Jul 21, 2025

Did you know that there’s a hall-of-fame for cybersecurity books? Over the past decade, the Cybersecurity Canon has published reviews on dozens of cybersecurity books and established a hall of fame. Hall of fame books are defined as titles that all cybersecurity professionals should read - a great short list for those new to the field and overwhelmed by choices.

Helen Patton, co-founder and Chief of Staff for the Cybersecurity Canon joins us to tell us all about the Canon, how it came to be, and its transformation into a more visible and active organization.

We’ll also discuss Helen’s own book, “Navigating the Cybersecurity Career Path”, and an upcoming second book she’s working on as well!

Segment Resources:

• Helen's personal website
• The Cybersecurity Canon website

AJ Yawn thinks so.

The TL;DR is that he thinks industry-specific frameworks are more appropriate and effective.

You can check out some more of his thoughts on LinkedIn, or on the Alice in Supply Chains podcast.

• Ayman recommends checking out https://mvsp.dev/ as a potential alternative (or as a complementary process to actually get secure)

And finally, in the enterprise security news,

1. a bit of funding with a side of layoffs
2. McDonald’s applicants are not lovin’ it
3. a WILD story about a vulnerability in the US train system
4. Meta still on the hook for $8B in privacy violations
5. What is Agentic Misalignment?
6. Using AI when coding is… slower?
7. Auth Omnibus
8. Pop some popcorn - AI acquisitions are getting crazy

All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly.

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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-416