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After reading, Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, I felt very disappointed because that book doesn't teach you about hacking in the way I was expecting. It only shows you how to test for vulnerabilities in source code and how to attempt exploitation against it, alongside networking programming and cryptology. I also read other hacking books by No Starch Press, and I felt very disappointed, because I wanted a book that can give me the skills to find a job as a professional pen tester, but the books I've read were very theoretical, but almost very impractical.
Then, comes this book. A hands-on approach to testing and utilization of penetration software. It touches upon literally almost every tool and technique a pen tester could ever want to practice. It goes through the explanations and illustrations and diagrams that all show you step by step exactly how to perform a penetration test.
My favorite chapter was the one that began the Exploit Development part of the book, about Linux exploitation. This is because I wanted a guide that can teach me how buffer overflows function and how to use gdb to develop exploits from scratch. It goes into extreme detail on each and every step that needs to be incorporated to reverse engineer a binary while in memory.
I also much enjoyed the chapter about antivirus evasion. Furthermore, the chapter on password attacks was enlightening, as was almost every other chapter. The only chapter I found boring was the one about pen testing mobile devices. This was boring to me because the framework is not included in Linux by default, so I didn't wanna go bananas over it. Using a Livecd and installing new software is annoying. But, when I feel like it, I'll probably take another look at it. After all, the very author of this book developed that framework her very self!
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Customers find the book provides a great base of knowledge, introducing a wide range of penetration testing topics, and appreciate its well-written, easy-to-understand content with clear, step-by-step examples. The book's organization and readability receive positive feedback, with one customer noting it follows the Penetration Testing Execution Standard. However, the content is criticized for being extremely outdated.
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43 customers mention informative, 40 positive, 3 negative
...Puts things in perspective for me. Good examples and lab problems to work through. This book is helping my studies....Read more
Ms. Weidman's book was very informative, professionally written, and easy to follow....Read more
...to complete it but have a good feeling about how it progreses - good for beginners as it guides you from the absolute basics.Read more
...Pros: This is a great way to get yourself familiar with Kali Linux and penetration testing principals....Read more
42 customers mention content, 41 positive, 1 negative
This is a great book and I wished it would have been out when I started as a pentester....Read more
...Anyways this is actually an excellent book. The book is very well organized and goes over everything you'd need....Read more
...Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking is a good book for anyone new to the subjects as it generally focuses on beginners....Read more
Such a great read and learning a lot.Read more
17 customers mention readability, 12 positive, 5 negative
Well writen and easy to understand but for litle bit experieced peoples. But on the other site it is almost everything above metasploit.Read more
That's what I needed. The book is easy to read, understandable for beginners.Read more
...but sadly is already outdated to the point that it is very hard to follow along.Read more
...Weidman's book was very informative, professionally written, and easy to follow....Read more
11 customers mention penetration testing, 11 positive, 0 negative
...one of the most comprehensive guides to white hat hacking and penetration testing I have ever read....Read more
One of the best books on Penetration Testing I've read. Georgia knows her stuff and was able to present it in an easy to understand manner.Read more
This book will take your hand and get you into the CyberSecurity world .. starting with build the Lab requirements (VMware & Kali) ___...Read more
...an exhaustive manual However, it will give you a good basic understanding of penetration testing. Overall one of the better books.Read more
8 customers mention writing quality, 8 positive, 0 negative
Well written, fairly easy to follow. Some hyperlinks for the tools needed were broken, but there are workaroundsRead more
Well writen and easy to understand but for litle bit experieced peoples. But on the other site it is almost everything above metasploit.Read more
...Extremely well written and the procedures are right on the money, and a lot cheaper.Read more
...This book is written so well that it doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner or even have some experience already it will greatly benefit you!Read more
6 customers mention organization, 6 positive, 0 negative
The book is well laid out with easy to follow steps. The author explains the logic and reasoning behind the steps....Read more
...Anyways this is actually an excellent book. The book is very well organized and goes over everything you'd need....Read more
It is laid out very well....Read more
...The book is nicely laid out and is easy to understand....Read more
22 customers mention clarity, 15 positive, 7 negative
...I found this book to be well laid out with lots of explanations and an easy to follow methodology....Read more
...It goes through the explanations and illustrations and diagrams that all show you step by step exactly how to perform a penetration test....Read more
...leaves some areas out for you to explore yourself so this is not an exhaustive manual However, it will give you a good basic understanding of...Read more
...as anti-virus evasion and exploit development are also covered and well explained....Read more
14 customers mention outdated content, 1 positive, 13 negative
Outdated. In 2017 a ton of these exercises are hard to replicate as most of the programs have been updated and renamed....Read more
This book is outdated and certain sections of the lab setup are no longer available....Read more
Excellent book but it is somewhat out of date. Would like to have an updated version of the book.Read more
...learning about pen testing but unfortunately at this moment it is a bit outdated and the external material hosted by the autor is not longer...Read more
Excellent Buy for your money!
Excellent book for someone who’s interested in learning penetration testing! This book is written so well that it doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner or even have some experience already it will greatly benefit you!
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- AndreReviewed in Australia on November 16, 2024
Another amazing nostarch press book on Pen Testing
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Great intro to hacking (pentesting).
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SPReviewed in France on March 16, 2019
Le meilleur point de départ
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