org
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🛍️ #CyberMonday is in full swing. Here is a reminder on how you can contribute to the Canon.

Every book review on cybercanon.org includes an Amazon affiliate link that contributes a % of your purchase to the CyberCanon.

This applies to anything you buy on Amazon within 24 hours, not just books!
December 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
🕵️‍♂️𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽!

This week, Jeff Schiemann provides a Hall of Fame recommendation of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙖𝙯𝙖𝙧𝙪𝙨 𝙃𝙚𝙞𝙨𝙩, written by the accomplished investigative journalist, Geoff White.

You don't want to miss this one: tinyurl.com/3kh6t5jf

#CybersecurityBooks #CyberWar

@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
On November 24, 2014, Sony experienced a landmark cyber-attack by the hacker group, “Guardians of Peace”.

𝘾𝙮𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙒𝙖𝙧𝙨: 𝙃𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙, by Charles Arthur, covers this and other cyber attacks.

Our review 👉 tinyurl.com/mr9tktet

#CybersecurityHistory #SonyHack #CybersecurityBooks
November 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This weekend is brought to you by this quote from Mark Bowden, author of 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙢: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝘿𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙒𝙖𝙧, a 2017 CyberCanon Hall of Fame winner.

Check out Rick Howard's review, an entertaining read in itself 👉 tinyurl.com/4ewxp576

@rick-howard.bsky.social
@theatlantic.com

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November 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
At our Committee Review Meeting, Dr. Georgianna (George) Shea and Adrian Sanabria led discussions of 2 HoF candidates.

🏭 George discussed 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙮𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 by Andrew Bochman and Sarah Freeman 👉 tinyurl.com/4pdbrufk

🏗️ Adrian shared Ross Haleliuk's 𝘾𝙮𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 👉 tinyurl.com/2envxjx9
November 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
🔏𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 📖

Jeny Teheran discusses why Dr. Susan Landau’s 𝙇𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄𝙣 is a must-read exploration of privacy, encryption, and the ongoing struggle over government access to secure systems, recommending it for the CyberCanon Hall of Fame.

📝Review: cybercanon.org/listening-in...

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November 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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A Canon Hall of Fame classic, 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, by Dr. Ross Anderson continues to prove its significance in modern security practices.

Our most recent #Newsletter covers an Infosecurity Magazine article that aligns with the book’s theme.

📰: cybercanon.substack.com/p/november-n...
November 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
A Canon Hall of Fame classic, 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, by Dr. Ross Anderson continues to prove its significance in modern security practices.

Our most recent #Newsletter covers an Infosecurity Magazine article that aligns with the book’s theme.

📰: cybercanon.substack.com/p/november-n...
November 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
🚨𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱...

“𝘋𝘳. 𝘑𝘦𝘢𝘯-𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘦 𝘈𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺. 𝘑𝘗 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺.”

- Sandip Dholakia, in his review of @aumasson.jp's 𝗖𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆, recommending it for the Canon Hall of Fame.

📝 Read the review: cybercanon.org/crypto-dicti...
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🗓️𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽!📚

In case you missed any...

🧑‍💼 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧: tinyurl.com/94z7ujsu

🔏 𝘿𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙘𝙮: tinyurl.com/2s3jk4cn

🤖 𝘼𝙄-𝘿𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝘾𝙮𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚: tinyurl.com/4k263a9c

🧠 𝙐𝙣𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙨: tinyurl.com/yc4r5r4r

#CybersecurityBooks
November 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Did you catch our latest newsletter over on Substack?

It covers various topics, including #hactivism, and how @parmy.bsky.social 's Hall of Fame book, 𝙒𝙚 𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙣𝙮𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙨, ties into today's cyber threats.

📰 tinyurl.com/2zbsvsfx
November 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
👩‍💻𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗮𝘆!🧠

This week, Kevin Magee provides a Hall of Fame recommendation for Sarah Armstrong-Smith’s 𝙐𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙮𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝘼𝙩𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙚𝙩

Read why he believes it will help you "transform your response to threats" ➡️ tinyurl.com/56nzxp5z

#CISO #SecurityAwareness #ThreatIntelligence
November 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
📅𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆!

On November 2, 1988, the Morris Worm became the first major computer virus to spread across the Internet.

𝙁𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙂𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 by @scottjshapiro.bsky.social , covers the #MorrisWorm as one of its five infamous hacks. Our review ➡️ tinyurl.com/r2b3zc2u

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November 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM