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15 Oct 2025Hacking For Dummies, 8th edition…It’s official!
After months of writing, revising, and updating real-world examples, Hacking For Dummies, 8th Edition is finally out in the wild.👉 Get it here on Amazon (affiliate link) This book has been a part of my professional life for over two decades now. Thanks to you — my readers, clients, and colleagues — it’s been translated into nine languages and remains the top-selling book in its category over the past decade. ...
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11 Jul 2023My health story is a reminder that we need to rely on the right experts
I'm back! After quite the hiatus dealing with a rare health condition, I'm coming back to life and getting better every day! My story is quite complicated...I'm currently writing a book on the whole situation and I will share that here once it's out. Briefly...I've been dealing with debilitating neck issues, namely something called cervical instability that led to a rare condition called Eagle syndrome. My surgeon did a documentary ...
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25 Aug 2021My new Principle Logic race car livery
I recently upgraded my Spec Miata race car to a newer (1999) model. I decided that life was too short to have to drive my older (1990) Spec Miata 100+ percent all the time just to keep up with my competitors who were not having to work as hard. Although my car was really nice with its blue and orange Gulf Oil livery (pic below), it just wasn't me. So, ...
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14 Oct 2017When PR spam is actually amusing
I get spammed by PR firms all the time - quite likely a dozen or more emails from them in my business inbox every day. I think I get on their radar because certain articles I write happen to be related to what these spammers are trying to promote. Well, I recently got this spam message via email from a PR firm regarding an upcoming security conference. Looks interesting. But ...
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12 Oct 2017Hacker Halted – a security show worth attending
I've been a big advocate of attending security shows in order to learn, network, and see/hear about the latest technologies. There are a ton of these shows each year - some are a good fit, others not so much. Well, there's one show that I just attended in Atlanta this week that's worth my mentioning and recommendation. It's called Hacker Halted. Put on by the EC-Council (Certified Ethical Hacker) folks, ...
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16 Aug 2017Hacking For Dummies featured in new Lifetime movie Running Away
I had the neat opportunity to recently see my book, Hacking For Dummies, featured in this summer's Lifetime movie called Running Away. I've known that it was a possibility for some time but it was cool to see it on the screen! Here's the scene it's featured in:You can see more about - and purchase - Hacking For Dummies (currently in its 5th edition) on Amazon by clicking the graphic ...
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08 May 2017My CSO interview/story: What it takes to be an independent information security consultant
I'm very honored to have been interviewed recently for CSO Magazine about my background and what it takes to stand out - and survive - as an independent security consultant. Check it out here:Thanks for the nice write-up, Bob Violino!...
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03 Jan 2017
Keys to a great 2017
Welcome to 2017! It's another year and another great opportunity to get security right in your organization. As you return to work with a cleared mind and good intentions, building (or maintaining) an effective information security program in the New Year is not unlike my favorite passion: car racing. You not only need to get off to a good start but you also need to keep up your momentum...lap after lap ...
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21 Sep 2016
Join me along with ISACA and TechTarget today to learn about how to advance your infosec career!
I'm happy to announce that I'll be joining ISACA and TechTarget for their annual online security seminar - a day-long learning event for IT and information security professionals. My session this afternoon, which starts at 3:30pm ET, will be I Can Do versus I Have Done...Certification, Experience, and the Information Security Career Path. You can register by clicking the image or via this link: http://www.bitpipe.com/data/document.do?res_id=1469026420_560 I hope to ...
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14 Jan 2016
Hacking For Dummies, 5th edition – Brand new and more of what it oughta be
It's official - the 5th edition of my book Hacking For Dummies is out!Outside of the first edition that was written 13 years ago, this new edition has, by far, the most updates and improvements yet. All based on the mistakes I make and the things I learn in my hands-on work performing independent security vulnerability assessments and penetration tests, I feel like Hacking For Dummies has come of age.In ...
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His final report was very thorough and included security recommendations for our network environment. The executive leadership was so impressed with Kevin’s security expertise, they have extended their agreement to continue to perform periodic testing. We highly recommend Kevin Beaver and Principle Logic as a resource for network security testing.”
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Kevin has written/co-written 12 books on information security including one of the best-sellers of all time:
