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We vet #Cybersecurity books. Our reviews are written by real life experts, heroes, and hackers who led through the biggest exploits.

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Also known as the Cybersecurity Canon Project
Founded: 2013
📖 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗮𝘆! 🧍

This week, we look at Heidi Trost's 𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣-𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮.

📝 Check out Dr. Georgianna Shea's review cybercanon.org/human-center...

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January 27, 2026 at 2:01 PM
We are a decade-old all-volunteer nonprofit seeking to be the cybersecurity professional's first source for curated, timeless, and must-consume wisdom.

If you like what we are trying to do, there are many ways to support us.

See our web page for more details 👉 cybercanon.org

Thank you!
January 23, 2026 at 7:04 PM
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! 📺

👉 Please view and subscribe: www.youtube.com/@CyberCanonC...

You'll find:
🎬 Our first 'Short' video by our volunteer YouTube lead, Jason Warner
📼 Playlist: Author Content
🎥 Playlist: CyberCanon Conversations

And a lot more to come...
January 22, 2026 at 2:48 PM
📦 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 ✨

Jeff Sauntry provides insight on Panos Alexopoulos' 𝙎𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙈𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙖: 𝘼𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙞𝙩𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘿𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙢𝙖𝙨...

📝 Jeff's Review → tinyurl.com/22tsd2wn
🛍️ Amazon affiliate purchase link → amzn.to/4pQwEmL

#CybersecurityBooks #DataGovernance #CyberRisk
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January 20, 2026 at 2:01 PM
📜 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 | 𝟭-𝟭𝟳-𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵

7 yrs ago, @troyhunt.com disclosed Collection#1, one of the largest known aggregations of breached creds at the time.

Troy's original blog: tinyurl.com/5f8p4jwn

For deeper context on why this happens, see 2 #CyberCanonHoF books published yrs prior...
January 17, 2026 at 6:33 PM
📬 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲!

Wow, 2025 was an incredible year of growth for the CyberCanon. Thanks to everyone’s hard work, we're set for a strong 2026!

Read all about it:📰 tinyurl.com/5dmk5sjh

And a big SHOUT OUT to Soliana Hailemichael for leading our newsletter! 🤗
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January 15, 2026 at 6:31 PM
💡 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰: 𝗔𝗜 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 🧠

We are all inundated daily with AI learning content snippets, whether in the form of posts, articles, videos, etc. But are you taking time to slow down with the tried-and-true method of deep reading with a book?

Here’s a snapshot of AI-relevant titles in our library...
January 14, 2026 at 5:56 PM
🪼 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗧! 🔎

This week, Rae Baker's 𝘿𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝘿𝙞𝙫𝙚: 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 is investigated by Jonathan Cote.

See the full review:👉
cybercanon.org/deep-dive-ex...

@raebaker.net | @jon24cote.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 1:54 PM
📢 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀

We are always looking for new Committee Members. Help us spotlight the books that truly matter, and decide which titles earn a place in the Hall of Fame 🏛️.

See this article for more info 👉 www.linkedin.com/pulse/canon-...

#Volunteering #CybersecurityBooks
January 9, 2026 at 6:35 PM
🙋 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝘀! 💡

With 100s of #CybersecurityBooks published annually, we need your help identifying the best.

This can include books on adjacent topics if you believe they are valuable to cybersecurity professionals.

Please share and send suggestions to: 📩 [email protected]
January 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
📆 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀! 🔓💰

Steve Winterfeld provides his review of Geoff White's 𝙍𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙙: 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝘾𝙧𝙮𝙥𝙩𝙤 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙒𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙'𝙨 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝘾𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨.

📝 cybercanon.org/rinsed/
🛍️ amzn.to/4axVUKt

#CybersecurityBooks #CyberCrime
January 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
👾 Did Stranger Things wreck your holiday break reading plans?

🤯 We get it. The Mind Flayer can have that effect.

👇🏻 Let us know what you’re reading, even if you got stalled.

👉🏼 If you need help selecting your next title, that’s what we’re here for: cybercanon.org/discover-boo...
January 5, 2026 at 1:29 PM
🗓️ 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽 📖

Given the holiday bustle, you may have missed some of our reviews last month:

🇨🇳 To Catch a Thief
⛓️‍💥 Antifragile
0️⃣ Project Zero Trust
👑 Empire of AI
🕵️‍♀️ Digital Mindunters

👉 cybercanon.org/books/

#CybersecurityBooks
January 3, 2026 at 2:22 PM
🆘 𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽! 🆘

Here are some of the books that were hall of fame candidates for our recent 2025 voting.

Have you read or written a book you’d like reviewed by our committee of seasoned cyber pros?

Drop the title in the comments or email [email protected].
December 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🕵️‍♀️ 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻! 🌏

"Dr. Bilyana Lilly's 𝘿𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 blends geopolitical insight, a deep understanding of human behavior, and cyber operations storytelling into a compelling look at how modern information warfare operates." -Kevin Magee

✍️ cybercanon.org/digital-mind...

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December 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
⚡ 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 – 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟯, 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟱

On a cold December evening in Ukraine, the lights began to go out.

Not because of a storm or a fallen transmission line. But because an unseen adversary, who was patient, disciplined, and already deep inside Ukraine’s networks, made its move.
December 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
👑 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸'𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻 🤖

Karen Hao's 𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙄: 𝘿𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙖𝙢 𝘼𝙡𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙣'𝙨 𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣𝘼𝙄:

✍️Review: cybercanon.org/empire-of-ai...

🛍️Purchase and support the Canon: amzn.to/49gC59V

#CybersecurityBooks #AI

@karenhao.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
🎯𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆

Target Data Breach: December 19, 2013

💀 Attackers slipped in through a third-party HVAC vendor
🪲 Malware moved silently across point-of-sale systems
💳 40 million payment cards skimmed
🔏 70 million customers' data exposed
December 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
📬𝘾𝙮𝙗𝙚𝙧𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙣 𝙉𝙚𝙬𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜...

This latest edition's theme is 𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦 & 𝘊𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘪𝘴𝘬-𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘐, where we explore a recent news article in relation to a classic HoF book.

🗞️ tinyurl.com/3fnk2bfx

#CybersecurityBooks #CyberRisk #AI
December 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
0️⃣🔐 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 0️⃣🔐

This week, Adrian Sanabria provides his perspective on George Finney's existing Hall of Famer, 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙕𝙚𝙧𝙤 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩.

🏆 Review: cybercanon.org/project-zero...

🛍️ Support our mission: amzn.to/3XspBon

#CybersecurityBooks #CyberCanonHallofFame #ZeroTrust
@sawaba.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
🗓️𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽!📚

It's already a couple of weeks into December, but we'd be remiss not to share our monthly review recap for November...

Each review page on our site now includes affiliate links to purchase the books, supporting the Canon. 🙏

#CyberCanon #CybersecurityBooks
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December 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
It's our favorite time of year at the Canon...

#CyberCanonHallofFame #CybersecurityBooks
December 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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💡𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗮𝘆💡

“Antifragile isn’t a cybersecurity book, but it might be one of the most important books for cybersecurity leaders to read."

--Walt Powell in his review of Nassim Nicholas Taleb's 𝘼𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙡𝙚, a Hall of Fame nominee!

📝Review: cybercanon.org/antifragile-...

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December 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
💡𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗮𝘆💡

“Antifragile isn’t a cybersecurity book, but it might be one of the most important books for cybersecurity leaders to read."

--Walt Powell in his review of Nassim Nicholas Taleb's 𝘼𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙡𝙚, a Hall of Fame nominee!

📝Review: cybercanon.org/antifragile-...

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December 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨, 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩."
-𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗲𝗿

Bruce is the author of not 1, not 2, but 3 books in our Hall of Fame.

Check out our reviews, and please consider using our affiliate links in the thread below if you'd like to purchase and help support Canon. 🙏

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December 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM