Ben Rothke

Ben Rothke, CISSP, CISM, CISA, is a Senior Information Security Specialist at Tapad and has over 20 years of industry experience in information systems security and privacy. His areas of expertise are in risk management and mitigation, security and privacy regulatory issues, design and implementation of systems security, encryption, cryptography and security policy development. Rothke is the Author of Computer Security: 20 Things Every Employee Should Know(McGraw-Hill), and writes security and privacy book reviews.

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Nov 18, 2021 at 12 00 AM

How to Avoid Being a Scam Victim When Your Phone Rings

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Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Develop Your Cybersecurity Career Path: How to Break into Cybersecurity at Any Level"

By on Sep 30, 2021

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Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Tribe of Hackers Blue Team: Tribal Knowledge from the Best in Defensive Cybersecurity"

By on Dec 31, 2020

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Book review: You CAN Stop Stupid: Stopping Losses from Accidental and Malicious Actions

By on Dec 23, 2020

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Ben's Book of the Month Review of: "Medical Device Cybersecurity for Engineers and Manufacturers"

By on Nov 30, 2020

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Ben’s Book of the Month Review of: "Build Your Own Cybersecurity Testing Lab: Low-cost Solutions for Testing in Virtual and Cloud-based Environments"

By on Oct 30, 2020

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Ben's Book of the Month Review of: “Transforming Information Security: Optimizing Five Concurrent Trends to Reduce Resource Drain”

By on Sep 30, 2020

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Ben’s Book of the Month: Review of “Tribe of Hackers Security Leaders: Tribal Knowledge from the Best in Cybersecurity Leadership”

By on Mar 31, 2020

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Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Transformational Security Awareness: What Neuroscientists, Storytellers, and Marketers Can Teach Us About Driving Secure Behavior"

By on Sep 30, 2019

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Ben’s Book of the Month: Review of “Financial Cybersecurity Risk Management: Leadership Perspectives and Guidance for Systems and Institutions”

By on Aug 29, 2019

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Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons: A Step-by-Step Guide to Computer Security for Non-Techies"

By on Jul 31, 2019

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Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Cyber Smart: Five Habits to Protect Your Family, Money, and Identity from Cyber Criminals"

By on Apr 30, 2019

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Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "A Data-Driven Computer Security Defense: THE Computer Security Defense You Should Be Using"

By on Jun 30, 2018

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Ben's Book of the Month: Review of “Zero Trust Networks: Building Secure Systems in Untrusted Networks”

By on May 31, 2018

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Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "InSecurity: Why a Failure to Attract and Retain Women in Cybersecurity is Making Us All Less Safe"

By on May 14, 2018

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Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Building a Corporate Culture of Security: Strategies for Strengthening Organizational Resiliency"

By on Jul 31, 2017

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Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations"

By on Apr 28, 2017

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Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Take Back Control of Your Cybersecurity Now: Game Changing Concepts on AI and Cyber Governance Solutions for Executives"

By on Mar 30, 2017

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Advanced Persistent Security: A Cyberwarfare Approach to Implementing Adaptive Enterprise Protection, Detection, and Reaction Strategies

By on Dec 29, 2016

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They Know Everything About You: How Data-Collecting Corporations and Snooping Government Agencies Are Destroying Democracy

By on Apr 07, 2016

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Digital Forensics Processing and Procedures: Meeting the Requirements of ISO 17020, ISO 17025, ISO 27001 and Best Practice Requirements

By on Dec 16, 2013

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Simple Steps to Data Encryption: A Practical Guide to Secure Computing / Practical Anonymity: Hiding in Plain Sight Online

By on Sep 30, 2013

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Industrial Network Security: Securing Critical Infrastructure Networks for Smart Grid, SCADA, and Other Industrial Control Systems

By on Sep 04, 2012

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Required reading: The Terrorist Recognition Handbook: A Practitioner's Manual for Predicting and Identifying Terrorist Activities

By on Dec 28, 2009

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Nov 18, 2021 at 12 00 AM

How to Avoid Being a Scam Victim When Your Phone Rings

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Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Develop Your Cybersecurity Career Path: How to Break into Cybersecurity at Any Level"

By on Sep 30, 2021

blog

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Tribe of Hackers Blue Team: Tribal Knowledge from the Best in Defensive Cybersecurity"

By on Dec 31, 2020

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Book review: You CAN Stop Stupid: Stopping Losses from Accidental and Malicious Actions

By on Dec 23, 2020

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Ben's Book of the Month Review of: "Medical Device Cybersecurity for Engineers and Manufacturers"

By on Nov 30, 2020

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Ben’s Book of the Month Review of: "Build Your Own Cybersecurity Testing Lab: Low-cost Solutions for Testing in Virtual and Cloud-based Environments"

By on Oct 30, 2020

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Ben's Book of the Month Review of: “Transforming Information Security: Optimizing Five Concurrent Trends to Reduce Resource Drain”

By on Sep 30, 2020

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Ben’s Book of the Month: Review of “Tribe of Hackers Security Leaders: Tribal Knowledge from the Best in Cybersecurity Leadership”

By on Mar 31, 2020

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Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Transformational Security Awareness: What Neuroscientists, Storytellers, and Marketers Can Teach Us About Driving Secure Behavior"

By on Sep 30, 2019

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Ben’s Book of the Month: Review of “Financial Cybersecurity Risk Management: Leadership Perspectives and Guidance for Systems and Institutions”

By on Aug 29, 2019

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Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons: A Step-by-Step Guide to Computer Security for Non-Techies"

By on Jul 31, 2019

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Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Cyber Smart: Five Habits to Protect Your Family, Money, and Identity from Cyber Criminals"

By on Apr 30, 2019

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Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "A Data-Driven Computer Security Defense: THE Computer Security Defense You Should Be Using"

By on Jun 30, 2018

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Ben's Book of the Month: Review of “Zero Trust Networks: Building Secure Systems in Untrusted Networks”

By on May 31, 2018

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Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "InSecurity: Why a Failure to Attract and Retain Women in Cybersecurity is Making Us All Less Safe"

By on May 14, 2018

presentation

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Building a Corporate Culture of Security: Strategies for Strengthening Organizational Resiliency"

By on Jul 31, 2017

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Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations"

By on Apr 28, 2017

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Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Take Back Control of Your Cybersecurity Now: Game Changing Concepts on AI and Cyber Governance Solutions for Executives"

By on Mar 30, 2017

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Advanced Persistent Security: A Cyberwarfare Approach to Implementing Adaptive Enterprise Protection, Detection, and Reaction Strategies

By on Dec 29, 2016

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They Know Everything About You: How Data-Collecting Corporations and Snooping Government Agencies Are Destroying Democracy

By on Apr 07, 2016

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Digital Forensics Processing and Procedures: Meeting the Requirements of ISO 17020, ISO 17025, ISO 27001 and Best Practice Requirements

By on Dec 16, 2013

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Simple Steps to Data Encryption: A Practical Guide to Secure Computing / Practical Anonymity: Hiding in Plain Sight Online

By on Sep 30, 2013

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Industrial Network Security: Securing Critical Infrastructure Networks for Smart Grid, SCADA, and Other Industrial Control Systems

By on Sep 04, 2012

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Required reading: The Terrorist Recognition Handbook: A Practitioner's Manual for Predicting and Identifying Terrorist Activities

By on Dec 28, 2009

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Nov 18, 2021 at 12 00 AM

How to Avoid Being a Scam Victim When Your Phone Rings

blog

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Develop Your Cybersecurity Career Path: How to Break into Cybersecurity at Any Level"

By on Sep 30, 2021

blog

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Tribe of Hackers Blue Team: Tribal Knowledge from the Best in Defensive Cybersecurity"

By on Dec 31, 2020

blog

Book review: You CAN Stop Stupid: Stopping Losses from Accidental and Malicious Actions

By on Dec 23, 2020

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Ben's Book of the Month Review of: "Medical Device Cybersecurity for Engineers and Manufacturers"

By on Nov 30, 2020

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Ben’s Book of the Month Review of: "Build Your Own Cybersecurity Testing Lab: Low-cost Solutions for Testing in Virtual and Cloud-based Environments"

By on Oct 30, 2020

blog

Ben's Book of the Month Review of: “Transforming Information Security: Optimizing Five Concurrent Trends to Reduce Resource Drain”

By on Sep 30, 2020

blog

Ben’s Book of the Month: Review of “Tribe of Hackers Security Leaders: Tribal Knowledge from the Best in Cybersecurity Leadership”

By on Mar 31, 2020

blog

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Transformational Security Awareness: What Neuroscientists, Storytellers, and Marketers Can Teach Us About Driving Secure Behavior"

By on Sep 30, 2019

blog

Ben’s Book of the Month: Review of “Financial Cybersecurity Risk Management: Leadership Perspectives and Guidance for Systems and Institutions”

By on Aug 29, 2019

blog

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons: A Step-by-Step Guide to Computer Security for Non-Techies"

By on Jul 31, 2019

blog

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Cyber Smart: Five Habits to Protect Your Family, Money, and Identity from Cyber Criminals"

By on Apr 30, 2019

blog

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "A Data-Driven Computer Security Defense: THE Computer Security Defense You Should Be Using"

By on Jun 30, 2018

blog

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of “Zero Trust Networks: Building Secure Systems in Untrusted Networks”

By on May 31, 2018

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Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "InSecurity: Why a Failure to Attract and Retain Women in Cybersecurity is Making Us All Less Safe"

By on May 14, 2018

presentation

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Building a Corporate Culture of Security: Strategies for Strengthening Organizational Resiliency"

By on Jul 31, 2017

blog

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations"

By on Apr 28, 2017

blog

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Take Back Control of Your Cybersecurity Now: Game Changing Concepts on AI and Cyber Governance Solutions for Executives"

By on Mar 30, 2017

blog

Advanced Persistent Security: A Cyberwarfare Approach to Implementing Adaptive Enterprise Protection, Detection, and Reaction Strategies

By on Dec 29, 2016

blog

They Know Everything About You: How Data-Collecting Corporations and Snooping Government Agencies Are Destroying Democracy

By on Apr 07, 2016

blog

Digital Forensics Processing and Procedures: Meeting the Requirements of ISO 17020, ISO 17025, ISO 27001 and Best Practice Requirements

By on Dec 16, 2013

blog

Simple Steps to Data Encryption: A Practical Guide to Secure Computing / Practical Anonymity: Hiding in Plain Sight Online

By on Sep 30, 2013

blog

Industrial Network Security: Securing Critical Infrastructure Networks for Smart Grid, SCADA, and Other Industrial Control Systems

By on Sep 04, 2012

blog

Required reading: The Terrorist Recognition Handbook: A Practitioner's Manual for Predicting and Identifying Terrorist Activities

By on Dec 28, 2009

blog

Nov 18, 2021 at 12 00 AM

How to Avoid Being a Scam Victim When Your Phone Rings

blog

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Develop Your Cybersecurity Career Path: How to Break into Cybersecurity at Any Level"

By on Sep 30, 2021

blog

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Tribe of Hackers Blue Team: Tribal Knowledge from the Best in Defensive Cybersecurity"

By on Dec 31, 2020

blog

Book review: You CAN Stop Stupid: Stopping Losses from Accidental and Malicious Actions

By on Dec 23, 2020

blog

Ben's Book of the Month Review of: "Medical Device Cybersecurity for Engineers and Manufacturers"

By on Nov 30, 2020

blog

Ben’s Book of the Month Review of: "Build Your Own Cybersecurity Testing Lab: Low-cost Solutions for Testing in Virtual and Cloud-based Environments"

By on Oct 30, 2020

blog

Ben's Book of the Month Review of: “Transforming Information Security: Optimizing Five Concurrent Trends to Reduce Resource Drain”

By on Sep 30, 2020

blog

Ben’s Book of the Month: Review of “Tribe of Hackers Security Leaders: Tribal Knowledge from the Best in Cybersecurity Leadership”

By on Mar 31, 2020

blog

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Transformational Security Awareness: What Neuroscientists, Storytellers, and Marketers Can Teach Us About Driving Secure Behavior"

By on Sep 30, 2019

blog

Ben’s Book of the Month: Review of “Financial Cybersecurity Risk Management: Leadership Perspectives and Guidance for Systems and Institutions”

By on Aug 29, 2019

blog

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons: A Step-by-Step Guide to Computer Security for Non-Techies"

By on Jul 31, 2019

blog

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Cyber Smart: Five Habits to Protect Your Family, Money, and Identity from Cyber Criminals"

By on Apr 30, 2019

blog

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "A Data-Driven Computer Security Defense: THE Computer Security Defense You Should Be Using"

By on Jun 30, 2018

blog

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of “Zero Trust Networks: Building Secure Systems in Untrusted Networks”

By on May 31, 2018

blog

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "InSecurity: Why a Failure to Attract and Retain Women in Cybersecurity is Making Us All Less Safe"

By on May 14, 2018

presentation

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Building a Corporate Culture of Security: Strategies for Strengthening Organizational Resiliency"

By on Jul 31, 2017

blog

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations"

By on Apr 28, 2017

blog

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Take Back Control of Your Cybersecurity Now: Game Changing Concepts on AI and Cyber Governance Solutions for Executives"

By on Mar 30, 2017

blog

Advanced Persistent Security: A Cyberwarfare Approach to Implementing Adaptive Enterprise Protection, Detection, and Reaction Strategies

By on Dec 29, 2016

blog

They Know Everything About You: How Data-Collecting Corporations and Snooping Government Agencies Are Destroying Democracy

By on Apr 07, 2016

blog

Digital Forensics Processing and Procedures: Meeting the Requirements of ISO 17020, ISO 17025, ISO 27001 and Best Practice Requirements

By on Dec 16, 2013

blog

Simple Steps to Data Encryption: A Practical Guide to Secure Computing / Practical Anonymity: Hiding in Plain Sight Online

By on Sep 30, 2013

blog

Ben Rothke

How to Avoid Being a Scam Victim When Your Phone Rings

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Develop Your Cybersecurity Career Path: How to Break into Cybersecurity at Any Level"

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Protective Security: Creating Military-Grade Defenses for Your Digital Business"

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Do No Harm"

Ben’s Books of the Month: A Hat Trick of Information Security Titles

Ben’s Book of the Month: May 2021 Book Review

Ben's Book of the Month: "Hacking Multifactor Authentication"

Ben’s Book of the Month: Review of “Alice and Bob Learn Application Security”

Book review: "The Cyber Attack Survival Manual"

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Tribe of Hackers Blue Team: Tribal Knowledge from the Best in Defensive Cybersecurity"

Book review: You CAN Stop Stupid: Stopping Losses from Accidental and Malicious Actions

Ben's Book of the Month Review of: "Medical Device Cybersecurity for Engineers and Manufacturers"

Ben’s Book of the Month Review of: "Build Your Own Cybersecurity Testing Lab: Low-cost Solutions for Testing in Virtual and Cloud-based Environments"

Ben's Book of the Month Review of: “Transforming Information Security: Optimizing Five Concurrent Trends to Reduce Resource Drain”

Ben's Book of the Month Review of: "Cybersecurity for Space: Protecting the Final Frontier"

Ben’s Book of the Month: Review of “Hacking Connected Cars: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures”

Book review: Stiennon On Security: Collected Essays Volume 1

Ben’s Book of the Month: Review of “Data Breaches: Crisis and Opportunity”

Book Review: PCI DSS: An Integrated Data Security Standard Guide

Ben's Book of The Month: Review of "The Digital Big Bang"

Ben's Book of the Month: "Review of Building an Effective Cybersecurity Program"

Book Review of “Hunting Cyber Criminals: A Hacker's Guide to Online Intelligence Gathering Tools and Techniques”

Ben’s Book of the Month: Review of “Tribe of Hackers Security Leaders: Tribal Knowledge from the Best in Cybersecurity Leadership”

Review of "Security Yearbook 2020: A History and Directory of the IT Security Industry"

Bens Book of the Month Review of How to Manage Cybersecurity Risk

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Cloud 3.0: Drafting and Negotiating Cloud Computing Agreements"

Book Review: "SAP Cybersecurity for CISO"

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Cryptography Apocalypse"

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Permanent Record"

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Scam Me If You Can: Simple Strategies to Outsmart Today's Rip-off Artists"

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Transformational Security Awareness: What Neuroscientists, Storytellers, and Marketers Can Teach Us About Driving Secure Behavior"

Ben’s Book of the Month: Review of “Financial Cybersecurity Risk Management: Leadership Perspectives and Guidance for Systems and Institutions”

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons: A Step-by-Step Guide to Computer Security for Non-Techies"

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Practical Cloud Security: A Guide for Secure Design and Deployment"

Book review: The Official (ISC)² Guide to the CISSP CBK Reference

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World"

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Cyber Smart: Five Habits to Protect Your Family, Money, and Identity from Cyber Criminals"

Ben's Book Review: "The Linux Command Line: A Complete Introduction"

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Secure Cloud Transformation: The CIO'S Journey"

You'll See This Message When It Is Too Late: The Legal and Economic Aftermath of Cybersecurity Breaches

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Malware Data Science: Attack Detection and Attribution"

Millions, Billions, Zillions Defending Yourself in a World of Too Many

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Click Here to Kill Everybody: Security and Survival in a Hyper-connected World"

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Security without Obscurity: A Guide to Cryptographic Architectures"

Engineering Trustworthy Systems: Get Cybersecurity Design Right the First Time

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking"

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Cyber Wars: Hacks that Shocked the Business World"

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "The Truth Machine: The Blockchain and the Future of Everything"

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "A Data-Driven Computer Security Defense: THE Computer Security Defense You Should Be Using"

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of “Zero Trust Networks: Building Secure Systems in Untrusted Networks”

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "InSecurity: Why a Failure to Attract and Retain Women in Cybersecurity is Making Us All Less Safe"

35 Days to GDPR‎. Even If You Prepared, Is Your Firm Truly Ready? (repeat)

35 Days to GDPR‎. Even If You Prepared, Is Your Firm Truly Ready?

Ransomware and Destructive Attacks

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Machine Learning and Security: Protecting Systems with Data and Algorithms"

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): A Practical Guide"

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Securing DevOps: Safe Services in The Cloud"

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Beyond Snowden: Privacy, Mass Surveillance, and the Struggle to Reform the NSA"

Book Review: The Woman Who Smashed Codes

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Hacking the Hacker: Learn From the Experts Who Take Down Hackers"

Book review: Serious Cryptography: A Practical Introduction to Modern Encryption

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "How Healthcare Data Privacy Is Almost Dead ... and What Can Be Done to Revive It!"

Book Review: Why CISOs Fail: The Missing Link in Security Management--and How to Fix It

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "From CIA to APT: An Introduction to Cyber Security"

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "IT Security Risk Control Management: An Audit Preparation Plan"

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "The CISO Journey"

Book Review: Understanding the Digital World: What You Need to Know about Computers, the Internet, Privacy, and Security

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Building a Corporate Culture of Security: Strategies for Strengthening Organizational Resiliency"

The Hardware Hacker: Adventures in Making and Breaking Hardware

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Information Security Policies Made Easy"

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "CISO Desk Reference Guide: A Practical Guide for CISOs"

NTP Security: A Quick-Start Guide

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations"

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Take Back Control of Your Cybersecurity Now: Game Changing Concepts on AI and Cyber Governance Solutions for Executives"

American Spies: Modern Surveillance, Why You Should Care, and What to Do About It

Ben's Book of the Month: Review of "Hospital and Healthcare Security"

Audio Content Security: Attack Analysis on Audio Watermarking

Countering Cyberespionage

The Security Reading Room: The Best Information Security Books of 2016