Hacking Books

Best Hacking Books List

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Before we get started I have started a new slack group dedicated to hacking. We welcome everyone from beginner to advanced to join. I will be on everyday answer questions, doing CTFs, and talking about cool hacks. If you enjoy hacking and are looking for like minded people join below:

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If you want to get really good at something its best to have some sort of mentor. Reading the words that smart people have written down can be just has good as talking to them one on one. I have create a list of some of the best hacking books I know of which can be bought on amazon by following the provided links. If you were to read all of the listed books you would with out a doubt become a PRO.

Beginner

• The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing: Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Made Easy
• Basic Security Testing with Kali Linux 2
• Hash Crack: Password Cracking Manual (v2.0)
• Nmap Network Scanning: The Official Nmap Project Guide to Network Discovery and Security Scanning
• Advanced Penetration Testing: Hacking the World's Most Secure Networks

Web Application Hacking

• The Web Application Hacker's Handbook: Finding and Exploiting Security Flaws

Internal Network Hacking

• The Hacker Playbook 3: Practical Guide To Penetration Testing
• Rtfm: Red Team Field Manual
• Metasploit: The Penetration Tester's Guide

Reverse Engineering

• Practical Reverse Engineering: x86, x64, ARM, Windows Kernel, Reversing Tools, and Obfuscation
• Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering
• The IDA Pro Book: The Unofficial Guide to the World's Most Popular Disassembler
• Assembly Language for x86 Processors (7th Edition)

Exploits

• Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, 2nd Edition 
• The Shellcoder's Handbook: Discovering and Exploiting Security Holes
• The Art of Software Security Assessment: Identifying and Preventing Software Vulnerabilities (2 Volume set)

Malware

• Practical Malware Analysis: A Hands-On Guide to Dissecting Malicious Software
• Malware Analyst's Cookbook and DVD: Tools and Techniques for Fighting Malicious Code

Building Hacking tools

• Violent Python: A Cookbook for Hackers, Forensic Analysts, Penetration Testers and Security Engineers
• Black Hat Python: Python Programming for Hackers and Pentesters