Linux Basics for Hackers: Getting Started with Networking, Scripting, and Security in Kali

This book is a must for all Linux users pro or beginner!

The author writes well and its easy to understand, even if he does come off a little pompous sometimes. The problem is that for every really cool thing he teaches you, theres something equally as cool that just blatantly doesnt work the way he says it does, if at all. Also, after learning a little more from other sources, Im finding that he does things the hard way a lot of the time. I dont know if thats intentional or not, but when I learned the easy ways it left me scratching my head. All in all its not bad, but take it with a grain of salt and dont expect to become some gazing hacker from it.

This should be your first book when it comes to CyberSecurity and Ethical hacking.

if you are starting from zero this book might be good for you.

My copy of this (Linux Basics for Hackers) book just arrived. I was going to wait for my bedtime to start reading; but knowing it was written by OTW, I knew it would be an awesome book so I started reading right away. As far as I can remember, I dont recall having ever written a review for any Amazon-purchased product. I am almost at the end of the first chapter and had to stop to review this book now. As I was reading the first chapter, I stopped and quickly scanned the rest of the book because right from chapter one, he starts teaching you the basics of Linux while simultaneously making you practice those newly-learned skills specifically for hacking. I started noticing that pattern in the first chapter and scanned the rest of the book. I noticed that the teach and immediately practice hacking format is repeated all throughout the book. I am loving this book so far and highly recommend it to any aspiring Cybersecurity Specialist/ hacker. I believe that this is a must-read!!!

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What this book is: A great introduction to the Linux CLI. If you’re aspiring to be a “hacker” or a pen tester, this is a great first book to pick up. The author(s) cover essential commands you’ll need to properly utilize Linux, and specifically Kali. What this book is not: This is not a how-to-hack book. You’ll still need to learn exploits on your own, which isn’t hard, but all the exploits in the world will be worthless unless you understand basic commands. Will you be able to pick this up and hack into your jerk neighbors Wi-Fi? No. I’d put myself as intermediate as far as using Kali and Linux in general, and this is still useful to help fill in the gaps and have a reference available. If I had a few more years under my belt, I wouldn’t find this to be useful, and would likely just buy the Linux pocket guide as a reference.

This book is great for getting started with KALI linux. The beginning of the book goes over the basics of using linux which is really not useful if you are a current linux user such as me (25yrs). The book is great if you are starting to use linux and how to set up KALI on your computer using Virtual machine. The authors goes into how to use the system without being boring and has screenshots of the processes. He also gets into writing python scripts in which you will have to use as a part of working with network security. I also suggest to do the exercises at the end of the chapters so that you can make sure that you grabbed the concept of the content. I would also suggest to visit the authors website so that you can expand on what you learn out of this book. I really like this book the only thing is that is missing is that there is no reference to using Wirehark, which is a very important tool in using for diagnosing network traffic and spotting attacks. If you are serious about getting started in cyber security get this book.

Ive only just started my Tech journey so Im definitely an empty cup, but this book is totally worth it and breaks things down into terms and explanations that are easy to understand and follow. I bought the spiral bound to make it easier to set it on a book stand and have it stay open to reference while Im learning. Each chapter ends with a mini practical exercise to reinforce what you just learned. I liked this so much that I bought the Master Hacker book just a few days ago as well!

Ive taken 2 separate Linux courses costing several hundred dollars each, but I feel that I retained the information better with this book! Definitely worth the cost, buying 2nd book now!