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# The Hacker Playbook: Practical Guide To Penetration Testing

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Just as a professional athlete doesn’t show up without a solid game plan, ethical hackers, IT professionals, and security researchers should not be unprepared, either. The Hacker Playbook provides them their own game plans. Written by a longtime security professional and CEO of Secure Planet, LLC, this step-by-step guide to the “game” of penetration hacking features hands-on examples and helpful advice from the top of the field. Through a series of football-style “plays,” this straightforward guide gets to the root of many of the roadblocks people may face while penetration testing—including attacking different types of networks, pivoting through security controls, and evading antivirus software. From “Pregame” research to “The Drive” and “The Lateral Pass,” the practical plays listed can be read in order or referenced as needed. Either way, the valuable advice within will put you in the mindset of a penetration tester of a Fortune 500 company, regardless of your career or level of experience. Whether you’re downing energy drinks while desperately looking for an exploit, or preparing for an exciting new job in IT security, this guide is an essential part of any ethical hacker’s library—so there’s no reason not to get in the game.

Review: MUST HAVE BOOK for Novice Beginners and Expert Professionals Alike!!! - Mr. Kim does a phenomenal job breaking down his book into elaborate play-by-plays to help the reader understand how one approaches real life penetration hacking situations. This book is filled with industry best practices, tips, recommendations, as well as tried-and-true applicable software, programs, and security applications. These series of elaborate game plans provide a targeted and precise way to accomplish and defeat the penetration testing scenario at hand. It is an ideal reference books for those who want to get into the security field as well as for those who need a primer or refresher course. The Hacker Playbook is very well written - it is meticulously comprehensive, to-the-point, and easy to follow without all the unnecessary jargon. The price is a steal considering the value you get. I bought the Hacker Playbook kindle version along with the hard copy and saved even more. It is well worth it to have a version for both at home and while you are away. Looking forward to reading the sequel if that's in the works as well!
Review: Great Resource for both Knowledge and Reference - Focus is placed on practical, relevant to current day techniques that have been proven to yield results. There is also sufficient explanation of the rationale behind the techniques and methodologies introduced which I found help glue it all together and guide the reader toward thinking like a tester/researcher--not just a professional with (even a high level of) expertise in a wide collection of tools. Another highlight for me is that the author clearly has an interest in teaching. The book is written in a familiar tone and it is clear that its creation was sincerely motivated by their desire to empower others who are also passionate about security. Anyone familiar with that quality knows what a difference it can make when you attempt to learn from such material. TL;DR: A great resource both as an "on hand" playbook or for anyone interested in learning more about current day attack techniques, their rationale, and in which common situations they may be effectively used. It's a refreshingly open knowledge dump from someone with years of hard work, passion, and dedication to security and the art of pentesting.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #873,678 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #412 in Computer Hacking #421 in Software Testing #10,174 in Computer Science (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 740 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ MUST HAVE BOOK for Novice Beginners and Expert Professionals Alike!!!
*by M***N on November 18, 2014*

Mr. Kim does a phenomenal job breaking down his book into elaborate play-by-plays to help the reader understand how one approaches real life penetration hacking situations. This book is filled with industry best practices, tips, recommendations, as well as tried-and-true applicable software, programs, and security applications. These series of elaborate game plans provide a targeted and precise way to accomplish and defeat the penetration testing scenario at hand. It is an ideal reference books for those who want to get into the security field as well as for those who need a primer or refresher course. The Hacker Playbook is very well written - it is meticulously comprehensive, to-the-point, and easy to follow without all the unnecessary jargon. The price is a steal considering the value you get. I bought the Hacker Playbook kindle version along with the hard copy and saved even more. It is well worth it to have a version for both at home and while you are away. Looking forward to reading the sequel if that's in the works as well!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Resource for both Knowledge and Reference
*by G***F on March 23, 2014*

Focus is placed on practical, relevant to current day techniques that have been proven to yield results. There is also sufficient explanation of the rationale behind the techniques and methodologies introduced which I found help glue it all together and guide the reader toward thinking like a tester/researcher--not just a professional with (even a high level of) expertise in a wide collection of tools. Another highlight for me is that the author clearly has an interest in teaching. The book is written in a familiar tone and it is clear that its creation was sincerely motivated by their desire to empower others who are also passionate about security. Anyone familiar with that quality knows what a difference it can make when you attempt to learn from such material. TL;DR: A great resource both as an "on hand" playbook or for anyone interested in learning more about current day attack techniques, their rationale, and in which common situations they may be effectively used. It's a refreshingly open knowledge dump from someone with years of hard work, passion, and dedication to security and the art of pentesting.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing Security book, a must have for any infosec collection.
*by M***L on December 14, 2014*

As you can see I normally do not write reviews even tho I have been a loyal Amazon customer. Yesterday I received around 10 security books for the holidays as I like to keep my knowledge refreshed. To my surprise I started reading "The Hacker Playbook" and let me just tell you this book kept me awed on the way it was written. It is updated, concise and to the point. This is a must have book for any pentester and even for any Network Administrator as this really places you in the mind set of an intruder and by learning the open source tools outlined in the book it will allow you to mitigate any risks that can be caused by these tools. Peter Kim you have provided the infosec community with a great piece of literature and to get me to write a review it is very hard but I finished you book in 6 hours of reading and all your commands look 100%. Highly recommended book for experienced security administrators and even for people going for their CEH. Great read.

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