# Beginner Resources

### Publications

| Resource                                                                     | Link                                                                                                                                                                            | Free |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- |
| Real-World Bug Hunting - A Field Guide to Web Hacking                        | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Real-World-Bug-Hunting-Field-Hacking/dp/1593278616) \| [Safari](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/real-world-bug-hunting/9781098122508/)     | No   |
| The Basics of Web Hacking: Tools and Techniques to Attack the Web            | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Basics-Web-Hacking-Techniques-Attack-ebook/dp/B00DZ48KH8) \| [Safari](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/the-basics-of/9780124166004/)        | No   |
| The Web Application Hacker's Handbook: Finding and Exploiting Security Flaws | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Web-Application-Hackers-Handbook-Exploiting/dp/1118026470) \| [Safari](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/the-web-application/9781118026472/) | No   |
| Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux                                      | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Web-Penetration-Testing-Kali-Linux/dp/1788623371) \| [Safari](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/web-penetration-testing/9781788623377/)      | No   |

### Online Courses

| Resource                                                                                               | Link                            | Free |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------- | ---- |
| [Web Application Hacking 101](https://www.udemy.com/web-app-hacking/)                                  | [Udemy](https://www.udemy.com/) | No   |
| [Learn Website Hacking / Penetration Testing from Scratch](https://www.udemy.com/penetration-testing/) | [Udemy](https://www.udemy.com/) | No   |


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