{"product_id":"c-for-ethical-blackhat-hackers-offensive-tooling-telemetry-and-countermeasures-to-test-and-improve-defenses-9798268331745","title":"C++ for Ethical Blackhat Hackers: Offensive tooling, telemetry, and countermeasures to test and improve defenses","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Brayden Ernest\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Security - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eC++ for Ethical Blackhat Hackers is a hands-on, lab-safe guide to building defensive-grade offensive tooling. You'll write modern C++ (C++20\/23 where helpful), wire in telemetry from the start, and validate detections with repeatable purple-team workflows. Every chapter converts techniques into measurable blue wins-from structured logging and OTEL traces to ETW\/eBPF visibility and egress controls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten with a defense-first ethos: consent, legal boundaries, safe data, and reproducible labs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses real, working code (CMake, Asio, OpenSSL, libbpf, ETW consumers) and production-grade practices (sanitizers, fuzzing, SBOM\/signing).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaps behaviors to MITRE ATT\u0026amp;CK, ships starter detections, and shows how to measure MTTD\/FPR-so improvements are provable, not theoretical.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Technology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eC++ remains the language of choice for high-performance, low-level, cross-platform tooling. This book leans on C++20 features (ranges, spans, coroutines where useful), RAII + std:: expected for safe resource handling, Asio for scalable I\/O, and OpenTelemetry for portable telemetry. On Windows you'll work with ETW and AppLocker\/WDAC; on Linux with eBPF, AppArmor\/SELinux, and systemd sandboxing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModern C++ setup: CMake + vcpkg\/Conan, reproducible builds, sanitizers \u0026amp; fuzzing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecure coding patterns: spans, RAII, error models, secret handling, path safety.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOS \u0026amp; network fundamentals: processes, tokens, registry; \/proc, capabilities, namespaces; sockets, DNS\/HTTP(S).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTelemetry foundation: structured logging schema, OTLP exporters, metrics \u0026amp; traces, ingest pipelines (Elastic\/Splunk-friendly).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWindows eventing: ETW providers\/sessions, mapping to ATT\u0026amp;CK, common pitfalls, lab exercises.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinux visibility: eBPF probes (exec\/file\/socket), ring buffers, sampling, query patterns.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecon \u0026amp; initial access simulators (benign): host\/service discovery, safe banner grabs, JSON telemetry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLateral \u0026amp; persistence simulators: Windows SCM\/scheduled tasks; Linux systemd units\/sockets-non-destructive and fully cleaned up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollection \u0026amp; exfil emulation (safe): synthetic NDJSON, chunked HTTP, stable TLS\/JA3 profiles, proxy\/DNS\/egress controls.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetection \u0026amp; hardening: ship Sigma\/ESQL\/Splunk queries, AppLocker\/WDAC, AppArmor\/SELinux, Santa (macOS).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePurple-team loop: plan → exercise → validate → iterate + a capstone chaining recon → lateral sim → exfil emu.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue teamers \u0026amp; DFIR who want to understand tool signals and write durable detections.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecurity engineers \u0026amp; purple teams measuring control efficacy with repeatable labs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelopers building safe, observable C++ tooling for security programs or research.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEducators \u0026amp; students needing concrete, legally-sound exercises with measurable outcomes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThreats evolve; your detections and policies must evolve faster. Every week without a measurable lab loop is a week of unknown blind spots. This book gives you a complete, ready-to-run framework so you can ship improvements this quarter, not \"someday.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eStart now\u003c\/b\u003e. Set up the lab, run the capstone, and turn your tools into defender wins. Install the toolchain, paste in the detections, and measure your first MTTD today. Your attack surface won't wait-your improvements shouldn't either.","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47779152363671,"sku":"9798268331745","price":2821.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798268331745.webp?v=1778033818","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/c-for-ethical-blackhat-hackers-offensive-tooling-telemetry-and-countermeasures-to-test-and-improve-defenses-9798268331745","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}