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Get in-depth knowledge of Python's role in offensive security, from fundamentals through to advanced techniques

Discover the realm of cybersecurity with Python and exploit vulnerabilities effectively

Automate complex security tasks with Python, using third-party tools and custom solutions

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Offensive Security Using Python is your go-to manual for mastering the quick-paced field of offensive security. This book is packed with valuable insights, real-world examples, and hands-on activities to help you leverage Python to navigate the complicated world of web security, exploit vulnerabilities, and automate challenging security tasks. From detecting vulnerabilities to exploiting them with cutting-edge Python techniques, you’ll gain practical insights into web security, along with guidance on how to use automation to improve the accuracy and effectiveness of your security activities. You’ll also learn how to design personalized security automation tools. While offensive security is a great way to stay ahead of emerging threats, defensive security plays an equal role in protecting organizations from cyberattacks. In this book, you’ll get to grips with Python secure coding techniques to improve your ability to recognize dangers quickly and take appropriate action. As you progress, you’ll be well on your way to handling the contemporary challenges in the field of cybersecurity using Python, as well as protecting your digital environment from growing attacks. By the end of this book, you’ll have a solid understanding of sophisticated offensive security methods and be able to stay ahead in the constantly evolving cybersecurity space.

Who is this book for?

This book is for a diverse audience interested in cybersecurity and offensive security. Whether you're an experienced Python developer looking to enhance offensive security skills, an ethical hacker, a penetration tester eager to learn advanced Python techniques, or a cybersecurity enthusiast exploring Python's potential in vulnerability analysis, you'll find valuable insights. If you have a solid foundation in Python programming language and are eager to understand cybersecurity intricacies, this book will help you get started on the right foot.

What you will learn

Familiarize yourself with advanced Python techniques tailored to security professionals' needs

Understand how to exploit web vulnerabilities using Python

Enhance cloud infrastructure security by utilizing Python to fortify infrastructure as code (IaC) practices

Build automated security pipelines using Python and third-party tools

Develop custom security automation tools to streamline your workflow

Implement secure coding practices with Python to boost your applications

Discover Python-based threat detection and incident response techniques

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HarveyC Oct 25, 2024

I am most of the way through this book and have found the information to be invaluable. I have worked with Python and other languages for many years but for those who may be less experienced this book starts with basic information on how to setup and prepare your environment and technics. Once you have an environment to work with the book covers attacking web applications and cloud. It contains a great deal of information to help automate testing and other operations. After you have experience working with offensive techniques the nook moves into defensive topics.I found the code examples to be correct, clear and easy to understand. If you are looking to increase your knowledge and skills in Red / Blue team activities this book is a great resource that can take you from very beginner to professional.

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Ankur Oct 25, 2024

Offensive Security Using Python is a great book for security and cloud engineers who are looking at advancing their skillsets using automation. The book starts with gentle introduction on Python, followed by multiple web exploitation tools that can be automated using Python and scripting. I specially enjoyed the focus on Cloud Espionage, and use of tools like prowler. Given many organizations are moving to Cloud it is a timely topic to cover. The book also has a part on Defensive Strategies using python which completes the loop on the overall process for proactive identification of security issues and defense using secure coding practices and incident response. I wish authors Rejah and Manindar good luck for the success of this edition.

Mr Noodle's brother, Mr. Noodle. Oct 06, 2024

I really liked that the book took the time to go over some tips that novice python scripters can use to improve their overall use of python, as well as code examples for using the most well-accepted security libraries.I think this book is best used as a reference by those with at least the basics of python, and I am glad it is on my shelf.

Amazon Customer Oct 25, 2024

From just flipping through chapters, I can see the idea of the book is to break down a security concept then showcase how python can be implemented for automation. There's definitely expertise shown for the web attack explanations and the cloud security section appears to be accurate. Looking forward to reading things through thoroughly when I dive back into Python. -Associate Security Analyst

Offensive Security Using Python: A hands-on guide to offensive tactics and threat mitigation using practical strategies

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