Latest Book Inducted into Cybersecurity Canon
Thursday evening Mrs B and I were pleased to attend an awards seminar for the Cybersecurity Canon . This is a project sponsored by Palo Alto Networks and led by Rick Howard. The goal is "identify a list of must-read books for all cybersecurity practitioners." Rick reviewed my fourth book The Practice of Network Security Monitoring in 2014 and someone nominated it for consideration in 2016. I was unaware earlier this year that my book was part of a 32-title "March Madness" style competition . My book won the five rounds, resulting in its conclusion in the 2017 inductee list! Thank you to all those that voted for my book. Ben Rothke awarded me the Canon trophy. Ben Rothke interviewed me prior to the induction ceremony. We discussed some current trends in security and some lessons from the book. I hope to see that interviewed published by Palo Alto Networks and/or the Cybersecurity canon project in the near future. In my acceptance speech I explained how ...