Black Hat Python, 2nd Edition by Justin Seitz

Black Hat Python, 2nd Edition

Python Programming for Hackers and Pentesters

Justin Seitz, Tim Arnold

No Starch Press · Print & ebook · April 14, 2021

Fully-updated for Python 3, the second edition of this worldwide bestseller (over 100,000 copies sold) explores the stealthier side of programming and brings you all new strategies for your hacking projects.

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Who it’s for
A hands-on look at Python for offensive security, from network sniffers to memory forensics.
Themes
Python for offensive security, Hacking and malware tools, Offensive memory forensics
Genres
Network Security, Python Programming, Viruses & Malware

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Fully-updated for Python 3, the second edition of this worldwide bestseller (over 100,000 copies sold) explores the stealthier side of programming and brings you all new strategies for your hacking projects. When it comes to creating powerful and effective hacking tools, Python is the language of choice for most security analysts.

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In this second edition of the bestselling Black Hat Python, you’ll explore the darker side of Python’s capabilities: everything from writing network sniffers, stealing email credentials, and bruteforcing directories to crafting mutation fuzzers, investigating virtual machines, and creating stealthy trojans. All of the code in this edition has been updated to Python 3.x. You’ll also find new coverage of bit shifting, code hygiene, and offensive forensics with the Volatility Framework as well as expanded explanations of the Python libraries ctypes, struct, lxml, and BeautifulSoup, and offensive hacking strategies like splitting bytes, leveraging computer vision libraries, and scraping websites. You’ll even learn how to: - Create a trojan command-and-control server using GitHub - Detect sandboxing and automate common malware tasks like keylogging and screenshotting - Extend the Burp Suite web-hacking tool - Escalate Windows privileges with creative process control - Use offensive memory forensics tricks to retrieve password hashes and find vulnerabilities on a virtual machine - Abuse Windows COM automation - Exfiltrate data from a network undetected When it comes to offensive security, you need to be able to create powerful tools on the fly. Learn how with Black Hat Python.

Python, Offensively

A hands-on look at Python for offensive security, from network sniffers to memory forensics.

Come here for

  • Build tools for security testing with Python 3
  • Explore malware tasks, web hacking, and virtual machine forensics

Expect

  • Concrete techniques across Python libraries and offensive security
  • A practical, tool-focused view of programming’s less polite uses

Where it sits

Viruses & Malware81%
Python Programming61%
Network Security29%

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Publisher categories

  • Network Security
  • Python Programming
  • Computer Security
Authors
Justin Seitz, Tim Arnold
Publisher
No Starch Press
Published
April 14, 2021
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Python for offensive security · Hacking and malware tools · Offensive memory forensics
Reading lane
Network Security