Kingpin: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground
This was a very entertaining book, but it also gives great information about how underground markets work in the darknet. You also get to see the events from the criminals perspective, which is quite interesting.
Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon
Kim Zetter shows some first class journalism here. She has checked her facts and presents them in the form of a story. This book contains a lot of information about Stuxnet, but also about many other cybersecurity matters that are somehow related to Stuxnet. Not as easy-to-digest as e.g. Kingpin.
We Are Anonymous: Inside the Hacker World of LulzSec, Anonymous and the Global Cyber Insurgency
Probably the first information security related book I have ever read. Opens your eyes about the world of hacking, trolling, and hacktivism. I think I started using password manager after I had read this. Very entertaining and easy-to-read, but still educational.
Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker
Entertaining account of the adventures of one of the most famous hackers, Kevin Mitnick. Maybe not as educational as some of the others, but definitely worth reading. The hacking about which Mitnick talks in this book has been done some time ago and it was different back in those days. Interesting stuff nevertheless.
SSCP (ISC)2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner Official Study Guide
I read this when I was studying for the SSCP certification. Definitely a good book for someone new to the field of information security. The book gives a good overview of important topics.
Comptia Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) Study Guide
I read this when I was studying for the CySA+ certification. A bit more about hands-on stuff when compared to the SSCP. And more specific for cybersecurity analyst role. Definitely a good read for someone with only a couple of years of experience working in a SOC environment.
