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Posted by u/giantg2 a year ago
Ask HN: Best Cyber Warfare Books?
What are your favorite books on cyber warfare? These could be manuals or how-to, or stuff like real-world stories.
ahazred8ta · a year ago
On a smaller scale: The Cyberthief and the Samurai (1996) is about Shimomura and Kevin Mitnick https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18163.The_Cyberthief_and...

The Cuckoo's Egg (1989) is about Clifford Stoll and a West German hacking for the KGB https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18154.The_Cuckoo_s_Egg

ahazred8ta · a year ago
whalesalad · a year ago
+1 for cuckoos egg
ews · a year ago
+1 too, it's an amazing book
bwb · a year ago
I highly recommend two...

Dark Wire - An insane story about the FBI setting up their own encrypted phone network and selling it to global crime syndicates.

Mastermind - The story of a 10-year-long quest to bring down Paul Le Roux, who went from crypto coder to drug lord to an insane global crime group. It is one of the craziest stories I've ever read. If you want to see how Bond villains form in real life this is it :)

Also, a lot of people have recommended "This is how they tell me the world ends" as well: https://shepherd.com/book/this-is-how-they-tell-me-the-world...

And I've been meaning to read Countdown to Zero Day about Stuxnet.

runjake · a year ago
+1 Mastermind. A superb read. Will also lead to rabbit holes of research of the various people in the book. Many elaborate webs.
vineyardlabs · a year ago
Countdown to zero day is great. It straddles the line between technical and accessible to a wide audience well IMO.
giantg2 · a year ago
Do you have the author for Mastermind?
bwb · a year ago
entropyie · a year ago
Tallinn Manual 2.0 on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Operations.

Not exactly a page turner, but if you are serious, it offers a solid legal understanding of cyber operations.

The Art and Science of Military Deception by Barton Whaley.

Again, somewhat dry but essential if you are serious about cyber warfare.

__alexander · a year ago
Hello,

These are my favorites. Some are more related to cyber-crime than cyber-warfare.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/38655520?shelf=cyber-s...

entropyie · a year ago
+1 for Sandworm
DLA · a year ago
The Perfect Weapon

We Are All Targets

Countdown to Zero Day

This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends (about the Zero Day market)

Cyber Warfare - Truth, Tactics, and Strategies

The Art of Cyberwarfare: An Investigator's Guide to Espionage, Ransomware, and Organized Cybercrime

__alexander · a year ago
“This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends.” was refuted as being inaccurate by a lot of individuals in the infosec community.
romperstomper · a year ago
+1 for "Countdown to Zero Day"
aweiher · a year ago
"Sandworm" by Andy Greenberg gave me the chills.
netman21 · a year ago
Surviving Cyberwar There Will be Cyberwar: How The Move To Network-Centric Warfighting Has Set The Stage For Cyberwar
giantg2 · a year ago
Thanks for the suggestions everyone!