There's a [cool collection](https://www.humblebundle.com/books/cybersecurity-wiley) of books about security, hacking and encryption on offer from [Humble Bundle](https://www.humblebundle.com/). It's a little ironic that they are not taking Bitcoin as a payment option for these as they usually do. If only they accepted Steem Dollars.

Seen via [Bruce Schneier](https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2017/07/many_of_my_e-bo.html). I have his Applied Cryptography book, but can't say I've read it all.

[The Code Book](http://simonsingh.net/books/the-code-book/) by Simon Singh is a good introduction to the topic, but it's not in this bundle. Cryptography is really a science in more ways that most other programming. It's about researching new techniques and learning how to break them. You should always be wary of anyone who claims to have a radical new form of encryption that is unbreakable. They need to prove that they can break that done by others first.

I'll just keep on playing with things like [Keybase](https://steemit.com/steemit/@steevc/keybase-plus-steemit-could-be-a-powerful-combination). People should be more aware of how to keep their communications private and politicians should try to understand it better, especially in [Australia](http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2017/07/australia-looking-to-ban-encryption-claims-maths-doesnt-apply-down-under/).

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