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It's too hot for full price 🥵 40% off everything, code SUMMERSALE. Ends July 7.
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Some people watch horror movies. You reread the documentation you wrote at the end of a very long day (it's okay, we've been there♥️). Our Halloween sale is (a)live! Get 31% off everything with code FRIGHTBYTE through October 31 at nostarch.com.
Halloween sale graphic with a black background, yellow slime, a spiderweb, and a stack of No Starch Press books. Text reads “Something wicked is on sale. 31% off everything. Use code FRIGHTBYTE. Through Halloween. nostarch.com.”

ALT Halloween sale graphic with a black background, yellow slime, a spiderweb, and a stack of No Starch Press books. Text reads “Something wicked is on sale. 31% off everything. Use code FRIGHTBYTE. Through Halloween. nostarch.com.”

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One of our favorite parts of publishing books is seeing who they end up with🥹 @HarrietHacks shared these photos from her Practical AI Security signing at the Align Breakfast Club last week. Thanks to everyone who stopped by, and to Align for hosting!
Harriet Farlow and a smiling reader pose for a selfie at the Align Breakfast Club signing. The reader holds a copy of Practical AI Security.

ALT Harriet Farlow and a smiling reader pose for a selfie at the Align Breakfast Club signing. The reader holds a copy of Practical AI Security.

A smiling reader in a brown cardigan holds Practical AI Security at the Align Breakfast Club signing, with another attendee standing behind her.

ALT A smiling reader in a brown cardigan holds Practical AI Security at the Align Breakfast Club signing, with another attendee standing behind her.

Harriet Farlow and a smiling reader pose for a selfie at the Align Breakfast Club signing. The reader holds Practical AI Security beside her face.

ALT Harriet Farlow and a smiling reader pose for a selfie at the Align Breakfast Club signing. The reader holds Practical AI Security beside her face.

Harriet Farlow and a smiling reader wearing a black cap pose for a selfie at the Align Breakfast Club signing, holding Practical AI Security between them.

ALT Harriet Farlow and a smiling reader wearing a black cap pose for a selfie at the Align Breakfast Club signing, holding Practical AI Security between them.

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One hash, split in two. @FKereki introduces quotient filters, another approach to probabilistic searching. Learn how quotients, remainders, and three metadata bits keep this compact data structure organized. Part 6: dev.to/fkereki/part-6-quotie…

Part 6: Quotient Filters - the Theory

In the previous articles of this series (from here onwards) we saw Bloom Filters, with restrictions...

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Dissecting the Dark Web author Lindsay Kaye @TheQueenofELF joined @davidbombal to explain how ransomware gangs recruit new members, and how she reverse engineers the malware they advertise. Catch the full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=f7Jv5gDj…
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David Such (@reefwing) went on Embedded.fm to talk about his book Embedded AI and running machine learning on microcontrollers. embedded.fm/episodes/536

Embedded

Embedded is a podcast about making and loving gadgets. It is for hardware and software engineers, makers, and hobbyists.

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Part 5 of Federico Kereki’s (@FKereki) JavaScript series swaps bits for counters to build a Bloom filter that supports deletions, with a catch you’ll want to understand. dev.to/fkereki/part-5-counti…

Part 5: Counting Bloom Filters

In previous articles in this series, we saw Bloom Filter implementations that didn't allow removing...

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Explore the systems behind the headlines in The Spacecraft Hacker’s Handbook. Available everywhere November 3. Book: nostarch.com/spacecraft-hack… Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=v0wB8Zal… @0x4ndy
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Your Bloom filter needs several bit positions. It doesn’t need a fresh hash calculation for every one. Federico Kereki @FKereki shows how to derive them from just two hashes in Part 4 of his JavaScript series. dev.to/fkereki/part-4-double…

Part 4: Double Hashing Bloom Filters

In the previous article in this series, we implemented Bloom Filters, and now we'll see a...

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Every bug hunt starts with a working setup. Fuzzing Android is available everywhere November 10 🔥 nostarch.com/fuzzing-android
Fuzzing Android preview titled “Your first Android fuzzing run starts here.” Three excerpts show build options, Android Debug Bridge setup commands, and fuzzer output tracking coverage and test inputs. Book cover below with “Available everywhere November 2026” and nostarch.com/fuzzing-android.

ALT Fuzzing Android preview titled “Your first Android fuzzing run starts here.” Three excerpts show build options, Android Debug Bridge setup commands, and fuzzer output tracking coverage and test inputs. Book cover below with “Available everywhere November 2026” and nostarch.com/fuzzing-android.

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Build a Bloom filter in JavaScript with Federico Kereki @FKereki. Part 3 covers creating the filter, adding values, searching, and why deleting an entry isn’t as simple as clearing its bits. dev.to/fkereki/part-3-bloom-…

Part 3: Bloom Filters - the Practice

In the previous article in this series, we covered the theory of sizing and using Bloom Filters; now...

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Learn what to look for in The Book of Debugging🐞 🚫 nostarch.com/book-of-debuggi…
“Learn to spot corrupt data.” An excerpt from The Book of Debugging explains how unexpected values can reveal bugs, including negative array sizes and suspiciously large numbers. It also describes floating-point values such as infinity, NaN, and subnormal numbers. Below are the book cover, author Johannes Kuhlmann, and publication information. Available everywhere November 2026 at nostarch.com/book-of-debugging.

ALT “Learn to spot corrupt data.” An excerpt from The Book of Debugging explains how unexpected values can reveal bugs, including negative array sizes and suspiciously large numbers. It also describes floating-point values such as infinity, NaN, and subnormal numbers. Below are the book cover, author Johannes Kuhlmann, and publication information. Available everywhere November 2026 at nostarch.com/book-of-debugging.

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What does ransomware look like under the debugger? Lindsay Kaye (@TheQueenofELF), author of Dissecting the Dark Web, joins @davidbombal to take apart real malware using Ghidra and x64dbg. Watch how it hides strings, detects debuggers, and steals data before encrypting files. Watch the interview → youtube.com/watch?v=f7Jv5gDj… Get 25% off Dissecting the Dark Web at NoStarch.com with code KAYE25.

Learn Malware Analysis with Ghidra and x64dbg (for free)

Want to learn how to reverse engineer malware? Lindsay Kaye joins m...

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📸 The Manga Guide to Biochemistry by Masaharu Takemura, Kikuyaro, and Office Sawa
Black-and-white spread from The Manga Guide to Biochemistry. In a park gazebo, Dr. Kurosaka teaches Kumi and Nemoto how plants use sunlight to produce oxygen and carbohydrates. Diagrams connect photophosphorylation with carbon dioxide fixation and show chlorophyll and proteins in a thylakoid membrane, with RoboCat helping explore the chloroplast.

ALT Black-and-white spread from The Manga Guide to Biochemistry. In a park gazebo, Dr. Kurosaka teaches Kumi and Nemoto how plants use sunlight to produce oxygen and carbohydrates. Diagrams connect photophosphorylation with carbon dioxide fixation and show chlorophyll and proteins in a thylakoid membrane, with RoboCat helping explore the chloroplast.

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Federico Kereki’s (@FKereki) bonus chapter for Data Structures and Algorithms in JavaScript continues with an introduction to Bloom filter theory. Read Part 2 of his series on filters and probabilistic searching: dev.to/fkereki/filters-and-p… You can follow along and find the full series here! dev.to/fkereki/series/45004

Part 2: Bloom Filters - the Theory

In the first article in this series, we introduced Filters for Probabilistic Searches, and their...

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Your next security challenge might be in orbit. The Spacecraft Hacker’s Handbook authors Andrzej Olchawa (@0x4ndy) and Milenko Starcik return to T-Minus to talk about taking your cybersecurity skills into space, and what you’ll need to learn along the way. Tune in: thecyberwire.com/podcasts/tm…

Earth's expanding attack surface.

As space infrastructure expands, so too does the need for cybersecurity expertise beyond securing traditional spacecraft. Host Maria Varmazis speaks with ⁠⁠Milenko Starcik⁠⁠, Head of Cybersecurity at...

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Chapter 11.5 has arrived. Federico Kereki (@FKereki) is adding to his book Data Structures and Algorithms in JavaScript with a free online series on filters and probabilistic searching. The first few installments are available now, with more to come. Follow along for the full series! Read Part 1: dev.to/fkereki/filters-and-p…

Part 1: Filters and Probabilistic Searching

In my Data Structures and Algorithms in JavaScript book, we studied Dictionary implementations for...

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Now shipping 🚀 nostarch.com/spacecraft-hack…
Black graphic with the blue cover of The Spacecraft Hacker’s Handbook beside a quote from YouTuber Scott Manley. “A much-needed bridge for cybersecurity people to understand spacecraft, and for spacecraft people to understand cybersecurity.” The cover shows a pirate riding a spacecraft.

ALT Black graphic with the blue cover of The Spacecraft Hacker’s Handbook beside a quote from YouTuber Scott Manley. “A much-needed bridge for cybersecurity people to understand spacecraft, and for spacecraft people to understand cybersecurity.” The cover shows a pirate riding a spacecraft.

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The Spacecraft Hacker’s Handbook authors Andrzej Olchawa (@0x5ndy) and Milenko Starcik join Maria Varmazis on T-Minus (@thecyberwire) to explore where space missions are vulnerable, in orbit and on Earth. thecyberwire.com/podcasts/tm…

Space cybersecurity starts on the ground.

Though spacecraft are important, space cybersecurity extends well beyond these assets touching ground stations, mission-control assets, and other critical components. Host Maria Varmazis speaks with...

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Last call to stock your security shelf! Get 30% off hacking and security books with code STAYSHARP. Ends tonight at 11:59 PM PT. Print books include the free ebook. nostarch.com/catalog/securit…
No Starch Press Cybersecurity Awareness Month sale graphic. Last call for 30% off cybersecurity books using code STAYSHARP. Sale ends October 9. Excludes preorders. Featured books are How Cybersecurity Really Works; Red Team Engineering; Dissecting the Dark Web; Evasion Engineering; The Ghidra Book, 2nd Edition; and Practical AI Security.

ALT No Starch Press Cybersecurity Awareness Month sale graphic. Last call for 30% off cybersecurity books using code STAYSHARP. Sale ends October 9. Excludes preorders. Featured books are How Cybersecurity Really Works; Red Team Engineering; Dissecting the Dark Web; Evasion Engineering; The Ghidra Book, 2nd Edition; and Practical AI Security.

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I love this. I started putting together the notes for what became The Craft of Post-Training about a year ago. I didn't remotely foresee how post-training will capture the cultural zeitgeist (@nostarch did, though!). And now we have Hot Post-Training Autumn. We're so back.
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