Getting Started Becoming a Master Hacker: Hacking is the Most Important Skill Set of the 21st Century!: 2 (Linux Basics for Hackers)

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This tutorial-style book follows upon Occupytheweb's Best Selling "Linux Basics for Hackers" and takes the reader along the next step to becoming a Master Hacker. Occupytheweb offers his unique style to guide the reader through the various professions where hackers are in high demand (cyber intelligence, pentesting, bug bounty, cyber warfare, and many others) and offers the perspective of the history of hacking and its legal framework. This book then guides the reader through the essential skills and tools before offering step-by-step tutorials of the essential tools and techniques of the hacker including; reconnaissance, password cracking, vulnerability scanning, Metasploit 5, antivirus evasion, covering your tracks, Python, and social engineering. Where the reader may want a deeper understanding of a particular subject, there are links to more in-depth articles on a particular subject. By using the NSA's EternalBlue malware as a case study, Master OTW provides a fresh and unique approach to understanding malware and hacking. In this way, the reader is given a glimpse into one of history's most devastating pieces of malware from the vulnerability, exploitation, packet-level analysis and reverse-engineering Python perspective. This section of the book should be enlightening for both the novice and the advanced practitioner. Master OTW doesn't just provide tools and techniques, but rather he provides unique insights into the mindset and strategic thinking of the hacker. This is a must-read for anyone considering a career in cybersecurity! Review: Great book for the collection - This is the second in a series from OTW the first being Linux Basics for Hackers. Overall I have to say this is an excellent book and I won't spoil things but you'll learn a few tricks from the author. I like his writing style as he gives you enough information to comprehend what he is saying and also leave you with food for thought. He doesn't go into serious detail which is good as too much can be off-putting. A word to the novice there are some typo errors in the book so you'll be scratching your head in a few places, but nothing too distracting. When you get to the python section just be aware when he is saving the banner grab script he writes that he saves it as .sh when he actually means he saved it as .py, also the printf is for the C language not python which uses print(). Some of the graphics in the book didn't print too well so you might find one or two a bit hard to read. Great book for any new ethical hacker that is looking to gain knowledge on the subject and I would say even those who have knowledge of the subject already. Review: great read - great read