Ten Books to Start Your Penetration Testing Journey
Books are a valuable resource to improve your ethical hacking and penetration testing skills. Here is a curated list of the top 5 books every penetration tester should read.
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Books are a valuable resource to improve your ethical hacking and penetration testing skills. Here is a curated list of the top 5 books every penetration tester should read.
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1. “Penetration Testing – A Hands on Introduction to Hacking” by Georgia Weidman
Regarded by many as one of the best books about penetration testing, the “Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking” is a must read for anyone who is just starting out in this field.
Regarded by many as one of the best books about penetration testing, the “Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking” is a must read for anyone who is just starting out in this field.
2. “Linux Basics for Hackers” by OccupyTheWeb (@three_cube )
This book is a great guide for those who are not familiar with Linux as well as those who are proficient. “Linux Basics for Hackers” explains the details of how to install Kali Linux.
This book is a great guide for those who are not familiar with Linux as well as those who are proficient. “Linux Basics for Hackers” explains the details of how to install Kali Linux.
3. “The Basics of Hacking & Penetration Testing” by Patrick Engebreston
“The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing” breaks down each step in a Penetration Test and gives a basic overview of some of the tools used in each step.
“The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing” breaks down each step in a Penetration Test and gives a basic overview of some of the tools used in each step.
4. “Hacker Methodology Handbook” by Thomas Bobeck
Similar to the RTFM, “The Hacker Methodology Handbook” covers several tools, methods and techniques in each phase of a penetration test that were covered in the previous books.
Similar to the RTFM, “The Hacker Methodology Handbook” covers several tools, methods and techniques in each phase of a penetration test that were covered in the previous books.
5. “The Hacker PlayBook 2” and “The Hacker PlayBook 3” by Peter Kim
Two more books that every penetration tester should read are The Hackers Playbook 2 and The Hackers Playbook 3. The first book goes over the tools and techniques to exploit your victim’s machine and gain access,
Two more books that every penetration tester should read are The Hackers Playbook 2 and The Hackers Playbook 3. The first book goes over the tools and techniques to exploit your victim’s machine and gain access,
while the second one covers newer and more advanced attacks like NodeJS injections, XXE attacks, advanced XSS techniques, and many useful Active Directory attacks.
6. “Gray Hat Hacking 5th Edition”
This book is not strictly about penetration testing, however it covers a number of important topics, including reverse engineering, fuzzing, exploit development, IoT security, and malware analysis.
This book is not strictly about penetration testing, however it covers a number of important topics, including reverse engineering, fuzzing, exploit development, IoT security, and malware analysis.
7. “Red Team Field Manual” by Ben Clark
This is more of a reference guide. However, the RTFM is a MUST HAVE. This book has several commands used in Linux and Windows penetration testing. Furthermore, the RTFM covers the syntax used with some advanced tools like Powershell.
This is more of a reference guide. However, the RTFM is a MUST HAVE. This book has several commands used in Linux and Windows penetration testing. Furthermore, the RTFM covers the syntax used with some advanced tools like Powershell.
8. “Metasploit: The Penetration Tester’s Guide” by David Kennedy, Devon Kearns, Jim O’Gorman and Mati Aharoni
It’s no secret that hackers love Metasploit. This book will help you familiarize yourself with the most popular features of Metasploit.
It’s no secret that hackers love Metasploit. This book will help you familiarize yourself with the most popular features of Metasploit.
9. “Black Hat Python” by Justin Seitz
One of the things people in the hacking and penetration testing field want to avoid is being called a “script kiddie”. A script kiddie is an individual who solely rely on using tools and scripts created by others and use them blindly with no
One of the things people in the hacking and penetration testing field want to avoid is being called a “script kiddie”. A script kiddie is an individual who solely rely on using tools and scripts created by others and use them blindly with no
true understanding or knowledge of scripting or coding. “Black Hat Python” aims to help with that. This book breaks down how to create powerful tools using Python like network sniffers or keyloggers. This book even goes over how to escalate privileges in Windows. However,
although this book says it’s for beginners, I would recommend having a basic understanding of the Python language before starting this book.
10. “The Web Application Hacker’s Handbook” by Dafydd Stuttard and Marcus Pinto
I personally refer to this book as the Web Hacker’s bible. This book is one of the best books out there when it comes to web application hacking and penetration testing.
I personally refer to this book as the Web Hacker’s bible. This book is one of the best books out there when it comes to web application hacking and penetration testing.
Furthermore, the book was written by the creators of the popular Burp Suite tool that is used by most web app penetration tester and bug hunters. However, this book has not been updated in quite some time. Although this is disappointing, I still highly recommend owning this book
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