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Best cybersecurity books from 2025
2 cybersecurity books published in 2025, ranked by rating. Each entry is an opinionated review with who the book is for.
01 · 2025
Linux Basics for Hackers
Getting Started with Networking, Scripting, and Security in Kali
OccupyTheWeb's introduction to Linux from the angle that hackers and pentesters actually need it: shells, networking, scripting, and Kali tooling.
Beginner4/5OccupyTheWeb02 · 2025
Metasploit
The Penetration Tester's Guide
The second edition of the definitive No Starch guide to the Metasploit Framework, updated by the project's original maintainers and newer contributors for the modern Framework.
Intermediate4/5David Kennedy, Mati Aharoni, Devon Kearns, Jim O'Gorman, Daniel G. Graham