Skorpinok Rover Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Hello, I would like to know some best books related to penetration testing especially backtrack linux based, i've read metasploit penetration testers guide by dave kennedy, impressed by it. i also read Counter hack reloaded but it was over theoritical, but if there are best books you've gone through please share with me. Regards Skorpinok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwnd2Pwnr Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 (edited) I would say a good "hackers" guide is to start from the white hat perspective. Understanding protocols, headers, FTPs, SMTPs, etc. will build a solid foundation of any hackers skill set. Contributing programming to other developers is also a great way to learn. I could not tell you what book is better; they are all different. Many may disagree with me, but trial and error are the ways I learn best. Google University has some good notes, too. One other question: Hack what, exactly. The definition of hacker, from websters dictionary is: 3. Computer slang a: a computer enthusiast b: a microcomputer user who attempts to gain unauthorized access to proprietary computer systems. Depending on what you want to do, enthusiasm is probably the better of the definitions. I am sure many here are enthusiast (but with other skill sets, too). Edited October 3, 2012 by Pwnd2Pwnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Couple of books, I could suggest to you: http://www.amazon.com/Basics-Hacking-Penetration-Testing-Syngress/dp/1597496553/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1349318617&sr=1-1&keywords=Pen-testing http://www.amazon.com/Metasploit-Penetration-Testers-David-Kennedy/dp/159327288X/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1349318617&sr=1-4&keywords=Pen-testing http://www.amazon.com/BackTrack-Wireless-Penetration-Testing-Beginners/dp/1849515581/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1349318617&sr=1-5&keywords=Pen-testing http://www.amazon.com/Coding-Penetration-Testers-Building-Better/dp/1597497290/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1349318617&sr=1-7&keywords=Pen-testing http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Penetration-Testing-Highly-Secured-Environments/dp/1849517746/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1349318617&sr=1-2&keywords=Pen-testing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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