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What book are you reading?

Hubert — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 15:04:52 GMT

Hi everybody,

What books are you reading or listening to, can you share with me, I have read all my favorite books and now I don't know if there are any good books to read. Can you help me ?

Thank!

Re: What book are you reading?

ericgeater — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 13:07:06 GMT

I strongly recommend Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems by Ross Anderson. Very good reading.

Also, Click Here to Kill Everybody by Bruce Schneier.

And for pleasure, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.

Re: What book are you reading?

jmikesmith — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 17:55:55 GMT

I just finished Code Warriors: NSA's Codebreakers and the Secret Intelligence War Against the Soviet Union by Stephen Budiansky: https://www.amazon.ca/Code-Warriors-Codebreakers-Intelligence-Against/dp/0385352662.

It focuses on NSA during the Cold War, from the end of World War II to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. There's a bit of cryptography, but it's mostly about the politics and jostling for prestige and power. If you've ever worked with or for a cryptologic agency, I expect the culture and the topics will feel familiar.

Mike

Re: What book are you reading?

ericgeater — Thu, 08 May 2025 12:41:04 GMT

I just finished "This is How They Tell Me The World Ends" by Nicole Perlroth, and I'm currently reading "Sandworm" by Andy Greenberg. The latter spoke at Security Congress two years ago, and the former at last year's show.

Re: What book are you reading?

haniaamie — Fri, 16 May 2025 07:55:51 GMT

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