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Books by Dr Jason Edwards

Books for certification study, cybersecurity leadership, and professional practice.

Choose a companion study guide and flashcards book for an Academy course, explore leadership-focused titles, or browse professionally published cybersecurity references.

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Certification Guides & Flashcards

Pair the free audio course with two focused books.

For major certification courses, the study guide provides structure and reference while the flashcards book supports active recall and rapid review.

Find the books for any certification course

Open the course page to see its free audio link, study guide, and flashcards book together.

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Cybersecurity Leadership

Move beyond the control list.

These books examine governance, risk, culture, operating friction, decision-making, and the leadership work required to make security effective.

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Wiley

The Cybersecurity Guide to Governance, Risk, and Compliance

A practical guide to connecting governance, risk, compliance, controls, assurance, and organizational decision-making.

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Bare Metal Cyber

The Attack Surface Is Calling

A leadership-focused examination of the decisions, incentives, exposure, and operating realities that shape cybersecurity risk.

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Bare Metal Cyber

Killing the Security Bureaucracy

A direct look at reducing unproductive friction while keeping security accountable, practical, and connected to the mission.

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Published Professional Books

Cybersecurity, AI, privacy, auditing, cloud, and controls.

Professionally published references for practitioners, students, instructors, leaders, auditors, and risk professionals.

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Wiley

The Cybersecurity Control Playbook

A practical reference for selecting, organizing, explaining, implementing, and improving cybersecurity controls from foundational concepts through advanced strategy.

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Careers & Cybersecurity Education

Build careers, teams, and future defenders.

Resources for professionals, hiring managers, instructors, and educators.

Cyber Safety & Cyber History

Learn from daily decisions and the events that changed defense.

Personal cyber-safety guidance and case studies from the changing threat landscape.

For Children & Families

Meet Darwin the Cyber Beagle.

Darwin introduces online safety through approachable stories created for children, parents, caregivers, and educators.

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