{"product_id":"ethical-hacking-with-python-and-bash-automate-recon-exploits-and-post-exploitation-tasks-for-real-world-penetration-testing-9798287820862","title":"Ethical Hacking with Python and Bash: Automate Recon, Exploits, and Post-Exploitation Tasks for Real-World Penetration Testing","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Wills H. Holmes\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Programming Languages - Python\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlock industrial-grade penetration testing skills and accelerate every stage of your security assessments with \u003cb\u003eEthical Hacking with Python and Bash: Automate Recon, Exploits, and Post-Exploitation Tasks for Real-World Penetration Testing\u003c\/b\u003e by \u003ci\u003eWills H. 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