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		MattPalmer1086 on Aug 25, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cybersecurity in 1989: Looking back at “The Cuckoo... This book was mandatory reading on the MSc in Information Security at Royal Holloway back in the 2000s. It's also an amazing and gripping true story. Well worth the time for anyone to read, whether they work in security or not.

andrewnicolalde on Aug 26, 2022 [–]

While it’s no longer mandatory, I can assure you RoHo infosec students still read this book, as I did :).

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