The Best Information Security Books of 2025
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As the year ends, here is my list of the Best Information Security Books of 2025.
Information security book of the year—Rewiring Democracy
The Gartner Hype Cycle is a graphical model that represents the maturity, adoption, and social application of specific technologies. It has five phases: innovation trigger, peak of inflated expectations, trough of disillusionment, slope of enlightenment, and plateau of productivity. It is designed to help organizations assess the potential risks and benefits of new technologies.
When it comes to hype, nothing compares to AI. Yet even with all the hype, there is still immeasurable value. In Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship (MIT Press), Bruce Schneier and Dr. Nathan Sanders present an important analysis of how AI will transform our political systems.
They write that security is the biggest barrier to using AI in democratic applications, yet no one seems to be talking about it. Trust depends on security, but this crucial issue is often treated as an afterthought in AI development today.
Hype and confusion surround AI. The authors clarify these issues and present a grounded assessment of how AI affects democracy and its processes. For those interested in AI’s potential role in democracy, Rewiring Democracy is a thoughtful and informative resource that adds value to ongoing discussions. It stands out as the best information security book of 2025.
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