--- product_id: 286867 title: "The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing: Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Made Easy" price: "β‚Ή 3870" currency: INR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/286867-the-basics-of-hacking-and-penetration-testing-ethical-hacking-penetration store_origin: IN region: India --- # Beginner-friendly hacking guide Fast-track ethical hacking basics Hands-on pen-testing tools intro The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing: Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Made Easy **Price:** β‚Ή 3870 **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > πŸ” Unlock the basics, own the future of cybersecurity! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing: Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Made Easy - **How much does it cost?** β‚Ή 3870 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/286867-the-basics-of-hacking-and-penetration-testing-ethical-hacking-penetration) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Expand Beyond Basics:** Includes curated next steps and resources to sharpen your hacking skills further. - β€’ **Practical, Hands-On Learning:** Follow real-world examples to practice ethical hacking in a safe VM environment. - β€’ **Expert-Recommended for Beginners:** Highly rated by newcomers aiming to break into pen-testing careers. - β€’ **Kickstart Your Cybersecurity Journey:** Master foundational hacking concepts with clear, step-by-step guidance. - β€’ **Strategic Penetration Testing Insights:** Understand the 'why' behind each phase from reconnaissance to reporting. ## Overview This bestselling beginner’s guide by Patrick Engebretson Ph.D. offers a clear, practical introduction to ethical hacking and penetration testing. With a 4.7-star rating from over 500 reviews, it equips newcomers with essential tools and strategies, blending theory with hands-on exercises in a virtual environment. Ideal for aspiring cybersecurity professionals seeking a solid foundation and actionable next steps. ## Description The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing: Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Made Easy [Engebretson Ph.D., Patrick] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing: Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Made Easy Review: Very Basic But Helped Me Get Started! - I purchased this book for a course I was taking for a Master's program. Before reading this, I have never "hacked" a thing in my life. I didn't even know where to start. After completing the reading of this book I was able to successfully attack another machine and get access to it (all legally of course because it was all done in a VM environment that I own). It's a very enjoyable read. The writing is entertaining and educational. I believe from beginning to end I spent about 6 to 8 hours reading it. If you follow along with the examples in the book and try things yourself, you can spend a considerable amount of time in this book. After I read it cover to cover I went back through to try the examples. There are many suggestions at the end of each chapter on how you can continue learning or practicing more of the concepts presented. These suggestions often go far beyond the basics (so they seemed) and help sharpen certain skills. I have not researched or attempted any of these additional suggestions but many of them sounded very interesting and worth taking a look at. As mentioned in the title, this is a basics course. You learn the very basics of many tools that can set you on a solid path to a penetration testing career. If you are new to this field and looking to get a solid foundation on hacking and penetration testing then I would highly recommend this book. If you already have a solid foundation of hacking because you were self taught or are in the industry then most of this book will be irrelevant and elementary, but could be a good review. He does a great job at taking a beginning to end approach pointing out areas that some often overlook that could help you be more successful. I don't know if Patrick Engebretson has written other books but based solely on my experience with this one I will certainly be looking for more from him. Review: Exceptional walk through the PT process - By comparative standards I'm still new to the art of hacking/pen-testing, but not green or a beginner by any means. However, with that said I still like to pick up books on this topic regardless of the called out "skill level" that it claimed as you never know if you might learn a new method or approach to prospective challenge. So with that bit of background the aspect of the reconnaissance phase of the pen-testing was mostly repetitive for me but there were a few keys that I took stock in. From the perspective of a complete newbie to the scene this level of detail would most definitely be of benefit for them. When moving forward deeper into the book on to the scanning and exploitation phases the same level of detail found in phase one (reconnaissance) is still very much prevalent and I found it interesting in the sense of strategy being implemented as I myself have never really thought about the whole "why" aspect of the process, but rather just did it. Having that better grasp on the "why" I've found has made some of my recent actions in this field to be more instinctual now rather than involving a sense of thought. In the end section of the book covering the reporting of your work and findings to clients I again found this section to be a little on the repetitive side since I've done a lot of reporting that requires the conveying of knowledge to both board members as well as the technical folks. But again the delivery of detail to present the reader with the sense of understanding the why this needs to be accomplished was not lacking. Overall I'm very impressed with the layout and flow that the book provides taking the reader down a pseudo pen testing experience. But as the title does elude to "The Basics of Hacking..." with the key word being BASICS provides a fundamental overview and not an in-depth scope covering tools used. It talks about the more common tools utilized such as Metasploit for example and cover simple hacks to demonstrate the capabilities of the tools used and that's it. The author does a great job of explaining what you can do next for additional information or how best to practice your newly found skills and does a great job in setting the reader up for success in this regard. If you are an experienced hacker/pen-testing or someone looking to learn/leverage full power of a certain tool then you will be severely disappointed and I suggest looking into the technical "cookbooks" to gain that degree of knowledge. So unless you are completely new or like me looking to gain additional ways of looking at things I feel you won't enjoy or benefit much from this book. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #152,329 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #9 in Management Information Systems #23 in Software Testing #64 in Computer Hacking | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 535 Reviews | ## Images ![The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing: Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Made Easy - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/617SdCbD0wL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very Basic But Helped Me Get Started! *by D***L on June 8, 2015* I purchased this book for a course I was taking for a Master's program. Before reading this, I have never "hacked" a thing in my life. I didn't even know where to start. After completing the reading of this book I was able to successfully attack another machine and get access to it (all legally of course because it was all done in a VM environment that I own). It's a very enjoyable read. The writing is entertaining and educational. I believe from beginning to end I spent about 6 to 8 hours reading it. If you follow along with the examples in the book and try things yourself, you can spend a considerable amount of time in this book. After I read it cover to cover I went back through to try the examples. There are many suggestions at the end of each chapter on how you can continue learning or practicing more of the concepts presented. These suggestions often go far beyond the basics (so they seemed) and help sharpen certain skills. I have not researched or attempted any of these additional suggestions but many of them sounded very interesting and worth taking a look at. As mentioned in the title, this is a basics course. You learn the very basics of many tools that can set you on a solid path to a penetration testing career. If you are new to this field and looking to get a solid foundation on hacking and penetration testing then I would highly recommend this book. If you already have a solid foundation of hacking because you were self taught or are in the industry then most of this book will be irrelevant and elementary, but could be a good review. He does a great job at taking a beginning to end approach pointing out areas that some often overlook that could help you be more successful. I don't know if Patrick Engebretson has written other books but based solely on my experience with this one I will certainly be looking for more from him. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Exceptional walk through the PT process *by K***R on February 21, 2015* By comparative standards I'm still new to the art of hacking/pen-testing, but not green or a beginner by any means. However, with that said I still like to pick up books on this topic regardless of the called out "skill level" that it claimed as you never know if you might learn a new method or approach to prospective challenge. So with that bit of background the aspect of the reconnaissance phase of the pen-testing was mostly repetitive for me but there were a few keys that I took stock in. From the perspective of a complete newbie to the scene this level of detail would most definitely be of benefit for them. When moving forward deeper into the book on to the scanning and exploitation phases the same level of detail found in phase one (reconnaissance) is still very much prevalent and I found it interesting in the sense of strategy being implemented as I myself have never really thought about the whole "why" aspect of the process, but rather just did it. Having that better grasp on the "why" I've found has made some of my recent actions in this field to be more instinctual now rather than involving a sense of thought. In the end section of the book covering the reporting of your work and findings to clients I again found this section to be a little on the repetitive side since I've done a lot of reporting that requires the conveying of knowledge to both board members as well as the technical folks. But again the delivery of detail to present the reader with the sense of understanding the why this needs to be accomplished was not lacking. Overall I'm very impressed with the layout and flow that the book provides taking the reader down a pseudo pen testing experience. But as the title does elude to "The Basics of Hacking..." with the key word being BASICS provides a fundamental overview and not an in-depth scope covering tools used. It talks about the more common tools utilized such as Metasploit for example and cover simple hacks to demonstrate the capabilities of the tools used and that's it. The author does a great job of explaining what you can do next for additional information or how best to practice your newly found skills and does a great job in setting the reader up for success in this regard. If you are an experienced hacker/pen-testing or someone looking to learn/leverage full power of a certain tool then you will be severely disappointed and I suggest looking into the technical "cookbooks" to gain that degree of knowledge. So unless you are completely new or like me looking to gain additional ways of looking at things I feel you won't enjoy or benefit much from this book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book that clearly covers the subject! *by S***B on May 1, 2017* I've been IT for a long time and read more books than I can count on different topics. This was one of the most well written books I've read in 20 years. It covered the topics really well without going so deep that you lose the context of what you're reading. Each chapter was well written and flowed well to the next. I read the whole book and then went back and practiced the examples so things would soak in. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to start learning penetration testing or see things from an offensive viewpoint. Once you see things from an offensive viewpoint the defensive strategy becomes much clearer. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing - Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, 2nd Edition - Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - πŸ›’ **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** β€” Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** β€” Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - πŸ’° **No Hidden Fees** β€” All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - πŸ”„ **15-Day Free Returns** β€” Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - πŸ”’ **Secure Payments** β€” Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** β€” Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.in/products/286867-the-basics-of-hacking-and-penetration-testing-ethical-hacking-penetration](https://www.desertcart.in/products/286867-the-basics-of-hacking-and-penetration-testing-ethical-hacking-penetration) --- *Product available on Desertcart India* *Store origin: IN* *Last updated: 2026-07-09*