It’s impossible to know all the details, but my latest book seems to be selling well. Initial reviews have been really positive: Boing Boing, Financial Times, Harris Online, Kirkus Reviews, Nature, Politico, and Virus Bulletin. I’ve also done a bunch of interviews — either written or radio/podcast — including the Washington Post, a Reddit AMA, … Read More “Click Here to Kill Everybody Reviews and Press Mentions” »
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I am pleased to announce the publication of my latest book: Click Here to Kill Everybody: Security and Survival in a Hyper-connected World. In it, I examine how our new immersive world of physically capable computers affects our security. I argue that this changes everything about security. Attacks are no longer just about data, they … Read More “New Book Announcement: Click Here to Kill Everybody” »
Humble Bundle sells groups of e-books at ridiculously low prices, DRM free. This month, the bundles are all Wiley titles, including three of my books: Applied Cryptography, Secrets and Lies, and Cryptography Engineering. $15 gets you everything, and they’re all DRM-free. Even better, a portion of the proceeds goes to the EFF. As a board … Read More “Three of My Books Are Available in DRM-Free E-Book Format” »
Susan Landau has written a terrific book on cybersecurity threats and why we need strong crypto. Listening In: Cybersecurity in an Insecure Age. It’s based in part on her 2016 Congressional testimony in the Apple/FBI case; it examines how the Digital Revolution has transformed society, and how law enforcement needs to — and can — … Read More “Susan Landau’s New Book: Listening In” »
Daniel Miessler criticizes my writings about IoT security: I know it’s super cool to scream about how IoT is insecure, how it’s dumb to hook up everyday objects like houses and cars and locks to the internet, how bad things can get, and I know it’s fun to be invited to talk about how everything … Read More “Daniel Miessler on My Writings about IoT Security” »
My next book is still on track for a September 2018 publication. Norton is still the publisher. The title is now Click Here to Kill Everybody: Peril and Promise on a Hyperconnected Planet, which I generally refer to as CH2KE. The table of contents has changed since I last blogged about this, and it now … Read More “New Book Coming in September: “Click Here to Kill Everybody”” »
Blog regulars will notice that I haven’t been posting as much lately as I have in the past. There are two reasons. One, it feels harder to find things to write about. So often it’s the same stories over and over. I don’t like repeating myself. Two, I am busy writing a book. The title … Read More “My Blogging” »
Regularly I receive mail from people wanting to advertise on, write for, or sponsor posts on my blog. My rule is that I say no to everyone. There is no amount of money or free stuff that will get me to write about your security product or service. With regard to squid, however, I have … Read More “Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Empire Is a New Book” »
Humble Bundle is selling a bunch of cybersecurity books very cheaply. You can get copies of Applied Cryptography, Secrets and Lies, and Cryptography Engineering — and also Ross Anderson’s Security Engineering, Adam Shostack’s Threat Modeling, and many others. This is the cheapest you’ll ever see these books. And they’re all DRM-free. Powered by WPeMatico
There are two opposing models of how the Internet has changed protest movements. The first is that the Internet has made protesters mightier than ever. This comes from the successful revolutions in Tunisia (2010-11), Egypt (2011), and Ukraine (2013). The second is that it has made them more ineffectual. Derided as “slacktivism” or “clicktivism,” the … Read More “Book Review: Twitter and Tear Gas, by Zeynep Tufekci” »
