Sign-In
Cart
Black Hat Go Programming: Offensive Go Development for Ethical Hacking, Exploitation, and Penetration Testing
Paperback
Please select the version of book you would like to purchase.
ISBN13: 9798297484870
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 11 2025
Pages: 282
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.59 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 11 2025
Pages: 282
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.59 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English
Offensive Go Programming: Building Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Tools in Go is your complete, hands-on guide to mastering the Go programming language for modern offensive security operations. Written for security professionals, penetration testers, red teamers, and advanced developers, this book bridges the gap between theoretical security concepts and practical, field-ready tool development.
Starting from the fundamentals of structuring efficient Go code, you'll progress through designing modular offensive frameworks, crafting secure communication channels, managing multiple agents, and simulating full attack chains. You'll explore real-world offensive techniques: reconnaissance, exploitation, post-exploitation, persistence, lateral movement and implement them in Go with clean, reusable code. The book also covers advanced topics such as building your own command-and-control (C2) frameworks, integrating plugin-based offensive modules, automating complex attack workflows, and handling long-running operations.
You'll gain the skills to integrate Go with popular offensive security utilities, create cross-platform payloads, and leverage both the Go standard library and powerful third-party packages for maximum efficiency. Ethical hacking principles, safe lab practices, compliance considerations, and responsible disclosure guidelines are woven throughout, ensuring you operate legally and responsibly while pushing technical boundaries.
Whether you're looking to extend your penetration testing capabilities, develop robust internal security tools, or contribute to the open-source offensive security community, this book provides not just knowledge but working, production-ready Go code you can adapt to your own projects.
Key Highlights:
You'll gain the skills to integrate Go with popular offensive security utilities, create cross-platform payloads, and leverage both the Go standard library and powerful third-party packages for maximum efficiency. Ethical hacking principles, safe lab practices, compliance considerations, and responsible disclosure guidelines are woven throughout, ensuring you operate legally and responsibly while pushing technical boundaries.
Whether you're looking to extend your penetration testing capabilities, develop robust internal security tools, or contribute to the open-source offensive security community, this book provides not just knowledge but working, production-ready Go code you can adapt to your own projects.
Key Highlights:
- Practical, real-world offensive security tool development in Go
- Full coverage of agent management, secure comms, and attack automation
- Advanced C2 architecture design and modular plugin integration
- Safe, legal, and ethical hacking practices for professionals
- Extensive code samples, exercises, and lab-tested examples
Also from
Westhoff, Myron
Mastering Zsh Shell: Build Powerful, Productive Command-Line Workflows with the Z Shell
Westhoff, Myron
Paperback
$23.64
Python for Black Hat Hackers: Write Exploits, Build Attack Scripts, and Automate Recon and Evasion
Westhoff, Myron
Paperback
$28.20
Ghidra Essentials for Beginners: Understand Malware, Identify Threats, and Protect Your Network through Reverse Engineering
Westhoff, Myron
Paperback
$23.40
Also in
Programming
Interactive Theorem Proving and Program Development: Coq'art: The Calculus of Inductive Constructions
Castéran, Pierre
Bertot, Yves
Hardcover
$194.60
Seven Databases in Seven Weeks: A Guide to Modern Databases and the Nosql Movement
Redmond, Eric
Wilson, Jim
Perkins, Luc
Paperback
$63.29
The Legend of Zelda(tm) Tears of the Kingdom - The Complete Official Guide: Collector's Edition
Piggyback
Hardcover
$42.74
Python Crash Course, 3rd Edition: A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Programming
Matthes, Eric
Paperback
$44.99
Crisis Engineering: Time-Tested Tools for Turning Chaos Into Clarity
Dickerson, Mikey
Nitze, Marina
Weaver, Matthew
Paperback
$18.99
Vibe Coding: Building Production-Grade Software with Genai, Chat, Agents, and Beyond
Yegge, Steve
Kim, Gene
Paperback
$30.40
Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations
Humble, Jez
Kim, Gene
Forsgren Phd, Nicole
Paperback
$20.89
The Legend of Zelda(tm) Tears of the Kingdom - The Complete Official Guide: Standard Edition
Piggyback
Paperback
$28.49
Embedded Systems with ARM Cortex-M Microcontrollers in Assembly Language and C: Fourth Edition
Zhu, Yifeng
Paperback
$86.88
Fundamentals of Software Architecture: A Modern Engineering Approach
Richards, Mark
Ford, Neal
Paperback
$75.99
I Have an App Idea: The Essential Guide to Building an App Without Tech Skills
Spann, Amanda
Paperback
$17.05
AI Projects with Raspberry Pi: High-Performance Artificial Intelligence for Robotics, Security, Home Automation, and Vision
Hattersley, Lucy
Jepson, Brian
Paperback
$21.84
The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change
Fournier, Camille
Paperback
$37.99
Make: Electronics: Learning by Discovery: A Hands-On Primer for the New Electronics Enthusiast
Platt, Charles
Paperback
$33.24
The Devops Handbook, 2nd Edition: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, & Security in Technology Organizations
Humble, Jez
Debois, Patrick
Kim, Gene
Paperback
$36.10
Building Applications with AI Agents: Designing and Implementing Multiagent Systems
Albada, Michael
Paperback
$75.99
Cracking the Coding Interview: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions
McDowell, Gayle Laakmann
Paperback
From $24.99
The Developer's Guide to AI: A Field Guide for the Working Developer
Orshalick, Jacob
Reghunadh, Jerry M.
Thompson, Danny
Paperback
$56.99
The New AI Cold War: Liberty vs. Tyranny in the Age of Machine Empires
Maginnis, Ltc Robert L.
Paperback
$31.83
Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide to Html, Css, Javascript, and Web Images
Robbins, Jennifer
Paperback
$75.99
The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change
Reilly, Tanya
Paperback
$43.69
Software Architecture: The Hard Parts: Modern Trade-Off Analyses for Distributed Architectures
Ford, Neal
Richards, Mark
Sadalage, Pramod
Paperback
$75.99
The Official Raspberry Pi Handbook 2026: Astounding Projects with Raspberry Pi Computers
Makers of Raspberry Pi Official Magazine, The
Paperback
$23.74
Linux Basics for Hackers, 2nd Edition: Getting Started with Networking, Scripting, and Security in Kali
Occupytheweb
Paperback
$37.99
SQL QuickStart Guide: The Simplified Beginner's Guide to Managing, Analyzing, and Manipulating Data With SQL
Shields, Walter
Hardcover
$33.24
The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey to Mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition
Hunt, Andrew
Thomas, David
Hardcover
$54.99
Generative AI Design Patterns: Solutions to Common Challenges When Building Genai Agents and Applications
Hapke, Hannes
Lakshmanan, Valliappa
Paperback
$75.99
Head First Design Patterns: Building Extensible and Maintainable Object-Oriented Software
Robson, Elisabeth
Freeman, Eric
Paperback
$75.99
Frictionless: 7 Steps to Remove Barriers, Unlock Value, and Outpace Your Competition in the AI Era
Forsgren, Nicole
Noda, Abi
Paperback
$33.74
Forecasting: Principles and Practice, the Pythonic Way
Athanasopoulos, George
Hyndman, Rob J.
Paperback
$76.00
The Return on AI: From Promise to Profit in the Age of Intelligent Business
Mittal, Ashwin
Sawhney, Mohanbir
Paperback
$18.69
Observability Engineering: Achieving Production Excellence
Fong-Jones, Liz
Miranda, George
Majors, Charity
Paperback
$66.49
Arduino Programming for Beginners: A Comprehensive Beginner's Guide to Learn the Realms of Arduino Programming from A-Z
Protosmith, Ada
Paperback
$18.99
Building AI-Powered Products: The Essential Guide to AI and Genai Product Management
Nika, Marily
Paperback
$42.74
Grokking Algorithms, Second Edition: An Illustrated Guide for Programmers and Other Curious People
Bhargava, Aditya Y.
Paperback
$62.49
Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science
Knuth, Donald
Graham, Ronald
Patashnik, Oren
Hardcover
$107.99
Debugging: The 9 Indispensable Rules for Finding Even the Most Elusive Software and Hardware Problems
Agans, David J.
Paperback
$18.99
Learning Generative AI Tools for Excel: Speed Up Your Everyday Tasks with Microsoft Excel, Copilot, Chatgpt, and Beyond
Duca, Angelica Lo
Paperback
$56.99
Learning Domain-Driven Design: Aligning Software Architecture and Business Strategy
Khononov, Vlad
Paperback
$62.69
This Is Service Design Doing: Applying Service Design Thinking in the Real World
Hormess, Markus Edgar
Stickdorn, Marc
Lawrence, Adam
Paperback
$47.49
Computer Science from Scratch: Building Interpreters, Art, Emulators and ML in Python
Kopec, David
Paperback
$47.49
The Software Architect Elevator: Redefining the Architect's Role in the Digital Enterprise
Hohpe, Gregor
Paperback
$62.69
Python Programming for Young Coders: A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Coding for Beginners, Kids, and Teens
Pandey, Anand
Paperback
$20.57
Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time
Wright, Hyrum
Winters, Titus
Manshreck, Tom
Paperback
$62.69
Prompt Engineering for Llms: The Art and Science of Building Large Language Model-Based Applications
Ziegler, Albert
Berryman, John
Paperback
$75.99
Learning Php, MySQL & JavaScript: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites
Nixon, Robin
Paperback
$56.99
Pro C# 10 with .Net 6: Foundational Principles and Practices in Programming
Troelsen, Andrew
Japikse, Phil
Paperback
$56.99
Living a Jewish Life, Revised and Updated: Jewish Traditions, Customs, and Values for Today's Families
Diamant, Anita
Cooper, Howard
Paperback
$21.84
Articulating Design Decisions: Communicate with Stakeholders, Keep Your Sanity, and Deliver the Best User Experience
Greever, Tom
Paperback
From $17.99
Adobe Photoshop, 2nd Edition: A Complete Course and Compendium of Features
Laskevitch, Stephen
Paperback
$52.20
Kubernetes in Action, Second Edition: Deploying and Managing Containers and Cloud-Native Applications
Luksa, Marko
Conner, Kevin
Paperback
$87.49
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence
Zegart, Amy B.
Paperback
$21.80
Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems
Jones, Chris
Beyer, Betsy
Murphy, Niall Richard
Paperback
$56.99
Ruined by Design: How Designers Destroyed the World, and What We Can Do to Fix It
Monteiro, Mike
Paperback
$23.74