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These are notes from the four lectures I gave at Ladue Chapel in the Fall of 2010.

National Security After 9/11: Technology & the Law

Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security In An Uncertain World, by Bruce Schneier.
An excellent book—not technical at all—that is about how we think, & how we should think, about security. Highly recommended.
Danger Room, by Wired.
Wired's blog about national security, full of useful information, commentary, & links.
Schneier on Security, by Bruce Schneier.
Bruce Schneier's blog, sometimes techie, but often not. Essential reading. If you don't like blogs, you can also subscribe to Bruce's newsletter, Crypto-Gram.

Krebs on Security, by Brian Krebs.
A former columnist forThe Washington Post, Krebs now has an accessible, endlessly fascinating blog chock full of useful, vital information.
SecurityFocus columns by Scott Granneman.
All of my columns for SecurityFocus, ranging over many issues in security.
Stealing the Network: How to Own the Box, by Ryan Russell, Ido Dubrawsky, FX, Joe Grand, Tim Mullen, et al.
Written by hackers, this is a collection of short stories, all based on actual technology, that show how to take over various networks. Often very techie, but still wonderful.

Apophenia, by Danah Boyd.
A brilliant researcher's writings about social media and how society, especially kids, uses them.
Asymco, by Horace Dediu.
The best blog—easily, no contest at all!—when it comes to learning about the shift the computing world is making from the PC to mobile devices like smartphones and iPads.
Clay Shirky's blog.
Clay doesn't publish often on his blog, but whatever he does post is required reading. Brilliant observations from an original thinker. His older writing, also highly recommended, are at Clay Shirky's Internet Writings.
Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age, by Clay Shirky.
A look at how technology is allowing us to turn our free time from passive activities like watching TV to collaborating on worldwide projects.
Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations, by Clay Shirky.
A fascinating look at how the Internet is transforming everything it touches by bringing people together.
TED Talks with Clay Shirky.
Short, excellent talks by Clay Shirky from TED, the Technology, Entertainment, & Design conference.

Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age, by Michael Hiltzik.
An excellent history of an amazingly inventive group of people that created much of the technology we use today, in a corporation that didn't know what to do with them.
The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-line Pioneers, by Tom Standage.
Turns out that almost everything people complain about today regarding the Internet were also said by folks over one hundred years ago about the telegraph!
Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins Of The Internet, by Katie Hafner.
A wonderful early history of the Internet that rarely gets very techie at all. Fascinating!