The Pentester BluePrint

Starting a Career as an Ethical Hacker

By: Phillip L. Wylie, Kim Crawley

Narrated by: Matthew Josdal

Jump-start your new and exciting career as a penetration tester.

The Pentester BluePrint: Starting a Career as an Ethical Hacker offers listeners a chance to delve deeply into the world of the ethical, or "white-hat" hacker. Accomplished pentester and author Phillip L. Wylie and cybersecurity researcher Kim Crawley walk you through the basic and advanced topics necessary to understand how to make a career out of finding vulnerabilities in systems, networks, and applications.

You'll learn about the role of a penetration tester, what a pentest involves, and the prerequisite knowledge you'll need to start the educational journey of becoming a pentester. Discover how to develop a plan by assessing your current skillset and finding a starting place to begin growing your knowledge and skills. Finally, find out how to become employed as a pentester by using social media, networking strategies, and community involvement.

Perfect for IT workers and entry-level information security professionals, The Pentester BluePrint also belongs on the bookshelves of anyone seeking to transition to the exciting and in-demand field of penetration testing.

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Excellent book!

This book was very clear and straightforward. It’s an excellent read for anyone interested in a career as a PenTester or to gain an understanding of what a PenTester is. There’s an abundance of resources, direction, and a mapping for a pathway to become a successful PenTester.

Very informative content

This book has been a great introduction to pentesting for a beginner like myself. I recommend it

Great tips and advice on how to get into Cyber Security.

Looking for a more in depth book on Cyber Security. If your new to the career or thinking about getting started then this book is for you.

inspiring

This is one of the best books I've read on this subject matter so far It's really inspiring It's definitely a great listen if you have a similar mindset

Dry and meta

IMO this content is better in print. But easy listening and full of jargon. Very much a ‘big picture’ overview.