https://sebsec.io/tags/books/Recent content in Books on Sebastian Whiting | Security EngineerHugoen-USThu, 11 Apr 2024 18:05:41 -0500https://sebsec.io/blog/liars-and-outliers/Thu, 11 Apr 2024 18:05:41 -0500https://sebsec.io/blog/liars-and-outliers/<p>I recently finished reading <a href="https://amzn.to/4aLRts8" title="Amazon Affiliate Link">Liars and Outliers</a> by <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/about/" title="About Bruce Schneier">Bruce Schneier</a> and it was not what I expected and in a lot of ways that is a good thing. <em>(Disclosure: the book link above is an Amazon affiliate link — I may earn a small commission if you buy through it.)</em> It is so easy to get focused on the technology and forget that at the end of the day, people are at the core of what we do. In his book, Schneier does an excellent job of abstracting the concept of security to a point where we can understand contracts and societal pressures as forms of security in addition to cryptography and EDR tools. This allows him to draw an accurate picture of the relationship between trust and security.</p>