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Advanced Penetration Testing

by Richard Knowell · first published 2018

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  • indigochill · Oct 1, 2018 · Recommends

    …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.

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  • Shared404 · Jul 7, 2020 · Mentions

    …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 I have second edition, which is a good and instructive read, but quite outdated.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 Outdated, but interesting.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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  • Shared404 · Jul 25, 2020 · Mentions

    …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 I have second edition, which is a good and instructive read, but quite outdated.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 Outdated, but interesting.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?” ↗
  • Shared404 · Aug 24, 2020 · Mentions

    …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 I have second edition, which is a good and instructive read, but quite outdated.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 Outdated, but interesting.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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