Controlling the Human Element of Security
by Kevin Mitnick
Recommended by Ben Goldacre
Check price on AmazonProof-backed recommendation
Amazon availability
Recommended by 1 source and appears in Programming, Technology, and Psychology.
The world's most infamous hacker offers an insider's view of the lowtech threats to hightech security Kevin Mitnick's exploits as a cyberdesperado and fugitive form one of the most exhaustive FBI manhunts in history and have spawned dozens of articles, books, films, and documentaries. Since his release from federal prison, in 1998, Mitnick has t...
Check formats, pricing, and current availability directly.
Why recommended
Recommended by 1 source and appears in Programming, Technology, and Psychology.
People and public figures who have recommended this book.
Recommendation proof is sourced from public posts, interviews, reading lists, and cited references.
Ben Goldacre
“Oh wow Twitter say this huge hack was done through a coordinated social engineering attack. Hugely recommend Kevin Mitnick's book on this: The Art of Deception. Also a great example of (openly disclosed) ghost writing making a technical topic very readable”
Check formats, pricing, and availability options directly on Amazon.
Consider The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy. Recommended by 8 sources.
“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
Each recommendation is collected from a public source — interviews, articles, or curated lists — and linked to its original URL. Books with many verifiable recommendations from respected people rank higher.
