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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
🚨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
🎃It's Halloween. But forget ghost stories, the scariest stories are true.

In 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙢, @agreenberg.bsky.social unravels a real-life cyber-thriller. A Russian hacking unit unleashes chaos around the world, turning code into a weapon and critical infrastructure into targets.

💀 tinyurl.com/mu9aht95
October 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
If your mission this October is to elevate awareness, not just compliance, here is a book worth putting in your team’s hands...

𝙄𝙛 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙎𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙩, 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙑𝙪𝙡𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 by Mikko Hypponen weaves technical insight with human stories, showing how every connected thing holds risk.

tinyurl.com/y9ne2uzk
October 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🧠 New CyberCanon review!

Jeffrey Pierdomenico dives into Mark Bailey’s Unknowable Minds, exploring AI, ethics, and security.

“Putting humanity above all else” has never felt more urgent.

🔗 cybercanon.org/unknowable-minds

From: @imprintacademic.bsky.social

#AIsecurity #CybersecurityBooks
October 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth, remember security awareness isn’t about information. It’s about 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 🐛->🦋

We celebrate books that go beyond technical defense to 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 our understanding of security, like @perrycarpenter.bsky.social 's 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨

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October 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
🤖🔐𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽!

This week, Daniel "Rags" Ragsdale provides a timely review of Dr. Iqbal H. Sarker's 𝘼𝙄-𝘿𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝘾𝙮𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, from Springer.

Full review 👉 tinyurl.com/4k263a9c

#Cybersecurity #AI #CybersecurityBooks #IoT #OT #ThreatIntelligence

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October 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
🗞️Did you miss our October Newsletter?

🔦https://tinyurl.com/33n4y4w9

In this edition, we are shining a light on a Hall of Famer for #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth:

🦊𝘾𝙮𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙈𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 by Gene Spafford, @ladyofgeek.bsky.social, and josiahdykstra.bsky.social

#CybersecurityBooks
October 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Valid account usage is the #1 access vector in identity threat reports per @talosintelligence.com: tinyurl.com/2twf98ry

Implementing #ZeroTrust has never been more important. Here are 3 book recs…

0️⃣ Hall of Famer 𝙕𝙚𝙧𝙤 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨 by Evan Gilman and Doug Barth: tinyurl.com/3h5mnbyd

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October 17, 2025 at 12:12 AM
🔏𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆!📖

#DifferentialPrivacy is an increasingly popular, though controversial, approach. This week, @benrothke.bsky.social provides a Hall of Fame recommendation of @simson.net 's 𝘋𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘺, from @mitpress.bsky.social.

👉 tinyurl.com/2s3jk4cn

#CybersecurityBooks #DP
October 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🛩️𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗮𝘆!

"It’s not a cybersecurity book, but it’s a book that will help you become the kind of cybersecurity leader we need more of."

This week, Caroline Wong reviews Matt Mayberry's:

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧

Full review 👉 tinyurl.com/94z7ujsu

#CybersecurityLeaders

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October 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗡𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘅 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 🤝

#Cybersecurity has no shortage of noise. What professionals need is 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹.

That’s why we’re excited to announce a new #partnership:

📚 #CyberCanon curates timeless, peer-reviewed cybersecurity books every professional should know.
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September 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
⚖️𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽!⚖️

This week, @josiahdykstra.bsky.social provides a Hall of Fame recommendation review of 𝘾𝙮𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙭𝙩: 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮, 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙖𝙬 by professors 🧑‍🏫 Chris Hoofnagle and Golden Richard III. @nolaforensix.bsky.social

Full review 👉 tinyurl.com/mv6255mk

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September 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🗓️REMINDER🗓️

Thursday, 9/25, our very own Rick Howard will be presenting at
@bitwarden.bsky.social's #OpenSourceSecuritySummit along side Rinki Sethi and Andy Greenberg agreenberg.bsky.social.

It's free, it's virtual, and it's only 2 hours, so no excuses. ☺️

👉 bitwarden.com/open-source-...

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September 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Have you heard about this new thing called #AI?!

(Yes, fairly weak attempt at humor, but give us a break, we're busy over reading and writing over here!)

This week's book may not be well known (yet), but Andrew Chrostowski thinks that needs to change and is recommending it for...
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September 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
🌊 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄(𝘀)! 🌊

This week, not 1, but 2️⃣ #CyberCanon Committee Members review 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙒𝙖𝙫𝙚 by @mustafasuleymanai.bsky.social with Michael Bhaskar.

This book is widely known, but to what extent does it offer meaningful value to cybersecurity professionals? 🤔

This is exactly...
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September 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
🚨📖 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽! 📖🚨

This week Joanna Grama @runforserenity.bsky.social
submits her review of Jessica Barker’s 𝙃𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝘽𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙮𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝘼𝙩𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨.

📝 Full review 👉 tinyurl.com/mryyszv5

🛒 Get the book for $11! 👉 amzn.to/4n5W6DC

#CyberCanon #Cybersecurity #CybersecurityBooks #Hacking
September 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
💥📘 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗮𝘆!

This week, Stephanie Pirman provides a Hall of Fame recommendation for @matterpreter.bsky.social Matt Hand's 𝙀𝙫𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙀𝘿𝙍 from @nostarchpress.bsky.social.

Evading EDR provides "𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘋𝘙𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴: 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘌𝘋𝘙 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘯...
September 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Jon also led a boisterous session with John Fokker in front of a packed crowd of hundreds on #REvil.

Read more about this story and others from #HackerSummerCamp in our August Newsletter 👉 tinyurl.com/canon-aug25-nl

#CyberCanon #CybersecurityBooks #CTI #Ransomware
August 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
At #DEFCON, we spent time talking with Kurtis Minder and Jon DiMaggio, industry leaders in cyber threat intelligence. Both are authors of books on the Canon's list to review. We came away quite impressed, especially by their immense passion for fighting cyber crime.

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August 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Our August Newsletter 🗞️ is now live featuring #CyberCanon Hall of Fame winners, candidates, and cyber author-focused recaps from #BlackHat and #defcon.

Definitely worth taking a peek 👉 tinyurl.com/canon-aug25-nl
August 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🚨📚 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗮𝘆! 📚🚨

This week, Edwin Shuttleworth provides a review for Michal Zalewski's (@lcamtuf.coredump.cx) 𝙎𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙞𝙧𝙚. This 2005 book from @nostarchpress.bsky.social is still well worth the read today.

Full review👉https://tinyurl.com/323ytuwk
August 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM