Penetration Testing Books and Training

Training for hardware security work

Books and training targets can support preparation, testing methodology and safe practice in a controlled lab. They are suitable for professional penetration testers, red teams, security consultancies, researchers and students working with written authorisation. Project Reboot is a progressive hardware audit target with challenges covering UART, SPI, I2C and Bluetooth, supported by tutorials and walk-throughs covering theory, techniques, approaches, software and commands.

Choose the right guide

• Project Reboot: Hardware Audit Training Target provides a hands-on platform for hardware reverse engineering practice, rather than a device-specific reference book.
• Rubber Ducky Textbook and USB Rubber Ducky Textbook are the longer-form choices for learning about the USB Rubber Ducky platform. The Rubber Ducky Pocket Guide and USB Rubber Ducky Pocket Guide are compact alternatives for quick reference.
• Packet Squirrel Textbook offers a fuller reference for the Packet Squirrel, while the Packet Squirrel Pocket Guide is a shorter format.
• Shark Jack Display Guidebook focuses on the Shark Jack platform, and LAN Turtle Hub Guidebook focuses on the LAN Turtle.
• Hak5 Notebook Morale Organizer is intended for organising notes and field observations alongside technical study.

For UK and Ireland buyers

Use these materials with equipment, networks and facilities that you own or are explicitly authorised to assess. A hardware hacking book can complement a lab programme, while an RFID security book or SDR book for beginners may be more suitable when the work centres on radio or access technologies. Buyers planning practical training should separately review radio transmission rules, lock pick and access-tool laws, and export controls applicable to their location and intended use. Northern Ireland radio equipment requirements can include conformity documentation and CE marking, and controlled dual-use exports may require a licence.