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Python Ethical Hacking from Scratch

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Product type Book

Published in Jun 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781838829506

Pages 214 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Penetration Testing

Author (1):

Fahad Ali Sarwar

Table of Contents (14) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: The Nuts and Bolts of Ethical Hacking – The Basics

2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Hacking

3. Chapter 2: Getting Started – Setting Up a Lab Environment

4. Section 2: Thinking Like a Hacker – Network Information Gathering and Attacks

5. Chapter 3: Reconnaissance and Information Gathering

6. Chapter 4: Network Scanning

7. Chapter 5: Man in the Middle Attacks

8. Section 3: Malware Development

9. Chapter 6: Malware Development

10. Chapter 7: Advanced Malware

11. Chapter 8: Post Exploitation

12. Chapter 9: System Protection and Perseverance

13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Who this book is for

This book is intended for people who want to learn about ethical hacking by developing tools themselves instead of just using prebuilt tools; you will learn how to build hacking tools from scratch. This book is also intended for Python developers who want to dive into the world of ethical hacking.

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Authors (1)

Fahad Ali Sarwar

Fahad has been teaching ethical hacking and penetration testing on different online platforms with a solid student base. He's passionate about cybersecurity and ethical hacking tool development. Fahad is particularly enthusiastic about Python for its simplicity and ease of use and in this book he has chosen it as a language of preference due to its features.

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