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Barak Engel

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Business

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Barak is the world's first "virtual CISO" and authored two cyber security books - Why CISOs Fail, a Cybercannon inductee, now in its 2nd edition - and The Security Hippie, full of real stories from his decades of work in the field.

The Crack in the Crystal, his debut fantasy novel, is slated for release in late 2024. He considers it his most important written work to date.

Barak is a massive fantasy/SF fan, gamer, tabletop and live action role player, and proud dad. ...more

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	Why CISOs Fail: The Missing Link in Security Management--and How to Fix It (Security, Audit and Leadership Series) 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crack in the Crystal 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why CISOs Fail (Security, Audit and Leadership Series) 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Security Hippie (Security, Audit and Leadership Series) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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A Moth to Flame

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Barak Engel liked Cindy's review of The Crack in the Crystal (Ascendance): "Kyber is filled with secrets and it takes a group of individuals, seemingly brought together by chance, to uncover the real secrets of Kyber. It sounded really interesting, fantasy, adventure, secrets, but I found that this book fell flat. I am not a" Read more of this review »
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Barak Engel liked Gordo's review of The Crack in the Crystal (Ascendance): "Please, please, please find a good chunk of time before you open the pages if this book. It's spell is as powerful on you as some of the ones described within it's magical pages. I found myself cursing the gods for the misfortune of living on a plane" Read more of this review »
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Barak Engel liked Joan's review of The Crack in the Crystal: "Fantasy is not my preferred genre so I have high expectations when I am asked to read one. The book got off to a bit of a rough start for me as several characters are introduced in different scenes. About a quarter of the way into the book the story " Read more of this review »
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