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Thank you. When you say "on privacy and security," what do you mean exactly? There are many really good books and resources.
If you want to learn how to disappear, more about OSINT, and general overall high-quality OPSEC with all the details from recommended burner/travel/main devices and essential apps to faraday bags, hardening your home network etc., then I recommend Michael Bazzell's IntelTechniques books. They are a little pricey for the set, but well worth it, and are frequently updated. I have gotten much use from his training and books.
https://inteltechniques.com/
Here's his bio:
About the author
Michael Bazzell investigated computer crimes on behalf of the government for over 20 years. During the majority of that time, he was assigned to the FBI's Cyber Crimes Task Force where he focused on various online investigations and open source intelligence (OSINT) collection. As an investigator and sworn federal officer through the U.S. Marshals Service, he was involved in numerous major criminal investigations including online child solicitation, child abduction, kidnapping, cold-case homicide, terrorist threats, and advanced computer intrusions. He has trained thousands of individuals in the use of his investigative techniques and privacy control strategies.
After leaving government work, he served as the technical advisor for the first season of the television hacker drama Mr. Robot. His books Open Source Intelligence Techniques and Extreme Privacy are used by several government agencies as training manuals for intelligence gathering and privacy hardening. He now hosts the weekly Privacy, Security, and OSINT Show, and assists individual clients in achieving ultimate privacy, both proactively and as a response to an undesired situation. Details about his company's services can be found online at IntelTechniques.com.
I have many others I could recommend, but if you could only choose one set to give you a solid grasp on the basics, this would be it.
I also recommend regularly checking out:
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/
They have a wonderful "tools" section that is updated frequently.
I recommend you also read up on hacking and hackers, and study some on pen-testing to better understand the mindset of an attacker—whether it be social engineering or hardware/software. The most vulnerable point of failure in any system is humans.
To that, I would say, check out Kevin Mitnick's books. Start with "Ghost in the Wires."
No Starch Press has some wonderful books on hacking. "Linux Basics for Hackers" is a good starting point.
Then there are others like "Black Hat Python". It really depends on what your threat model is.
The more privacy you want/need, and in what areas will determine how far down the rabbit hole you need to go. If you try to be the most hardcore in areas where it's not really necessary or needed, it is common for people to burn out.
Here is a great short introductory video from Henry at TechLore to help you better understand threat models, the difference between privacy, security, and anonymity, how they impact time and convenience, and hopefully help you to identity yours.
https://youtu.be/DHZRhboZhfI
The TechLore forum is also a good resource:
https://discuss.techlore.tech/
Another suggestion is to get into the scene, read articles on eff.org etc. and learn from others. Get into matrix rooms on privacy apps, and learn from the community.
I could keep going, but just off the top of my head, this should be helpful to get you started.
If you want to learn how to disappear, more about OSINT, and general overall high-quality OPSEC with all the details from recommended burner/travel/main devices and essential apps to faraday bags, hardening your home network etc., then I recommend Michael Bazzell's IntelTechniques books. They are a little pricey for the set, but well worth it, and are frequently updated. I have gotten much use from his training and books.
https://inteltechniques.com/
Here's his bio:
About the author
Michael Bazzell investigated computer crimes on behalf of the government for over 20 years. During the majority of that time, he was assigned to the FBI's Cyber Crimes Task Force where he focused on various online investigations and open source intelligence (OSINT) collection. As an investigator and sworn federal officer through the U.S. Marshals Service, he was involved in numerous major criminal investigations including online child solicitation, child abduction, kidnapping, cold-case homicide, terrorist threats, and advanced computer intrusions. He has trained thousands of individuals in the use of his investigative techniques and privacy control strategies.
After leaving government work, he served as the technical advisor for the first season of the television hacker drama Mr. Robot. His books Open Source Intelligence Techniques and Extreme Privacy are used by several government agencies as training manuals for intelligence gathering and privacy hardening. He now hosts the weekly Privacy, Security, and OSINT Show, and assists individual clients in achieving ultimate privacy, both proactively and as a response to an undesired situation. Details about his company's services can be found online at IntelTechniques.com.
I have many others I could recommend, but if you could only choose one set to give you a solid grasp on the basics, this would be it.
I also recommend regularly checking out:
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/
They have a wonderful "tools" section that is updated frequently.
I recommend you also read up on hacking and hackers, and study some on pen-testing to better understand the mindset of an attacker—whether it be social engineering or hardware/software. The most vulnerable point of failure in any system is humans.
To that, I would say, check out Kevin Mitnick's books. Start with "Ghost in the Wires."
No Starch Press has some wonderful books on hacking. "Linux Basics for Hackers" is a good starting point.
Then there are others like "Black Hat Python". It really depends on what your threat model is.
The more privacy you want/need, and in what areas will determine how far down the rabbit hole you need to go. If you try to be the most hardcore in areas where it's not really necessary or needed, it is common for people to burn out.
Here is a great short introductory video from Henry at TechLore to help you better understand threat models, the difference between privacy, security, and anonymity, how they impact time and convenience, and hopefully help you to identity yours.
https://youtu.be/DHZRhboZhfI
The TechLore forum is also a good resource:
https://discuss.techlore.tech/
Another suggestion is to get into the scene, read articles on eff.org etc. and learn from others. Get into matrix rooms on privacy apps, and learn from the community.
I could keep going, but just off the top of my head, this should be helpful to get you started.