Hacking & Computer Security

Find security holes before the bad guys do. 

A deep dive into advanced hardware hacking with detailed examples of real-world techniques and a comprehensive survey of vulnerabilities.

Serious Cryptography, 2nd edition, is a practical guide to the past, present, and future of cryptographic systems and algorithms.

The complete start-to-finish guide for planning and delivering successful cybersecurity tabletop exercises.

This first-of-its-kind guide to detecting stealthy Mac malware gives you the tools and techniques to counter even the most sophisticated threats targeting the Apple ecosystem.

Master the art of offensive bash scripting. This highly practical hands-on guide covers chaining commands together, automating tasks, crafting living-off-the-land attacks, and more!

Power up your Windows security skills with expert guidance, in-depth technical insights, and lots of real-world vulnerability examples.

The first-ever guide to analyzing malicious Windows software designed to avoid detection and forensic tools.

A guide to understanding the attack-detection software running on Microsoft systems, and how to evade it.

Learn the tools and develop the skills for uncovering big secrets hiding in public datasets.

The second edition of the international bestseller Metasploit is written by some of the world’s best hackers and is the only introduction you’ll ever need to the legendary Framework.

A detailed guide to nation-state hacking methods that shows how to track, analyze, and attribute advanced attacks.

This hands-on guide to the art of lockpicking will take you from noob to competition-ready.

Explore the stealthier side of programming with Black Hat Python, 2nd Edition – fully updated for Python 3, with all new strategies for your hacking projects!

How to Hack Like a Ghost is a fast-paced adventure that lets you shadow a master hacker targeting a shady foe with advanced cloud security.

Written by all-star security experts, Practical IoT Hacking is a quick-start conceptual guide to testing and exploiting IoT systems and devices.

PoC||GTFO (Proof of Concept or Get The Fuck Out), Volume 3 continues the series of wildly popular collections of this hacker journal.

Based on techniques adapted from authentic Japanese ninja scrolls, Cyberjutsu teaches ancient approaches to modern security problems.

The Ghidra Book is a practical introduction to Ghidra, a comprehensive, open-source tool suite for reverse engineers.

Practical Vulnerability Management shows you how to weed out system security weaknesses and squash cyber threats in their tracks.

Web Security for Developers explores the most common ways websites get hacked and how web developers can defend themselves.

Foundations of Information Security provides a high-level overview of the information security field.

The Hardware Hacker is an illuminating career retrospective from Andrew “bunnie” Huang, one of the world’s most esteemed hackers.

Practical Binary Analysis covers advanced binary analysis topics like binary instrumentation, dynamic taint analysis, and symbolic execution.

Black Hat Go will help you test your systems, build and automate tools to fit your needs, and improve your offensive security skillset.

Real-World Bug Hunting uses real-world bug reports to teach programmers how to discover and protect vulnerabilities in web applications.

Practical Forensic Imaging takes a detailed look at how to secure digital evidence using Linux-based command line tools.

Rootkits and Bootkits shows you how to analyze, identify, and defend against rootkits and bootkits.

Game Hacking shows programmers how to dissect computer games and create bots.

The Smart Girl's Guide to Privacy teaches you how to protect yourself online.

iOS Application Security covers everything you need to know to design secure iOS apps from the ground up.

Android Security Internals gives you a complete understanding of the security internals of Android devices.

The Tangled Web sheds light on the security challenges that engineers, developers, and users face on the Web today. Join security expert Michal Zalewski for an in-depth look at how browsers actually work, and what pitfalls lurk in the shadows.

No source code? No problem! This second edition of the The IDA Pro Book is the definitive guide to IDA Pro, arguably the most sophisticated disassembler in the world.

Whether your goal is to secure your own network or discover vulnerabilities for a client, Metasploit: The Penetration Tester's Guide is the definitive guide to using this dynamic and powerful tool.
 

If you thought hacking was just about mischief-makers hunched over computers in the basement, think again.

If you're responsible for keeping a network secure, you'll find Linux Firewalls invaluable in your attempt to understand attacks and to detect and even prevent compromises.

View a sample chapter, Chapter 5: Blinkenlights

Hacking VoIP is your map and guidebook to where VoIP's biggest weaknesses lie and how to shore up your security

The first Python book written for security analysts, Gray Hat Python explains the intricacies of using Python to assist in security analysis tasks. You'll learn how to design your own debuggers, create powerful fuzzers, utilize open source libraries to automate tedious tasks, interface with security tools, and more.

Hacking is the art of creative problem solving, whether that means finding an unconventional solution to a difficult problem or exploiting holes in sloppy programming. Many people call themselves hackers, but few have the strong technical foundation needed to really push the envelope.