Library

OSINT Techniques: Resources for Uncovering Online Information

Michael Bazzell

2024

The definitive guide to OSINT investigation techniques. Covers search engines, social networks, documents, images, and more.

Extreme Privacy: What It Takes to Disappear

Michael Bazzell

2024

Comprehensive guide to digital privacy and disappearing from online databases. Practical steps for protecting your identity.

Hacking: The Art of Exploitation

Jon Erickson

2008

Foundational text covering programming, networking, shellcode, cryptology, and exploitation from the ground up. Second edition.

RTFM: Red Team Field Manual Book 1

Ben Clark

2014

Quick-reference guide for red team operators. Covers Linux, Windows, networking, and common attack commands.

RTFM: Red Team Field Manual Book 2

Ben Clark & Nick Downer

2022

Updated and expanded red team reference. New techniques, commands, and procedures for modern red team operations.

BTFM: Blue Team Field Manual Book 1

Ben Clark & Alan J. White

2017

Quick-reference guide for defensive security. Incident response, forensics, and network defense commands.

Field manual for digital forensics teams. Quick-reference commands and procedures for forensic investigations.

The Web Application Hacker's Handbook: First Edition

Marcus Pinto & Dafydd Stuttard

2007

The original guide to finding and exploiting web application security flaws. Written by the creator of Burp Suite.

The Web Application Hacker's Handbook: Second Edition

Dafydd Stuttard & Marcus Pinto

2011

Comprehensive updated guide to discovering and exploiting security flaws in web applications. By the creator of Burp Suite.

Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking

Georgia Weidman

2014

Hands-on introduction to pentesting covering Kali Linux, Metasploit, social engineering, and reporting.

Network Security Assessment: Know Your Network

Chris McNab

2017

Practical guide to identifying and assessing network security risks using real-world attack techniques. Third edition.

Practical Malware Analysis: The Hands-On Guide to Dissecting Malicious Software

Michael Sikorski & Andrew Honig

2012

The hands-on guide to dissecting malware. Covers static analysis, dynamic analysis, and reverse engineering.

The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security

Kevin D. Mitnick & William L. Simon

2002

Mitnick reveals how social engineering is the greatest threat to security. Real-world stories and defenses against manipulation.

The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders and Deceivers

Kevin D. Mitnick & William L. Simon

2005

Real-world stories of hackers at work. Each chapter covers a different attack vector with lessons learned.

The Art of Invisibility: The World's Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data

Kevin D. Mitnick & Mikko Hypponen

2017

Mitnick's guide to online privacy and anonymity. Practical techniques for protecting yourself from surveillance and data collection.

Mastering Blockchain: First Edition

Imran Bashir

2017

Deeper insights into decentralization, cryptography, Bitcoin, and popular blockchain frameworks.

Mastering Blockchain: Second Edition

Imran Bashir

2018

Distributed ledger technology, decentralization, and smart contracts explained.

Mastering Blockchain: Third Edition

Imran Bashir

2020

Deep dive into distributed ledgers, consensus protocols, smart contracts, DApps, cryptocurrencies, Ethereum, and more.

Mastering Blockchain: Fourth Edition

Imran Bashir

2023

Inner workings of blockchain, from cryptography and decentralized identities, to DeFi, NFTs and Web3.

Investigating Cryptocurrencies: Understanding, Extracting, and Analyzing Blockchain Evidence

Nick Furneaux

2018

Law enforcement and forensic guide to tracing cryptocurrency transactions and identifying wallet owners.

Black Hat Python: First Edition

Justin Seitz

2014

Python programming for hackers and pentesters. Network sniffing, web attacks, and trojan development.

Black Hat Python: Second Edition

Justin Seitz & Tom Arnold

2021

Updated Python programming for hackers and pentesters. Modern techniques with Python 3.

Gray Hat Python: Python Programming for Hackers and Reverse Engineers

Justin Seitz

2009

Python for reverse engineering and security research. Debuggers, fuzzers, code injection, and more.