Reviews of fiction and non-fiction cyber security media from a security professional’s point of view. Includes recommendations for which IT professionals may find the media useful to consume.
Synopsis Invasion of Privacy is Ian Sutherland’s first full novel and a follow up to the short story Social Engineer. While reading Social Engineer is not necessary before picking up Invasion of Privacy, it follows the same protagonist for whom the series is named –...
My Reaction For IT and cyber security professionals, CyberStorm is a decent read that is just techy enough to relate to, but not techy enough to remind you of your day job. Matthew Mather does a good job creating a scenario that is believable. Although I do not think...
Synopsis Chasm Waxing has an excellent premise and a covers a great variety of topics. For cyber security and/or IT professionals, this book really employs a lot of concepts that you will appreciate. For the not so tech savvy, B. Michaels offers great explanations of...
MY Reaction Ian Sutherland's Social Engineer is a great short read that reminds me of Kevin Mitnick's memoirs about his early hacking shenanigans. While I'm not a short story / novella kind of guy, I wanted to read this before hitting the rest of the Brody Taylor...