## Awesome Penetration Testing A collection of awesome penetration testing resources, tools, confs, books, magazines and other shiny things. ### Resources #### Penetration Testing * [Metasploit Unleashed](http://www.offensive-security.com/metasploit-unleashed/) - Free Offensive Security metasploit course. #### Social Engineering * [Social Engineering Framework](http://www.social-engineer.org/framework/) - An information resource for social engineers. ### Tools #### Penetration Testing * [Kali](http://www.kali.org/) - A Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing. * [Metasploit](http://www.metasploit.com/) - World's most used penetration testing software. #### Vulnerability Scanners * [Nexpose](https://www.rapid7.com/products/nexpose/) - Vulnerability Management & Risk Management Software. * [Nessus](http://www.tenable.com/products/nessus) - Vulnerability, configuration, and compliance assessment. * [OpenVAS](http://www.openvas.org/) - Open Source vulnerability scanner and manager. * [w3af](https://github.com/andresriancho/w3af) - Web application attack and audit framework. #### Networks tools * [nmap](http://nmap.org/) - Free Security Scanner For Network Exploration & Security Audits. * [tcpdump/libpcap](http://www.tcpdump.org/) - A common packet analyzer that runs under the command line. * [Wireshark](http://www.wireshark.org/) - A network protocol analyzer for Unix and Windows. * [Network Tools](http://network-tools.com/) - Different network tools: pink, lookup, whois, etc. #### Hex editors * [HexEdit.js](http://hexed.it/) - Browser-based hex editing. #### Windows utils * [Sysinternals Suite](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb842062) - The Sysinternals Troubleshooting Utilities #### DDoS * [LOIC](https://github.com/NewEraCracker/LOIC/) - An open source network stress tool for Windows. * [JS LOIC](http://metacortexsecurity.com/tools/anon/LOIC/LOICv1.html) - JavaScript in-browser version of LOIC. #### Social Engineering * [SET](https://github.com/trustedsec/social-engineer-toolkit) - The Social-Engineer Toolkit from TrustedSec #### Anonimity * [Tor](https://www.torproject.org/) - The free software for enabling onion routing online anonymity. * [I2P](https://geti2p.net) - The Invisible Internet Project #### Reverse Engineering * [IDA Pro](https://www.hex-rays.com/products/ida/) - A Windows, Linux or Mac OS X hosted multi-processor disassembler and debugger. * [WDK/WinDbg](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/hh852365.aspx) - Windows Driver Kit and WinDbg. * [OllyDbg](http://www.ollydbg.de/) - An x86 debugger that emphasizes binary code analysis ### Conferences * [DEF CON](https://www.defcon.org/) - An annual hacker convention in Las Vegas. * [Black Hat](http://www.blackhat.com/) - An annual security conference in Las Vegas. * [BSides](http://www.securitybsides.com/) - A framework for organising and holding security conferences. * [CCC](http://events.ccc.de/congress/) - An annual meeting of the international hacker scene in Germany. * [DerbyCon](https://www.derbycon.com/) - An annual hacker conference based in Louisville. * [PhreakNIC](http://phreaknic.info/) - A technology conference held annually in middle Tennessee. * [ShmooCon](http://www.shmoocon.org/) - An annual US east coast hacker convention. * [CarolinaCon](http://www.carolinacon.org/) - An infosec conference, held annually in North Carolina. * [HOPE](http://hope.net/) - A conference series sponsored by the hacker magazine 2600. * [SummerCon](http://www.summercon.org/) - One of the oldest hacker conventions, held during Summer. * [Hack.lu](http://hack.lu/) - An annual conference held in Luxembourg. * [HITB](http://conference.hitb.org/) - Deep-knowledge security conference held in Malaysia and The Netherlands. * [Troopers](https://www.troopers.de) - Annual international IT Security event with workshops held in Heidelberg, Germany. * [Hack3rCon](http://hack3rcon.org/) - An annual US hacker conference. * [ThotCon](http://thotcon.org/) - An annual US hacker conference held in Chicago. * [LayerOne](http://www.layerone.org/) - An annual US security conerence held every spring in Los Angeles. * [DeepSec](https://deepsec.net/) - Security Conference in Vienna, Austria. * [SkyDogCon](http://www.skydogcon.com/) - A technology conference in Nashville. ### Books #### Penetration Testing * [The Art of Exploitation by Jon Erickson, 2008](http://www.nostarch.com/hacking2.htm) * [Metasploit: The Penetration Tester's Guide by David Kennedy and others, 2011](http://www.nostarch.com/metasploit) * [Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking by Georgia Weidman, 2014](http://www.nostarch.com/pentesting) * [Rtfm: Red Team Field Manual by Ben Clark, 2014](http://www.amazon.com/Rtfm-Red-Team-Field-Manual/dp/1494295504/) * [The Hacker Playbook by Peter Kim, 2014](http://www.amazon.com/The-Hacker-Playbook-Practical-Penetration/dp/1494932636/) * [Violent Python by TJ O'Connor, 2012](http://www.elsevier.com/books/violent-python/unknown/978-1-59749-957-6) #### Hackers Handbook series * [The Shellcoder's Handbook by Chris Anley and others, 2007](http://wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-047008023X.html) * [The Web Application Hacker's Handbook by D. Stuttard, M. Pinto, 2011](http://wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118026470.html) * [iOS Hacker's Handbook by Charlie Miller and others, 2012](http://wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118204123.html) * [Android Hacker's Handbook by Joshua J. Drake and others, 2014](http://wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-111860864X.html) * [The Browser Hacker's Handbook by Wade Alcorn and others, 2014](http://wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118662091.html) #### Network Analysis * [Nmap Network Scanning by Gordon Fyodor Lyon, 2009](http://nmap.org/book/) * [Practical Packet Analysis by Chris Sanders, 2011](http://www.nostarch.com/packet2.htm) * [Wireshark Network Analysis by by Laura Chappell, Gerald Combs, 2012](http://www.wiresharkbook.com/) #### Reverse Engineering * [The IDA Pro Book by Chris Eagle, 2011](http://www.nostarch.com/idapro2.htm) * [Practical Reverse Engineering by Bruce Dang and others, 2014](http://wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118787315.html) #### Malware Analysis * [Practical Malware Analysis by Michael Sikorski, Andrew Honig, 2012](http://www.nostarch.com/malware) * [The Art of Memory Forensics by Michael Hale Ligh and others, 2014](http://wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118825098.html) #### Windows * [Windows Internals by Mark Russinovich, David Solomon, Alex Ionescu](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963901.aspx) #### Social Engineering * [The Art of Deception by Kevin D. Mitnick, William L. Simon, 2002](http://wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471237124.html) * [The Art of Intrusion by Kevin D. Mitnick, William L. Simon, 2005](http://wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0764569597.html) * [Ghost in the Wires by Kevin D. Mitnick, William L. Simon, 2011](http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kevin-mitnick/ghost-in-the-wires/9780316134477/) * [No Tech Hacking by Johnny Long, Jack Wiles, 2008](http://www.elsevier.com/books/no-tech-hacking/mitnick/978-1-59749-215-7) * [Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking by Christopher Hadnagy, 2010](http://wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470639539.html) * [Unmasking the Social Engineer: The Human Element of Security by Christopher Hadnagy, 2014](http://wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118608577.html) ### Magazines * [2600: The Hacker Quarterly](http://www.2600.com/Magazine/DigitalEditions) - An American publication about technology and computer "underground". * [Hakin9](https://hakin9.org/) - A Polish online, weekly publication on IT Security.