Long-form writing on security research and practice.

Full-length books on cyber warfare, reverse engineering, data security, and the fundamentals in between.

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No Starch Press · 1st ed. 2019 (as Foundations of Information Security), 2nd ed. 2026

Foundations of Cybersecurity, 2nd Edition

A practitioner's introduction to the field: how security professionals think about protecting systems.

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Syngress · 1st ed. 2011, 2nd ed. 2016 · with Ryan Linn

Coding for Penetration Testers, 2nd Edition

Scripting for penetration testers, with an emphasis on building and adapting tools instead of just using someone else's.

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Syngress · 2016 · with Mark Leary

Building a Practical Information Security Program

A strategic, business-facing counterpart to the more technical books. It focuses on planning and running an information security program.

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Syngress · 1st ed. 2011, 2nd ed. 2014

The Basics of Information Security, 2nd Edition

A concise grounding in the fundamentals: confidentiality, integrity, and availability, in theory and in practice.

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Syngress · 1st ed. 2011, 2nd ed. 2013 · with Steve Winterfeld

Cyber Warfare, 2nd Edition

How and why digital conflict is waged, covering participants, battlefields, and the tools of state-level cyber operations.

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Syngress · 2013 · with Steve Winterfeld

The Basics of Cyber Warfare

A shorter, more introductory companion to Cyber Warfare, covering the same ground at a faster pace.

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Syngress · 2010 · with Thomas Wilhelm

Ninja Hacking

Unconventional penetration testing tactics, drawing on historical ninjutsu techniques and tradecraft.

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