Mastering Cybersecurity using Python (Volume 1)
Abhishek Singh
ISBN: 979-8282743012 247 pages (May 6, 2025)
Book Overview:
Mastering Cybersecurity using Python (Volume 1): A Comprehensive Guide! This book will taken you on a journey through the foundational aspects of cybersecurity, from understanding threats and frameworks to hands-on Python scripting for network scanning, cryptography, web security, and cybercrime analysis. You will explored tools like Scapy, BeautifulSoup, and Selenium, and delved into legal frameworks like the IT Act, 2000, and the MITRE ATT&CK framework. Structured into 11 chapters, the book progresses from fundamentals to advanced techniques, with real-world examples, legal insights, and ethical considerations.
Key Themes 1. Foundations of Cybersecurity
- Explores core principles (CIA triad, threat modeling) and Python’s role in security automation.
Covers cybercrime classifications (phishing, ransomware) and frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, NIST).
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