Operator Handbook: Red Team + OSINT + Blue Team Reference Paperback – March 18, 2020

Potential readers - This is a set of curated and collaborative tools for effective operations with this comprehensive handbook.Cross knowledge domains of Red Team, Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), and Blue Team as we develop grounded practices base on acquired knowledge, skills and experience in cybersecurity.This guide offers valuable insights, techniques, and references for many aspects of cybersecurity operations.The handbook equips you with a professional curated set of knowledge, practices and tools to successfully excel in the complex and changing landscape of cybersecurity operations.The handbook is your go-to desktop resource for mastering the art of resilience and trusted cyber operations.Larry Leibrock

Unlock the secrets of effective operations with this comprehensive handbook. Explore the realms of Red Team, Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), and Blue Team as you dive into the world of cybersecurity. This reference guide offers valuable insights, techniques, and references for all aspects of operations. From offensive tactics to intelligence gathering and defensive strategies, this handbook equips you with the knowledge and tools to navigate the complex landscape of cybersecurity operations. Whether you're a security professional, researcher, or enthusiast, this ultimate handbook is your go-to resource for mastering the art of operations.

The term "handy" gets thrown around quite a bit, as is the nature of all cliches. But I think the term perfectly describes this book. All IT professionals perform research and reference many materials during their daily operations, it is impossible to know everything. Although I'm pretty new to the industry, I have found that this book has helped cut down my time performing research and has helped me focus more on where I should be looking. Instead of having three or four tabs/terminals open with "man" pages, I can look up common commands and methods with this reference. VERY handy indeed. This is particularly helpful when I'm only on my laptop and screen desktop space is at a premium.Does this book have everything that you will need every day? Not at all, and it's not meant to. It will give you the ability to look something up quickly, and points you in the right direction if you really need to dig for more.Great book, I highly recommend it.

It’s free so why not and my first take was “wait this is just an abbreviated version of the docs!” and then my realization hit me, and I was enlightened.At times it feels like my career is summarized in the subtitle of this book. My value is my ability to quickly find an answer, and, apply it. After doing that for...decades, I appreciate the result that “just gives me the damn answer” in clear, simple terms, so I can decide if I’m getting hotter or colder.This is a compilation of things I searched for and applied successfully in one situation or another. It is also a type of “refresher” in that some things are so succinct that what you are trying to do becomes extremely clear just by the way this book is laid out. Also, so many things are just based on terminal usage that it’s wonderful to see how simple things are (again) vs the over-thought UI/UX we see so often these days (hint: less is more!).Having said that, I strongly do not recommend you go and run all of these commands as is in “production” - you’re gonna have a bad time.But, if you know what most of these commands do already, having them in a single place for quick reference Is totally Convenient and fun. Even if the “sell by” date expires, this collection will still probably help you find the current version of the solution you’re after.Well done.

I wish the digital version would come as a pdf so it was easier to use (COPY/PASTA), but overall the book is well laid out and indexed appropriately. This is a reference manual to remind you of things you forgot or things you should look into in other sources.The index is good. I have both the digital and the physical edition, but I highly recommend the digital edition. Ctrl-F, Ctrl-C, and Ctrl-V will save you so much time.CAVEAT: THIS BOOK WILL NOT TEACH YOU ALL THE THINGS! It is excellent for what it is, but if you want an instruction manual or training, this is not that book. This book is targeted at individuals with some training/experience who have some clue about what they need to look for.

I've been working professionally in infosec for many years, everything from threat intelligence to reversing hardware and malware to OSCP certification... and this book covers EVERYTHING... the best reference manual/resource I've ever come across. I found it thanks to an Amazon "you might like" suggestion and decided to grab the paperback version to give it a look, having seen the RTFM, BTFM, and the like I expected a small book, when this thing showed up I was very confused... then I opened it up and started flipping through it.This book will absolutely live on my desk, in my backpack, and will also been within arms reach during work and CTF comps.10/10, do recommend.

This book is IMO the best field manual out there. I have the RTFM, BTFM, and almost every other Red Team and Pen Testing book out there. I didn't realize how much I didn't know until I started looking through the OSINT and Cloud sections. As a matter of fact, I had been looking for a childhood friend for a long time who is essentially a ghost in regards to being online and actually found him and his brother. Crazy!If you do anything in Cyber Security or want to, I recommend this book. I have an entire library of books that go down all kinds of rabbit holes....this is the book I actually keep at my desk.