14 Best Hacking Books
Goal: Find the best Hacking books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best hacking books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
14 Best Hacking Books
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Hacking
The Art of Exploitation
by Jon Erickson
Penetration Testing
A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking
by Georgia Weidman
The Web Application Hacker's Handbook
Finding and Exploiting Security Flaws
by Dafydd Stuttard
Advanced Penetration Testing
Hacking the World's Most Secure Networks
by Wil Allsopp
The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing
Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Made Easy
by Patrick Engebretson
Ghost in the Wires
My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker
by Kevin Mitnick
Also recommended by:
Applied Cryptography
Protocols, Algorithms and Source Code in C
by Bruce Schneier
Black Hat Python
Python Programming for Hackers and Pentesters
by Justin Seitz
Gray Hat Hacking
The Ethical Hacker's Handbook
by Allen Harper
Metasploit
The Penetration Tester's Guide
by David Kennedy
Practical Malware Analysis
The Hands-On Guide to Dissecting Malicious Software
by Michael Sikorski
RTFM
Red Team Field Manual
by Ben Clark
The Hacker Playbook 2
Practical Guide To Penetration Testing
by Peter Kim
The Hacker Playbook 3
Practical Guide To Penetration Testing
by Peter Kim
Sources
- 1
Most 10 Popular Hacking Books All Hacker & Computer Science Engineer Should Read | by Priya Reddy | Lotus Fruit | Medium
medium.com
- 2
Best Hacking Books in 2023 - The Definitive List
ceos3c.com
- 3
18 Best Cyber Security Books and Ethical Hacking Books in 2023 | Simplilearn
simplilearn.com
- 4
14 Best Ethical Hacking Books in 2023 | Beginner to Pro
hackr.io
- 5
15 BEST Ethical Hacking Books (2023 Update)
guru99.com
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