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#252: Top 5 Hacking Books

2021/2/12
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Top 5 ethical hacking books to get started? Top 5 practical hacking books? Neal discusses Hacking and cybersecurity books with me. Do you agree with him? Did we miss any great books? Menu: Top hacking books for 2021: 0:00​ Top 5 books to get started in cybersecurity: 0:28​ Book 1: The Pentest Blueprint: 1:00​ Book 2: Social Engineering - The Art fo Human Hacking: 1:58​ Real world example from Neal's experience: 3:03​ Social engineering vs technical hacking skills: 6:34​ Some people wouldn't want to lie: 10:12​ What's good in the book - defeating humans: 10:50​ Book 3: Basic Security Testing with Kali Linux: 12:22​ Teaching you tools / OSCP: 13:42​ Book 4: Metasploit Penetration Testing Cookbook: 14:27​ Cost of training: 16:05​ Book 5: The Hacker Playbook: 16:37​ How do I practice ethical hacking? 18:27​ Buying physical equipment: 20:06​ Practical Book 1: RTFM: 22:00​ Practical Book 2: BLue Team Handbook: 23:46​ Practical Book 3: Gray Hat Python: 24:51​ Practical Book 4: Malware Analysts Cookbook: 26:40​ Practical Book 5: Inside Cyber Warfare: 35:16​ Top 3 books: 37:07​ Top 1: 37:28​ Top 2: 37:40​ Top 3: 38:05​

Stream mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBj_m...​

=============================== Books (Amazon Affiliate links):

The Pentester BluePrint: Starting a Career as an Ethical Hacker: https://amzn.to/3rzZ9Hw

Inside Cyber Warfare: https://amzn.to/2YZUcvn

The Hacker Playbook:
1: https://amzn.to/36XrM9I ​ 2: https://amzn.to/36Sr2mj ​ 3: https://amzn.to/3rzYxSe

Metasploit Penetration Testing Cookbook: 2nd Edition: https://amzn.to/2MO2WCk ​ 3rd Edition: https://amzn.to/3jyZgQH

Social Engineering - The Art of Human Hacking: https://amzn.to/3aMZsIm

Basic Security Testing with Kali Linux: https://amzn.to/3cWLAOc

Malware Analysts Cookbook: https://amzn.to/3cSlxb7

Gray Hat Python: https://amzn.to/2Z2wiPK

BLue Team Handbook: https://amzn.to/3tHq6uM

Red Team Field Manual (RTFM): https://amzn.to/2LzzSOh

=================================== ISBN Numbers from Neal's bookshelf:

Inside Cyber Warfare: 978-0-596-800215-8 The Hacker Playbook: 978-1-4949-3263-3 Metasploit Penetration Testing Cookbook: 978-1-84951-742-3 Social Engineering - The Art fo Human Hacking: 978-0-470-63953-5 Basic Security Testing with Kali Linux: 9781-494861278 Malware Analysts Cookbook: 978-0-470-61303-0 Gray Hat Python: 978-1-59327-192-3 Blue Team Handbook: 9781500734756 Red Team Field Manual: 9781494295509

================ Links:

INE Free training: https://ine.com/pages/cybersecurity ​ eLearn Security: https://elearnsecurity.com/product/ej... ​ OSCP: https://www.offensive-security.com/co... ​ SANS: https://www.sans.org/ ​ Hack the box: https://www.hackthebox.eu/ ​ Try Hack Me: https://tryhackme.com/ ​ CTF Time: https://ctftime.org/ctf-wtf/ ​ CEH: https://www.eccouncil.org/programs/ce... ​ Cyber Blue: https://securityblue.team/ ​ Cyber Defenders: https://cyberdefenders.org/

================ Connect with Neal:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nealbridges/ ​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ITJunkie ​ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/cyber_insecurity

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