Solutions Review Finds the Highest-Rated Cybersecurity Books available on Amazon right now. You need to add these to your collection today.
Solutions Review frequently finds and shares our finds for essential cybersecurity titles and books every InfoSec professional and IT security team should have on the shelf. Here’s one of our latest ones.
However, generally, we share books that have at least a 4 Star rating on Amazon based on customer reviews. However, for this article, we wanted to share the highest-rated cybersecurity books. These books qualify by having at least a 4.5 Star Rating on Amazon based on customer reviews.
These books are intended for beginners and experts alike and are written by authors with proficiency and/or recognition in the field of cybersecurity.
The Highest-Rated Cybersecurity Books Available Now
Cybersecurity Ops with bash: Attack, Defend, and Analyze from the Command Line
Our Take: Carl Albing is a software engineer and teacher with a breadth of industry experience, with a Ph.D in Computer Science. Paul Troncone has over 15 years of experience in the cybersecurity and information technology fields.
Description: Authors Paul Troncone, founder of Digadel Corporation, and Carl Albing, coauthor of bash Cookbook (O’Reilly), provide insight into command-line tools and techniques to help defensive operators collect data, analyze logs, and monitor networks. Penetration testers will learn how to leverage the enormous amount of functionality built into nearly every version of Linux to enable offensive operations.
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The Secret to Cybersecurity: A Simple Plan to Protect Your Family and Business from Cybercrime
Our Take: Scott Augenbaum built his career investigating cyber-crimes for the FBI. He has a wealth of experience which small businesses could easily utilize.
Description: The Secret to Cybersecurity is the simple and straightforward plan to keep you, your family, and your business safe…It uses real-life examples to educate and inform readers, explaining who/why/how so you’ll have a specific takeaway to put into action for your family. Learn about the scams, methods, and ways that cyber-criminals operate—and learn how to avoid being the next cyber victim.
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Tribe of Hackers: Cybersecurity Advice from the Best Hackers in the World
Our Take: Marcus J. Carey is a cybersecurity community advocate and startup founder with over 25 years of experience. Jennifer Jin is a communications and marketing professional focused on the cybersecurity industry.
Description: Tribe of Hackers: Cybersecurity Advice from the Best Hackers in the World is your guide to joining the ranks of hundreds of thousands of cybersecurity professionals around the world. Whether you’re just joining the industry, climbing the corporate ladder, or considering consulting, Tribe of Hackers offers the practical know-how, industry perspectives, and technical insight you need to succeed in the rapidly growing information security market.
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Cybersecurity Is Everybody’s Business: Solve the Security Puzzle for Your Small Business and Home
Our Take: Scott N. Schober is a cybersecurity expert presenter, inventor, author, and CEO of a top wireless tech & security firm. He has the knowledge your business can benefit from.
Description: There are 30 million small businesses currently operating in the United States. Some of them are single-owner/operated while others collectively employ hundreds of millions. This book is for all of them and anyone who makes it their business to stay safe from phishing attacks, malware spying, ransomware, identity theft, major breaches, and hackers who would compromise their security.
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Hacking the Hacker: Learn From the Experts Who Take Down Hackers
Our Take: Roger A. Grimes has worked in the field of computer security for over 27 years as a professional penetration tester. He knows how hackers think.
Description: Hacking the Hacker takes you inside the world of cybersecurity to show you what goes on behind the scenes and introduces you to the men and women on the front lines of this technological arms race. Twenty-six of the world’s top white hat hackers, security researchers, writers, and leaders, describe what they do and why, with each profile preceded by a no-experience-necessary explanation of the relevant technology.
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Those were our picks for the highest-rated cybersecurity books available on Amazon today. For more information on cybersecurity, check our Endpoint Security Buyer’s Guide or the EDR Buyer’s Guide.
Ben Canner
Ben Canner is an enterprise technology writer and analyst covering Identity Management, SIEM, Endpoint Protection, and Cybersecurity writ large. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from Clark University in Worcester, MA. He previously worked as a corporate blogger and ghost writer. You can reach him via Twitter and LinkedIn.