Security & Privacy
294 books, ranked by score.
2007–2026Cryptonomicon
Neal Stephenson
Recommended by 324 · mentioned by 628324 recommend · 628 mention324 recommend · 628324 recommend
2007–2026The Cuckoo’s Egg
Clifford Stoll
Recommended by 205 · mentioned by 275205 recommend · 275 mention205 recommend · 275205 recommend
2007–2026Hackers & painters
Graham, Paul
Recommended by 109 · mentioned by 245109 recommend · 245 mention109 recommend · 245109 recommend
2008–2026Applied Cryptography
Bruce Schneier
Recommended by 76 · mentioned by 18976 recommend · 189 mention76 recommend · 18976 recommend
2007–2026Hackers
Steven Levy
Recommended by 130 · mentioned by 188130 recommend · 188 mention130 recommend · 188130 recommend
2008–2026Little Brother
Cory Doctorow
Recommended by 60 · mentioned by 12960 recommend · 129 mention60 recommend · 12960 recommend
2007–2026The Code Book
Simon Singh
Recommended by 98 · mentioned by 12198 recommend · 121 mention98 recommend · 12198 recommend
2011–2026Ghost in the wires
Kevin D. Mitnick
Recommended by 63 · mentioned by 8663 recommend · 86 mention63 recommend · 8663 recommend
2010–2026Cryptography engineering
Niels Ferguson, Bruce Schneier, Tadayoshi Kohno
Recommended by 50 · mentioned by 8050 recommend · 80 mention50 recommend · 8050 recommend
2007–2026The transparent society
David Brin
Recommended by 30 · mentioned by 6130 recommend · 61 mention30 recommend · 6130 recommend
Countdown to Zero Day
Kim Zetter
Recommended by 44 · mentioned by 5544 recommend · 55 mention44 recommend · 5544 recommend
2007–2026The Art of Deception
Kevin D. Mitnick, William L. Simon
Recommended by 34 · mentioned by 5434 recommend · 54 mention34 recommend · 5434 recommend
2019–2026Permanent Record
Edward Snowden
Recommended by 22 · mentioned by 5122 recommend · 51 mention22 recommend · 5122 recommend
2008–2025The Hacker Crackdown
Bruce Sterling
Recommended by 35 · mentioned by 4935 recommend · 49 mention35 recommend · 4935 recommend
2009–2023The web application hacker's handbook
Dafydd Stuttard, Marcus Pinto
Recommended by 31 · mentioned by 4831 recommend · 48 mention31 recommend · 4831 recommend
2008–2026Security Engineering
Ross J. Anderson
Recommended by 38 · mentioned by 4938 recommend · 49 mention38 recommend · 4938 recommend
2010–2026Blind man's bluff
Sherry Sontag
Recommended by 31 · mentioned by 4831 recommend · 48 mention31 recommend · 4831 recommend
2009–2025Legacy of Ashes
Tim Weiner
Recommended by 29 · mentioned by 4529 recommend · 45 mention29 recommend · 4529 recommend
2008–2026Silence on the Wire
Michal Zalewski
Recommended by 29 · mentioned by 3829 recommend · 38 mention29 recommend · 3829 recommend
2011–2024The tangled Web
Michal Zalewski
Recommended by 32 · mentioned by 3832 recommend · 38 mention32 recommend · 3832 recommend
2017–2026Serious Cryptography
Jean-Philippe Aumasson
Recommended by 26 · mentioned by 3526 recommend · 35 mention26 recommend · 3526 recommend
2008–2026Practical cryptography
Niels Ferguson
Recommended by 17 · mentioned by 3417 recommend · 34 mention17 recommend · 3417 recommend
2015–2026The Friendly Orange Glow
Brian Dear
Recommended by 30 · mentioned by 3630 recommend · 36 mention30 recommend · 3630 recommend
2008–2025Digital Fortress
Dan Brown
Recommended by 10 · mentioned by 3810 recommend · 38 mention10 recommend · 3810 recommend
2016–2026Surveillance Valley
Yasha Levine
Recommended by 23 · mentioned by 3423 recommend · 34 mention23 recommend · 3423 recommend
2008–2024Crypto
Steven Levy
Recommended by 26 · mentioned by 3426 recommend · 34 mention26 recommend · 3426 recommend
2010–2026The Human Use of Human Beings
Norbert Wiener
Recommended by 12 · mentioned by 3212 recommend · 32 mention12 recommend · 3212 recommend
2008–2025The art of software security assessment
Mark Dowd, John McDonald, Justin Schuh
Recommended by 21 · mentioned by 3121 recommend · 31 mention21 recommend · 3121 recommend
2014–2026Exploding the Phone
Phil Lapsley
Recommended by 23 · mentioned by 2623 recommend · 26 mention23 recommend · 2623 recommend
2021–2026This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends
Nicole Perlroth
Recommended by 20 · mentioned by 3020 recommend · 30 mention20 recommend · 3020 recommend
2010–2026Most Secret War
R. V. Jones
Recommended by 16 · mentioned by 2716 recommend · 27 mention16 recommend · 2716 recommend
2012–2026Liars and outliers
Bruce Schneier
Recommended by 18 · mentioned by 2718 recommend · 27 mention18 recommend · 2718 recommend
2009–2026Spycatcher
Peter Wright
Recommended by 7 · mentioned by 247 recommend · 24 mention7 recommend · 247 recommend
2010–2026The Hardware Hacker
Andrew "Bunnie" Huang
Recommended by 19 · mentioned by 2819 recommend · 28 mention19 recommend · 2819 recommend
2008–2025The codebreakers
David Kahn
Recommended by 17 · mentioned by 2617 recommend · 26 mention17 recommend · 2617 recommend
2019–2026Sandworm
Andy Greenberg
Recommended by 20 · mentioned by 2620 recommend · 26 mention20 recommend · 2620 recommend
2018–2025The spy and the traitor
Ben Macintyre, Efrén del Valle
Recommended by 18 · mentioned by 2418 recommend · 24 mention18 recommend · 2418 recommend
Augmenting human intellect
D. C. Engelbart
Recommended by 10 · mentioned by 2110 recommend · 21 mention10 recommend · 2110 recommend
2011–2026Handbook of applied cryptography
Alfred J. Menezes
Recommended by 14 · mentioned by 2414 recommend · 24 mention14 recommend · 2414 recommend
2010–2026Hacking the Xbox
Andrew "Bunnie" Huang
Recommended by 16 · mentioned by 2216 recommend · 22 mention16 recommend · 2216 recommend
2010–2025Psychology of Intelligence Analysis
Richard J., Jr. Heuer
Recommended by 11 · mentioned by 2111 recommend · 21 mention11 recommend · 2111 recommend
Engineering a safer world
Nancy Leveson
Recommended by 14 · mentioned by 2014 recommend · 20 mention14 recommend · 2014 recommend
2011–2024The Shadow Factory
James Bamford
Recommended by 9 · mentioned by 199 recommend · 19 mention9 recommend · 199 recommend
2009–2026Between Silk and Cyanide
Leo Marks
Recommended by 18 · mentioned by 2018 recommend · 20 mention18 recommend · 2018 recommend
2015–2023Data and Goliath
Bruce Schneier
Recommended by 10 · mentioned by 1910 recommend · 19 mention10 recommend · 1910 recommend
Real-World Cryptography
David Wong
Recommended by 16 · mentioned by 1716 recommend · 17 mention16 recommend · 1716 recommend
2009–2026The Computer and the Brain
John Von Neumann
Recommended by 9 · mentioned by 209 recommend · 20 mention9 recommend · 209 recommend
2016–2026A Perfect Spy
John le Carré
Recommended by 15 · mentioned by 1915 recommend · 19 mention15 recommend · 1915 recommend
2012–2025Kingpin
Kevin Poulsen
Recommended by 13 · mentioned by 1913 recommend · 19 mention13 recommend · 1913 recommend
2015–2026An introduction to cybernetics
William Ross Ashby
Recommended by 7 · mentioned by 137 recommend · 13 mention7 recommend · 137 recommend
2008–2026Secrets and Lies
Bruce Schneier
Recommended by 4 · mentioned by 184 recommend · 18 mention4 recommend · 184 recommend
2013–2026Code
Lawrence Lessig
Recommended by 2 · mentioned by 162 recommend · 16 mention2 recommend · 162 recommend
2013–2026Introduction to modern cryptography
Jonathan Katz, Yehuda Lindell
Recommended by 13 · mentioned by 1713 recommend · 17 mention13 recommend · 1713 recommend
2013–2024Practical Malware Analysis
Michael Sikorski, Andrew Honig
Recommended by 13 · mentioned by 1613 recommend · 16 mention13 recommend · 1613 recommend
2008–2024The Art of Intrusion
Kevin D. Mitnick, William L. Simon
Recommended by 12 · mentioned by 1612 recommend · 16 mention12 recommend · 1612 recommend
2009–2026The Masters of Deception
Michele Slatalla
Recommended by 12 · mentioned by 1612 recommend · 16 mention12 recommend · 1612 recommend
2009–2026Takedown
Tsutomu Shimomura, John Markoff
Recommended by 6 · mentioned by 166 recommend · 16 mention6 recommend · 166 recommend
2020–2026Extreme Privacy
Michael Bazzell
Recommended by 12 · mentioned by 1612 recommend · 16 mention12 recommend · 1612 recommend
A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
John Perry Barlow
Recommended by 10 · mentioned by 1610 recommend · 16 mention10 recommend · 1610 recommend
2012–2024Cypherpunks
Julian Assange
Recommended by 5 · mentioned by 125 recommend · 12 mention5 recommend · 125 recommend