Just now reading a review copy of Bruce Schneier's: "Click Here to Kill Everybody: Security and Survival in a Hyper-Connected World" His latest security book. So far and as usual very usefully informative. Don't like the title. Books should go for at least generally truthful titles. See also his blog: https://www.schneier.com/ which covers much of the same territory, and also includes much added up to date external comments. While a book in this space cannot be completely up to date, the book also contains a ton of supporting notes. Review will be out by early June.
From the Book Quote:
The Internet is powerful, but it is not safe.
As "smart" devices proliferate the risks will get worse, unless we act now.
From driverless cars to smart thermostats, from autonomous stock-trading systems to drones equipped with their own behavioral algorithms, the Internet now has direct effects on the physical world. Forget data theft: cutting-edge digital attackers can now literally crash your car, pacemaker, and home security system, as well as everyone else’s/
In Click Here to Kill Everybody, best-selling author Bruce Schneier explores the risks and security implications of our new, hyper-connected era, and lays out common-sense policies that will allow us to enjoy the benefits of this omnipotent age without falling prey to the consequences of its insecurity. ... "
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