We asked a selection of Tripwire friends, and cybersecurity experts for their recommendations for books that lift, educate, and inspire!

1. #WorldBookDay
World
Book Day

2. We asked our
Tripwire friends and
security experts for
their favorite books
that lift, educate and
inspire the
information security
industry...

3. Tribe of Hackers
Marcus J. Carey and Jennifer Jin
Chloe Messdaghi, @ChloeMessdaghi
This book provides information about
the hacker community, written by the
hacker community. It showcases red
teamers, purple teamers, blue
teamers, and leaders.
#1
Maribeth Pusieski, @MD_PDX
Reading the book, was like dropping
into a coffee tête-à-tête between a
group of security experts
extraordinaire!

4. Confident Cybersecurity
Dr. Jessica Barker
Sophia McCall, @spookphia
Want to learn more about the
human side of security? Or are you
curious on what roles you could
pursue in cyber? This book is
brilliant at articulating a huge range
of topics that engages the reader
from the get-go.
#2

5. Parenting for a Digital Future
Sophia Livingstone and Alicia Blum-Ross
Anastasios Arampatzis, @TassosAramp
During the pandemic, our children
transferred their social activities
from the school playgrounds and
parks to their smartphones and
laptops - and that's why I choose
this book.
#3

6. Click Here to Kill Everybody
Bruce Schneier
Mitch Parker
In the book, the author elucidates
that our hyper-connected world
leaves lots of reason for security
doubt, especially if you consider
the motivations of everyone
involved.
#4

7. Hacking Exposed - Malware &
Rootkits
Michael A. Davis, Sean Bodmer and Aaron LeMasters
David Gilmore, @DaveG_Tripwire
If you are starting out in
cybersecurity and you are looking
for an interesting read that
provides some fundamentals, then
I recommend this book.
#5

8. Countdown to Zero Day
Kim Zetter
Raymond Kirk, @Raymond_The_PM
I enjoyed this book because it
demystifies the how and why
security is so important and how it
can have life changing affects
financially, organizationally, and
politically.
#6

9. The Third Wave
Alvin Toffler
Angus Macrae, @AMACSIA
This book by the late, highly
regarded futurist, writer, and
businessman, Alvin Toffler,
explores the ever accelerating
evolution of mankind through the
lens of three distinct societal
‘waves.’
#7

10. WebMage
Kelly McCullough
Ary Widdes
This book follows a
hacker/sorcerer called Ravirn, in a
world where the ancient Greek
mythos reigns, magic has been
upgraded to the digital world, and
sorcery can be performed using
programs.
#8

11. Sandworm
Andy Greenberg
Craig Young, @CraigTweets
In this book, the author uses
interviews with key players to peel
back the curtain of international
cyber-espionage and warfare with
the specific focus on entities of the
Russian federal government.
#9

12. The Perfect Weapon
David E. Sanger
Jihana Barrett, @IAmJihanna
In this book, Sanger illustrates how
cyber weapons have changed the
way wars are fought similar to the
way the atomic bomb changed
warfare in WW1.
#10

13. Cybersecurity Leadership
Mansur Hasib
Ambler T. Jackson, @AmblerJackson
The author does a great job
providing an academic and
historical perspective of
cybersecurity, including its
evolution and what it is, and what it
is not.
#11

14. Practical Packet Analysis
Chris Sanders
Tyler Reguly, @TReguly
If you want to understand
Wireshark, it is the best book on
the market and it’s from the
greatest publisher of technical
books, No Starch Press.
#12

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