Books like The hacker's handbook by Hugo Cornwall

Kevin Mitnick exposes real‑world hacking cases, revealing how social engineering and technical tricks led to high‑profile cyberbreak‑ins and offering practical defense lessons for businesses and governments.

A hands‑on manual that teaches readers how to find and exploit vulnerabilities in web applications, from login bypasses to code injection and logic flaws, using real examples and practical techniques.

A thrilling finale to the Stealing the Network series, this book follows cyber‑maverick Knuth as he and his adversaries orchestrate high‑stakes computer intrusions, counter‑measures, and global cat‑and‑mouse games.

Practice real‑world computer‑security skills with 20 detailed incident‑response challenges and expert solutions, covering DoS, wireless, web attacks, and malware.

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There are many books that detail tools and techniques of penetration testing, but none of these effectively communicate how the information gathered from tests should be analyzed and implemented. Until recently, there was very little strategic information available to explain the value of ethical hacking and how tests should be performed in order to provide a company with insight beyond a mere listing of security vulnerabilities. Now there is a resource that illustrates how an organization can gain as much value from an ethical hack as possible. The Ethical Hack: A Framework for Business Value Penetration Testing explains the methodologies, framework, and "unwritten conventions" that ethical hacks should employ to provide the maximum value to organizations that want to harden their security. This book is unique in that it goes beyond the technical aspects of penetration testing to address the processes and rules of engagement required for successful tests. It examines testing from a strategic perspective, shedding light on how testing ramifications affect an entire organization. Security practitioners can use this resource to reduce their exposure and deliver a focused, valuable service to customers. Organizations will learn how to align the information about tools, techniques, and vulnerabilities that they gathered from testing with their overall business objectives.