{"product_id":"the-web3-security-auditors-handbook-mastering-smart-contract-hacking-defi-protocols-and-solidity-vulnerabilities-9798254397540","title":"The Web3 Security Auditor's Handbook: Mastering Smart Contract Hacking, DeFi Protocols, and Solidity Vulnerabilities","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Julian Sloane\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Security - Cryptography \u0026amp; Encryption\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmart contracts don't \"get hacked.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey get shipped with bugs... and discovered the expensive way.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome to \u003cb\u003eThe Web3 Security Auditor's Handbook\u003c\/b\u003e - a practical, no-fluff guide to auditing smart contracts like an attacker, and writing reports like a professional. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you've ever opened a DeFi repo and thought: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Nice code. Which function loses $20M?\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou're in the right place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI'm Julian Sloane, and I wrote this book for people who want real Web3 security skills - not theory, not vibes, not copy-pasted checklist memes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the handbook for learning how exploits happen in the real world, and how to catch them before they become a post-mortem thread. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this book, you'll learn how to: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRead smart contract code like an auditor (fast, systematic, and ruthless)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap a protocol's attack surface in hours, not weeks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpot and exploit the most common Solidity vulnerabilities\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e(reentrancy, access control failures, unsafe external calls, signature bugs, DoS patterns, and more) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBreak protocol assumptions using \"weird\" tokens\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e(fee-on-transfer, rebasing, ERC777 hooks, non-standard ERC20 behavior) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudit DeFi's #1 danger zone: accounting math\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e(shares, debt, interest indexes, rounding, decimals, precision loss) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnderstand how AMMs, lending markets, vaults, and reward systems fail \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIdentify oracle weaknesses, price manipulation setups, and flash-loan exploit paths \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReview upgradeability and governance like you assume the admin key is cursed (because it is) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUse fuzzing + invariants to catch bugs humans miss \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWrite clean PoCs and audit findings that dev teams can actually reproduce and fix \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat makes this different from other Web3 security books?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost resources explain bugs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book teaches you how auditors prove them.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou'll build: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical exploit PoCs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMainnet-fork test setups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"evil token\" test cases to stress protocols\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeFi accounting invariants you can reuse everywhere\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuditor-ready report templates and retest checklists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA full end-to-end audit case study you can learn from (or use for your portfolio)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho this is for\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAspiring smart contract auditors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeb3 developers who want to stop shipping \"funds are safu\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBug bounty hunters leveling up into DeFi exploit workflows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecurity engineers who want DeFi knowledge without the nonsense\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you want a book that's practical, entertaining, and built for real audits - this is it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLet's break DeFi.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSo you can fix it.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47775275614359,"sku":"9798254397540","price":4348.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798254397540.webp?v=1777989367","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-web3-security-auditors-handbook-mastering-smart-contract-hacking-defi-protocols-and-solidity-vulnerabilities-9798254397540","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}