Advanced Penetration Testing
by Wil Allsopp · first published 2017
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…foundations of memory and network exploitation [Security Engineering](https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/book.html) - An overview of a huge array of info sec topics, from "E-policy" to nuclear command security. Advanced Penetration Testing - Focuses on simulating APT attacks, using the author's penetration testing experiences to illustrate each point.
on “Ask HN: What are the best textbooks in your field of expertise?” ↗Amazon has a few books available, the most popular called "Metasploit: The Penetration Tester's Guide"[0] but is a little outdated (2011) and "Advanced Penetration Testing: Hacking the World's Most Secure Networks"[1] which mentions metasploit for its teachings and its more recent (2017) [0] https://www.amazon.com/Metasploit-Penetration-Testers-David-... [1] https://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Penetration-Testing-Hacking-...
on “Metasploit 5.0 Released” ↗…Assessment by Chris McNab. I have second edition, which is a good and instructive read, but quite outdated. * Real-World Bug Hunting by Peter Yaworski. Web security 101. Good read, and fairly useful. * Advanced Penetration Testing by Wil Allsop. Outdated, but interesting. You will never use flash again after reading this. * Social Engineering, The Science of Human Hacking by Christopher Hadnagy. This is a very interesting read.…
on “Hackers hide credit card stealing script in favicon metadata” ↗…Assessment by Chris McNab. I have second edition, which is a good and instructive read, but quite outdated. * Real-World Bug Hunting by Peter Yaworski. Web security 101. Good read, and fairly useful. * Advanced Penetration Testing by Wil Allsop. Outdated, but interesting. You will never use flash again after reading this. * Social Engineering, The Science of Human Hacking by Christopher Hadnagy. This is a very interesting read.…
on “Thinking of a Cybersecurity Career?” ↗…Assessment by Chris McNab. I have second edition, which is a good and instructive read, but quite outdated. * Real-World Bug Hunting by Peter Yaworski. Web security 101. Good read, and fairly useful. * Advanced Penetration Testing by Wil Allsop. Outdated, but interesting. You will never use flash again after reading this. * Social Engineering, The Science of Human Hacking by Christopher Hadnagy. This is a very interesting read.…
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