Books &amp; eBooks

Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking

social-engineeringpsychologycomprehensive

The definitive book on social engineering by Christopher Hadnagy.

The Hacker Playbook 3

Red Team edition. Advanced offensive strategies used in simulations.

redteampracticaladvanced

Hacking: The Art of Exploitation

binaryexploitationclassic

Classic on binary exploitation. Buffer overflows, shellcode and more.

Practical Malware Analysis

malwareanalysisreverse-engineering

Practical guide to analyze and dissect malware. Very hands-on.

Black Hat Python

pythonprogrammingoffensive

Python programming for hackers and pentesters. Offensive tools.

Penetration Testing by Georgia Weidman

pentestingbeginnerpractical

Practical introduction to pentesting. Ideal for beginners.

The Web Application Hackers Handbook

The bible of web pentesting. Covers all web vulnerabilities in depth.

webpentestingclassic

Red Team Field Manual (RTFM)

redteamreferencecheatsheet

Quick reference guide for Red Team operations.

Linux Basics for Hackers

linuxbeginnerfundamentals

Linux fundamentals oriented to ethical hacking and pentesting.

Ghost in the Wires

biographysocial-engineeringmitnick

Kevin Mitnicks autobiography. Social engineering and historic hacking.