This month, we continue our Author Spotlight series with an in-depth interview of Loren Kohnfelder—a true icon in the security realm, as well as the author of Designing Secure Software. In the following Q&A, we talk with him about the everlasting usefulness of threat modeling, why APIs are plagued by security issues, the unsolved mysteries of the SolarWinds hack, and […]
For our first Author Spotlight interview of 2022, we have illustrious guest Michal Zalewski—world-class security researcher and author of the newly released Practical Doomsday: A User’s Guide to the End of the World. In the following Q&A, we talk with him about taking disaster preparedness back from the fringe, what he’s learned from living through numerous calamities, […]
Our always fascinating Author Spotlight series continues with Jon Gjengset – author of Rust for Rustaceans. In the following Q&A, we talk with him about what it means to be an intermediate programmer (and when, exactly, you become a Rustacean), how Rust “gives you the hangover first” for your code’s own good, why getting over a language’s learning […]
Our illuminating Author Spotlight series continues this month with Jon DiMaggio – author of The Art of Cyberwarfare: An Investigator’s Guide to Espionage, Ransomware, and Organized Cybercrime (March 2022). In the following Q&A, we talk with him about the difference between traditional threats and nation-state attacks, the reasons that critical infrastructure is an easy target for threat actors, the […]
We continue the Cybersecurity Awareness Month edition of our ongoing Author Spotlight series with Bryson Payne, PhD – author of Go H*ck Yourself: An Ethical Approach to Cyber Attacks and Defense (January 2022). In the following Q&A, we talk with him about training the next generation of cyber defenders, why there’s never been a better time to get […]
To kick off the Cybersecurity Awareness Month edition of our ongoing Author Spotlight series, we’re joined by Colin O’Flynn and Jasper van Woudenberg, co-authors of The Hardware Hacking Handbook (available November, 2021). In the following Q&A, we talk with Colin (@colinoflynn) and Jasper (@jzvw) about the perils of proprietary protocols being replaced with network devices, the problem of having too many interesting […]
Vickie Li is the resident developer evangelist at the application security firm ShiftLeft, and a self-described “professional investigator of nerdy stuff.” Her new book, Bug Bounty Bootcamp, leverages her expertise in offensive web security as well as her background in vulnerability research to introduce beginners to all aspects of web hacking, showing readers how to find, […]
For Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month, we’ve been spotlighting some of our favorite math/stats books – and the brilliant number ninjas who write them. As we enter the final week of #MathStatMonth, our focus is on software engineer and author Angel Sola Orbaiceta, whose new book, Hardcore Programming for Mechanical Engineers, comes out in June (and is available […]
For Women’s History Month, No Starch Press is spotlighting the contributions and individual achievements that female authors have made in the world of tech and on our bookshelves. Each week we’ll shine your attention on just a few of these remarkable women in tech – along with a 30% discount on their books. Use promo code WOMEN30 at checkout! […]
For Women’s History Month, No Starch Press is spotlighting the contributions and individual achievements that female authors have made in the world of tech and on our bookshelves. This week, the focus is on software engineer extraordinaire and legacy-systems expert Marianne Bellotti (@bellmar). Her new book, Kill It with Fire (April 2021), reflects her internationally known work […]
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