--- product_id: 1703813 title: "Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking" price: "£37.56" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/1703813-penetration-testing-a-hands-on-introduction-to-hacking store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking **Price:** £37.56 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking - **How much does it cost?** £37.56 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/1703813-penetration-testing-a-hands-on-introduction-to-hacking) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Penetration testers simulate cyber attacks to find security weaknesses in networks, operating systems, and applications. Information security experts worldwide use penetration techniques to evaluate enterprise defenses. In Penetration Testing , security expert, researcher, and trainer Georgia Weidman introduces you to the core skills and techniques that every pentester needs. Using a virtual machine–based lab that includes Kali Linux and vulnerable operating systems, you’ll run through a series of practical lessons with tools like Wireshark, Nmap, and Burp Suite. As you follow along with the labs and launch attacks, you’ll experience the key stages of an actual assessment—including information gathering, finding exploitable vulnerabilities, gaining access to systems, post exploitation, and more. Learn how to: –Crack passwords and wireless network keys with brute-forcing and wordlists –Test web applications for vulnerabilities –Use the Metasploit Framework to launch exploits and write your own Metasploit modules –Automate social-engineering attacks –Bypass antivirus software –Turn access to one machine into total control of the enterprise in the post exploitation phase You’ll even explore writing your own exploits. Then it’s on to mobile hacking—Weidman’s particular area of research—with her tool, the Smartphone Pentest Framework. With its collection of hands-on lessons that cover key tools and strategies, Penetration Testing is the introduction that every aspiring hacker needs. Review: Excellent Buy for your money! - Excellent book for someone who’s interested in learning penetration testing! This book is written so well that it doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner or even have some experience already it will greatly benefit you! Review: Real Penetration - After reading, Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, I felt very disappointed because that book doesn't teach you about hacking in the way I was expecting. It only shows you how to test for vulnerabilities in source code and how to attempt exploitation against it, alongside networking programming and cryptology. I also read other hacking books by No Starch Press, and I felt very disappointed, because I wanted a book that can give me the skills to find a job as a professional pen tester, but the books I've read were very theoretical, but almost very impractical. Then, comes this book. A hands-on approach to testing and utilization of penetration software. It touches upon literally almost every tool and technique a pen tester could ever want to practice. It goes through the explanations and illustrations and diagrams that all show you step by step exactly how to perform a penetration test. My favorite chapter was the one that began the Exploit Development part of the book, about Linux exploitation. This is because I wanted a guide that can teach me how buffer overflows function and how to use gdb to develop exploits from scratch. It goes into extreme detail on each and every step that needs to be incorporated to reverse engineer a binary while in memory. I also much enjoyed the chapter about antivirus evasion. Furthermore, the chapter on password attacks was enlightening, as was almost every other chapter. The only chapter I found boring was the one about pen testing mobile devices. This was boring to me because the framework is not included in Linux by default, so I didn't wanna go bananas over it. Using a Livecd and installing new software is annoying. But, when I feel like it, I'll probably take another look at it. After all, the very author of this book developed that framework her very self! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #326,273 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #139 in Computer Hacking #197 in Computer Network Security #332 in Internet & Telecommunications | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 639 Reviews | ## Images ![Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81SmVR3lp7L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Buy for your money! *by B***Z on February 6, 2026* Excellent book for someone who’s interested in learning penetration testing! This book is written so well that it doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner or even have some experience already it will greatly benefit you! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Real Penetration *by B***R on December 28, 2016* After reading, Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, I felt very disappointed because that book doesn't teach you about hacking in the way I was expecting. It only shows you how to test for vulnerabilities in source code and how to attempt exploitation against it, alongside networking programming and cryptology. I also read other hacking books by No Starch Press, and I felt very disappointed, because I wanted a book that can give me the skills to find a job as a professional pen tester, but the books I've read were very theoretical, but almost very impractical. Then, comes this book. A hands-on approach to testing and utilization of penetration software. It touches upon literally almost every tool and technique a pen tester could ever want to practice. It goes through the explanations and illustrations and diagrams that all show you step by step exactly how to perform a penetration test. My favorite chapter was the one that began the Exploit Development part of the book, about Linux exploitation. This is because I wanted a guide that can teach me how buffer overflows function and how to use gdb to develop exploits from scratch. It goes into extreme detail on each and every step that needs to be incorporated to reverse engineer a binary while in memory. I also much enjoyed the chapter about antivirus evasion. Furthermore, the chapter on password attacks was enlightening, as was almost every other chapter. The only chapter I found boring was the one about pen testing mobile devices. This was boring to me because the framework is not included in Linux by default, so I didn't wanna go bananas over it. Using a Livecd and installing new software is annoying. But, when I feel like it, I'll probably take another look at it. After all, the very author of this book developed that framework her very self! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is a great way to get yourself familiar with Kali Linux and ... *by J***N on December 6, 2016* I wanted to wait until I was actually through some of the hands on examples on this book before I reviewed. I'm approximately halfway through at this point. Cons: Setting up the lab is time consuming, difficult and not exactly free. In my case I had a legitimate copy of Windows XP to use, but it wasn't pro;and I purchased Windows 7 Pro. Unless you're not working and have the time to run through the book quickly do yourself a favor and get a copy of Windows to do this. Unfortunately... it's getting harder to find copies of Windows XP. The issue of using a "free" version of Windows is after X days you won't be able to use it anymore. I paid for the convenience of having all the time I wanted to run through the book. Pros: This is a great way to get yourself familiar with Kali Linux and penetration testing principals. I'm attempting to switch careers into security and I picked up this book as a starting point. It has helped me learn more about Kali and the tools included in the distro. Its exactly what the book markets itself as, a hands on introduction; and it does this well. Summary: You need to do a lot of leg work yourself; so don't expect to just open the book and go. I took about 2 or 3 weeks just to get my lab setup as closely as possible to the book; I've decided I'm comfortable missing some aspects (the mobile applications will probably be a miss here). Overall this should be expected; if you're a programmer like me you should be familiar with trouble shooting, also if you're opening the Linux door you should be comfortable doing some extra work. Once you have the lab setup the pace picks up. While it took me 2-3 weeks to get through setting up my lab I was almost half way through the book in less than 4 days. I would have liked if the Kali VM came completely configured; it's missing the mobile tools I believe, but again it's enough. The only recommendation I can make is to publish an updated version. I'm using this book as a launching platform for the Penetration Testing With Kali Linux course and eventually the OSCP exam. ## Frequently Bought Together - Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking - Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, 2nd Edition - Linux Basics for Hackers: Getting Started with Networking, Scripting, and Security in Kali --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/1703813-penetration-testing-a-hands-on-introduction-to-hacking](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/1703813-penetration-testing-a-hands-on-introduction-to-hacking) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-06-22*