BrakeSec Recommended Reading (35 books)

BrakeSec is an online Slack community centered around the Brakeing Security podcast and the field of cyber security. Books in this list have either been read in the BrakeSec book club or recommended by members of the community.

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1	Web Hacking Arsenal: A Practical Guide to Modern Web Pentesting by Rafay Baloch (Goodreads Author) 4.98 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 1,600, and 16 people voted	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
2	The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win by Gene Kim 4.26 avg rating — 50,108 ratings score: 396, and 4 people voted	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
3	Tribe of Hackers: Cybersecurity Advice from the Best Hackers in the World by Marcus J. Carey (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 264 ratings score: 272, and 3 people voted	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
4	The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win by Jocko Willink (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 15,424 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	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
4	Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin 4.28 avg rating — 200,482 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	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
6	The Hacker Playbook 3: Practical Guide To Penetration Testing by Peter Kim 4.39 avg rating — 257 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	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
7	How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie 4.22 avg rating — 1,153,119 ratings score: 177, and 2 people voted	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
8	Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World by Joseph Menn (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 2,407 ratings score: 167, and 2 people voted	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
9	The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage by Clifford Stoll 4.29 avg rating — 15,978 ratings score: 166, and 2 people voted	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
10	Willpower Doesn't Work: Discover the Hidden Keys to Success by Benjamin P. Hardy (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 4,131 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
10	Best Practices for Protecting Your Small or Medium Size Business from Phishing by DuoCircle it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
12	Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success by Brad Stulberg (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 9,102 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
13	Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling 4.36 avg rating — 202,240 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	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
14	Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking by Christopher Hadnagy 3.83 avg rating — 3,907 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	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
15	Dare to Lead by Brené Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 127,423 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	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
16	The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 73,918 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	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
17	Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 212,971 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	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
18	Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald Miller 4.27 avg rating — 26,495 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	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
19	Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah 4.49 avg rating — 809,697 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	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
20	How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of "Intangibles" in Business by Douglas W. Hubbard 3.90 avg rating — 3,745 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	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
21	How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk by Douglas W. Hubbard 4.05 avg rating — 382 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	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
22	Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World by Bruce Schneier really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,875 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	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
23	Heidi Geek Girl Detective (Lex Talionis Book 1) by Raymond Pompon (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	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
24	American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road by Nick Bilton (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 53,761 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	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
25	Practical Packet Analysis: Using Wireshark to Solve Real-World Network Problems by Chris Sanders 4.10 avg rating — 430 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	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
26	Zero Trust Networks: Building Secure Systems in Untrusted Networks by Evan Gilman 4.03 avg rating — 218 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	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
27	Cyber Operations: Building, Defending, and Attacking Modern Computer Networks by Mike O'Leary 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	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
28	Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman 4.17 avg rating — 590,956 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	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
29	Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 101,038 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	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
30	Windows Internals, Part 1: Covering Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 by Mark E. Russinovich 4.46 avg rating — 205 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	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
31	Malware Data Science: Attack Detection and Attribution by Joshua Saxe 3.89 avg rating — 53 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	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
32	Incident Response & Computer Forensics, Third Edition by Jason T. Luttgens 4.34 avg rating — 113 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	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
33	File System Forensic Analysis by Brian Carrier 4.28 avg rating — 186 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	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
34	The Mastermind: Drugs. Empire. Murder. Betrayal. by Evan Ratliff 4.04 avg rating — 5,612 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	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
35	Attacking Network Protocols: A Hacker's Guide to Capture, Analysis, and Exploitation by James Forshaw 3.93 avg rating — 128 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	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