What this book covers

Chapter 1, Introducing Offensive Security and Python, introduces offensive security and shows how Python is used in various security practices.

Chapter 2, Python for Security Professionals – Beyond the Basics, covers advanced Python features and tools that help security professionals. This chapter takes you from basic Python to advanced security techniques.

Chapter 3, An Introduction to Web Security with Python, explores web security threats and vulnerabilities. You’ll learn about key concepts, methods, and Python tools to protect web applications and services.

Chapter 4, Exploiting Web Vulnerabilities Using Python, looks at how attackers exploit web vulnerabilities using Python. You’ll gain an understanding of these attacks and how to develop strategies to defend against them.

Chapter 5, Cloud Espionage – Python for Cloud Offensive Security, explores cloud security challenges and vulnerabilities. You’ll learn how to use Python to analyze cloud data and find security risks.

Chapter 6, Building Automated Security Pipelines with Python Using Third-Party Tools, shows how to create security pipelines using Python and third-party tools to improve efficiency and accuracy in security tasks.

Chapter 7, Creating Custom Security Automation Tools with Python, covers how to design, develop, and implement custom tools that cater to specific security requirements.

Chapter 8, Secure Coding Practices with Python, looks at the principles of secure coding with Python. You’ll discover best practices and techniques to reduce vulnerabilities and protect your code.

Chapter 9, Python-Based Threat Detection and Incident Response, explores using Python for threat detection and incident response and developing scripts to detect threats, analyze system issues, and respond to incidents effectively.