Books
Essential reading for Red Team and Blue Team professionals
Showing 13 of 13 books
The Hacker Playbook 3: Practical Guide To Penetration Testing
by Peter Kim
Advanced penetration testing techniques and methodologies used by professional red teams.
Red Team Field Manual
by Ben Clark
A comprehensive reference guide for red team operations, penetration testing, and security assessments.
Advanced Penetration Testing: Hacking the World's Most Secure Networks
by Wil Allsopp
Advanced techniques for penetrating highly secured networks and systems.
Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking
by Christopher Hadnagy
Comprehensive guide to social engineering techniques and psychological manipulation.
Metasploit: The Penetration Tester's
by David Kennedy, Jim O'Gorman
Complete guide to using Metasploit framework for penetration testing and exploitation.
Blue Team Field Manual (BTFM)
by Alan J White, Ben Clark
Essential reference for incident response, digital forensics, and security operations.
The Practice of Network Security
by Richard Bejtlich
Comprehensive guide to network security monitoring, analysis, and incident response.
IR & Computer Forensics
by Jason T. Luttgens, Matthew Pepe
Complete guide to incident response procedures and digital forensics techniques.
Applied Network Security Monitoring
by Chris Sanders, Jason Smith
Practical approach to network security monitoring and threat detection.
The Art of Memory Forensics
by Michael Hale Ligh, Andrew Case, Jamie Levy, AAron Walters
Advanced techniques for memory analysis and digital forensics investigations.
Security Operations Center
by Joseph Muniz, Gary McIntyre, Nadhem AlFardan
Complete guide to building and operating a Security Operations Center.
The Web Application Hacker's Handbook
by Dafydd Stuttard, Marcus Pinto
Comprehensive guide to finding and exploiting security flaws in web applications.
Practical Malware Analysis
by Michael Sikorski, Andrew Honig
Hands-on guide to malware analysis and reverse engineering techniques.
Reading Path Recommendations
🔴 Red Team Learning Path
- 1 Start with "Red Team Field Manual" for quick reference
- 2 Learn methodology with "Red Team: How to Succeed"
- 3 Practice with "The Hacker Playbook 3"
- 4 Master social engineering techniques
🔵 Blue Team Learning Path
- 1 Begin with "Blue Team Field Manual"
- 2 Learn monitoring with "Network Security Monitoring"
- 3 Master incident response procedures
- 4 Advance to memory forensics
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• Start with field manuals for quick reference, then dive into comprehensive guides.
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