'The Hacker Playbook 3' by Peter Kim provides a game plan for offensive security professionals, detailing step-by-step penetration testing tactics and red team operations. Written by seasoned practitioner Peter Kim, this practical playbook demonstrates how top-tier attackers infiltrate secured enterprise networks.
The manual covers automated and manual reconnaissance, vulnerability discovery, client-side attacks, Metasploit exploitation, Active Directory compromise, Kerberos attacks, lateral movement, pivoting, antivirus evasion, and living-off-the-land techniques. The author provides exact commands, tool configurations, and tactical workflows.
An essential field manual for penetration testers, red team operators, and security consultants executing real-world enterprise assessments.
Contents at a Glance
Chapter 1: Pre-Game Preparation: Setting Up Your Red Team Arsenal
Chapter 2: Before the Snap: Passive & Active Reconnaissance
Chapter 3: The Drive: Scanning, Vulnerability Identification, and Web Attacks
Chapter 4: The Throw: Exploitation, Metasploit, and Client-Side Attacks
Chapter 5: The Lateral Pass: Network Pivoting, Kerberos, and Lateral Movement
Chapter 6: Special Teams: Evading AV, Living off the Land (LotL), and Obfuscation
Chapter 7: Post-Game Analysis: Data Exfiltration and Reporting Findings
Index & Further Reading