📢 Security Awareness

Practical guides to recognizing and defending against threats — from cybersecurity fundamentals to social engineering — for individuals and organizations navigating a hostile digital landscape.

The Art of Deception

by Kevin D. Mitnick • 2001

How a hacker gets past any firewall by targeting people, and how to stop it.

3.76

7k+

🎭 Social Engineering 🧠 Psychological Manipulation 🗑️ Dumpster Diving 👤 Insider Threat 🧪 Behavioral Psychology

The Art of Deception

How a hacker gets past any firewall by targeting people, and how to stop it.

by Kevin D. Mitnick 2001

3.76

7k+ ratings

🎭 Social Engineering 🧠 Psychological Manipulation 🗑️ Dumpster Diving 👤 Insider Threat 🧪 Behavioral Psychology

Social Engineering

by Christopher Hadnagy • 2010

Your firewall is fine. Your people are the vulnerability, and this is how attackers exploit them.

3.83

4k+

🕵️ Social Engineering 🔒 Cybersecurity 🧠 Psychological Influence 🎭 Deception 👥 Social Psychology

Social Engineering

Your firewall is fine. Your people are the vulnerability, and this is how attackers exploit them.

by Christopher Hadnagy 2010

3.83

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Social Engineering 🔒 Cybersecurity 🧠 Psychological Influence 🎭 Deception 👥 Social Psychology

Art of Intrusion

by Kevin D. Mitnick • 2005

A defender must win every time; an attacker needs just one opening. Ten hacks prove it.

3.91

4k+

🛡️ Cybersecurity 🎭 Social Engineering 🔍 Penetration Testing 💻 Hacker Culture 🕵️ Computer Crime

Art of Intrusion

A defender must win every time; an attacker needs just one opening. Ten hacks prove it.

by Kevin D. Mitnick 2005

3.91

4k+ ratings

🛡️ Cybersecurity 🎭 Social Engineering 🔍 Penetration Testing 💻 Hacker Culture 🕵️ Computer Crime

Cybersecurity for Beginners

by Raef Meeuwisse • 2015

Firewalls fail when people click. The layered defenses and risk tradeoffs every organization needs.

3.67

147

🛡️ Information Security ⚠️ Risk Management 🎣 Social Engineering 🚨 Incident Response 🧅 Defense In Depth

Cybersecurity for Beginners

Firewalls fail when people click. The layered defenses and risk tradeoffs every organization needs.

by Raef Meeuwisse 2015

3.67

147 ratings

🛡️ Information Security ⚠️ Risk Management 🎣 Social Engineering 🚨 Incident Response 🧅 Defense In Depth

No Tech Hacking

by Johnny Long • 2007

Hacking without technology: how open dumpsters, shoulder glances, and held doors break security.

3.94

220

🗣️ Social Engineering 🔒 Physical Security 🧠 Human Hacking 👀 Physical Surveillance 📋 Information Gathering

No Tech Hacking

Hacking without technology: how open dumpsters, shoulder glances, and held doors break security.

by Johnny Long 2007

3.94

220 ratings

🗣️ Social Engineering 🔒 Physical Security 🧠 Human Hacking 👀 Physical Surveillance 📋 Information Gathering

Defensive Security Handbook

by Lee Brotherston • 2017

From asset inventory to incident response: the IT security program handbook that fills the gaps.

3.90

141

🛡️ Security Programs 🏗️ Infrastructure Security 📋 Security Policies 🚨 Incident Response 🔍 Vulnerability Management

Defensive Security Handbook

From asset inventory to incident response: the IT security program handbook that fills the gaps.

by Lee Brotherston 2017

3.90

141 ratings

🛡️ Security Programs 🏗️ Infrastructure Security 📋 Security Policies 🚨 Incident Response 🔍 Vulnerability Management

Everyday Cybersecurity

by Christopher Cox • 2019

The non-techie's playbook for shutting out hackers, scammers, and identity thieves.

5.00

🛡️ Personal Cybersecurity 🔐 Digital Privacy 🌐 Internet Safety 🆔 Identity Theft 🎭 Social Engineering

Everyday Cybersecurity

The non-techie's playbook for shutting out hackers, scammers, and identity thieves.

by Christopher Cox 2019

5.00

1 ratings

🛡️ Personal Cybersecurity 🔐 Digital Privacy 🌐 Internet Safety 🆔 Identity Theft 🎭 Social Engineering

You CAN Stop Stupid

by Ira Winkler • 2020

Nine in ten significant losses trace to user actions. The fix is systemic, not personal.

3.67

🛡️ Operational Risk 🧠 Applied Behavioral Science ⚖️ Just Culture 🔄 Systems Thinking 🏢 Organizational Culture

You CAN Stop Stupid

Nine in ten significant losses trace to user actions. The fix is systemic, not personal.

by Ira Winkler 2020

3.67

15 ratings

🛡️ Operational Risk 🧠 Applied Behavioral Science ⚖️ Just Culture 🔄 Systems Thinking 🏢 Organizational Culture

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