Hackers and cyber-criminals improve their tactics every day. As a consequence, the cybersecurity industry must perpetually adapt to stay ahead of malicious actors. Verizon points out in its 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report, which is based on 42,000 recorded incidents, that the best defense against cybercrime is knowledge. Unless organizations understand the digital threats they face, they will be powerless to stop them.
Whether you are simply reading for pleasure or hoping to protect yourself by improving your cybersecurity knowledge, there’s no better place to turn to understand the nuances of information security than a good book.
To help you find the most informative, engaging, and up-to-date works published on cybersecurity, we put together the list below. These are the top 5 must-read cybersecurity books to pick up in 2020.
1. Tribe of Hackers: Cybersecurity Advice from the Best Hackers in the World
Marcus Carey was inspired to write Tribe of Hackers after listening to Timothy Ferriss’s Tribe of Mentors. He and Jennifer Jin put together 14 questions, starting…