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Bruce Schneier's cybersecurity books
3 books by Bruce Schneier reviewed in our catalog, newest first. Honest takes, who each book is for, and what to read alongside.
01 · 2023
A Hacker's Mind
How the Powerful Bend Society's Rules, and How to Bend Them Back
Bruce Schneier extends the security-engineering frame of "hacking" to law, finance, politics, and tax: every rule-based system has exploitable seams, and the wealthy and powerful exploit them constantly.
Beginner4/5· Strategy· Policy· Narrative02 · 2018
Click Here to Kill Everybody
Security and Survival in a Hyper-Connected World
Bruce Schneier's policy-level argument that as everything becomes a computer (cars, medical devices, infrastructure, voting), the security failures that used to merely cost us money will start costing lives — and the regulatory shape of that future is being decided now.
Beginner4/5· IoT· Policy· Foundations03 · 2010
Cryptography Engineering
Design Principles and Practical Applications
A working engineer's introduction to cryptography that takes implementation pitfalls more seriously than most.
Intermediate4/5· Cryptography· Defensive· AppSec