What books would you recommend for someone who is just starting out in security and wants to build strong fundamentals?

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Fortunately, new books are written all the time and fundamentals don’t change much. Haven’t read this one, but No Starch Press (high quality publisher) just came out with this one last month. https://nostarch.com/foundationsinfosec

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Forget books, YouTube is where you need to stick your nose. And real experience, ask questions! You don’t know what you don’t know.

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^ truth. It’s a constantly changing thing.

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