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Can you recommend a book that teaches you about cybersecurity? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by kennedy@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

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I am currently unemployed (been looking for almost a year with no luck) instead of doing nothing I thought I might learn something new. I work on some coding projects for fun in the meantime because I love doing it. I went to school for computer engineering but I've always been interested in cybersecurity/infoSec I think its a good skill to have. I've been looking at courses that give you certification but I have no money (see unemployment). I've been mostly self taught anyways so I was wondering if you guys have come across any good books on the subject. A book you used as part of a university course you took or a book that helped you. I also feel like those courses with certificates barely teach you anything (especially the free ones). They feel like a bunch of checklists. I want to learn so I feel like a good book will help.

I have a part time job right now so I'm thinking I learn by myself then get enough money to get "officially certified" and move into cybersecurity cause software engineering only isn't doing me any good in this economy.

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[–] kennedy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

ah okay so there there are sub fields you can specialize in but not one thing you can learn that with apply in everywhere. I guess that's why its been a bit hard to find cohesive material to look at. Everyhwere I tried to look was trying to teach me different things.

[–] scytale@piefed.zip 2 points 4 days ago

Sec+ resources are a good recommendation though, because it lays down the groundwork and fundamentals that you can then build on once you decide on the domain you want to specialize in.

[–] pishadoot@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

I think everything you learn will for the most part apply everywhere, there's just no singular definitive source for everything. It's like saying you want to learn politics, or you want to learn construction, or you want to learn math. The field is so wide that you can't just get a single book about everything.

You definitely can specialize in sub fields though. My favorite areas are network architecture/security and social engineering. My primary skills lie in disaster planning and recovery though, because I migrated from a different industry where I applied pretty much the exact same thought methodology.