Operator Handbook: Red Team + OSINT + Blue Team Reference

There is a white line down the middle of every page in this so-called "copy". Useless book. Returned immediately

This book is IMO the best field manual out there. I have the RTFM, BTFM, and almost every other Red Team and Pen Testing book out there. I didn't realize how much I didn't know until I started looking through the OSINT and Cloud sections. As a matter of fact, I had been looking for a childhood friend for a long time who is essentially a ghost in regards to being online and actually found him and his brother. Crazy! If you do anything in Cyber Security or want to, I recommend this book. I have an entire library of books that go down all kinds of rabbit holes....this is the book I actually keep at my desk.

It’s free so why not and my first take was “wait this is just an abbreviated version of the docs!” and then my realization hit me, and I was enlightened. At times it feels like my career is summarized in the subtitle of this book. My value is my ability to quickly find an answer, and, apply it. After doing that for...decades, I appreciate the result that “just gives me the damn answer” in clear, simple terms, so I can decide if I’m getting hotter or colder. This is a compilation of things I searched for and applied successfully in one situation or another. It is also a type of “refresher” in that some things are so succinct that what you are trying to do becomes extremely clear just by the way this book is laid out. Also, so many things are just based on terminal usage that it’s wonderful to see how simple things are (again) vs the over-thought UI/UX we see so often these days (hint: less is more!). Having said that, I strongly do not recommend you go and run all of these commands as is in “production” - you’re gonna have a bad time. But, if you know what most of these commands do already, having them in a single place for quick reference Is totally Convenient and fun. Even if the “sell by” date expires, this collection will still probably help you find the current version of the solution you’re after. Well done.

There is a huge amount of information in this book but it is hard to find specific things. Once you use it and possibly put in sticky flags it should be better. It does include a lot of tables of things like IP network sizes (v4 and v6) and Window Event IDs Some of the commands are really beginner level and would need a *lot* more detail. For example the linux section for searching filesystems has the entry "find file"...

I've been working professionally in infosec for many years, everything from threat intelligence to reversing hardware and malware to OSCP certification... and this book covers EVERYTHING... the best reference manual/resource I've ever come across. I found it thanks to an Amazon "you might like" suggestion and decided to grab the paperback version to give it a look, having seen the RTFM, BTFM, and the like I expected a small book, when this thing showed up I was very confused... then I opened it up and started flipping through it. This book will absolutely live on my desk, in my backpack, and will also been within arms reach during work and CTF comps. 10/10, do recommend.

If you're a security professional, this is the most comprehensive, no fluff, no BS book that an analyst can get their hands on. This should cost double the price for all the content provided.

I’m an operator on a Federal red team, that does operations cross country. For a long time I’ve been meaning to put my notes together for easy reference, but haven’t had the time. Well, now I don’t have to, because this book has everything I had, and then some. It’s concise, easily to follow/reference, and has more information than any single/series field manual to date. In fact, this book easily replaced 4 reference manuals I had to cart around each op. Can not recommend enough.

This is an absolutely amazing book, this is well organized, most commands are extremely well explained. The Author absolutely knows how to get the information across in a suitable fashion. If you are on any team, this is an awesome resource. I would say, if your studying for oscp, or any practical exams, this book is absolutely what you need.

Pro - If all you want is a four hundred page general reference, this cover it in tables. And there is a lot of good commands in here. No formatting issues on my book. Con - I don't have a problem with using images for what ever the authors need are (e.g. pg132), but if you are going to use an image it should at least be legible. These images are fuzzy with micro print that can hardly be viewed with a magnifying glass. Giant error code tables, no thx. The networking section is basic info only, e.g. only mentioning Linux for firewalls. There is one small area on the cover that looks like some type of adhesive was there. Overall: This book will compute.

I mostly use this book for the OSINT and Mac OS sections, but the entire book is a goldmine of information for all types of operators. I really like the list of commands for Regex, the section on Linux structure, and the list of OSINT tools. The book is organized alphabetically, and I like the font. I've been carrying it back and forth between my home office and my remote work location -- I probably should just get it on Kindle to make it easier.

There is a white line down the middle of every page in this so-called "copy". Useless book. Returned immediately

This book is IMO the best field manual out there. I have the RTFM, BTFM, and almost every other Red Team and Pen Testing book out there. I didn't realize how much I didn't know until I started looking through the OSINT and Cloud sections. As a matter of fact, I had been looking for a childhood friend for a long time who is essentially a ghost in regards to being online and actually found him and his brother. Crazy! If you do anything in Cyber Security or want to, I recommend this book. I have an entire library of books that go down all kinds of rabbit holes....this is the book I actually keep at my desk.

It’s free so why not and my first take was “wait this is just an abbreviated version of the docs!” and then my realization hit me, and I was enlightened. At times it feels like my career is summarized in the subtitle of this book. My value is my ability to quickly find an answer, and, apply it. After doing that for...decades, I appreciate the result that “just gives me the damn answer” in clear, simple terms, so I can decide if I’m getting hotter or colder. This is a compilation of things I searched for and applied successfully in one situation or another. It is also a type of “refresher” in that some things are so succinct that what you are trying to do becomes extremely clear just by the way this book is laid out. Also, so many things are just based on terminal usage that it’s wonderful to see how simple things are (again) vs the over-thought UI/UX we see so often these days (hint: less is more!). Having said that, I strongly do not recommend you go and run all of these commands as is in “production” - you’re gonna have a bad time. But, if you know what most of these commands do already, having them in a single place for quick reference Is totally Convenient and fun. Even if the “sell by” date expires, this collection will still probably help you find the current version of the solution you’re after. Well done.

There is a huge amount of information in this book but it is hard to find specific things. Once you use it and possibly put in sticky flags it should be better. It does include a lot of tables of things like IP network sizes (v4 and v6) and Window Event IDs Some of the commands are really beginner level and would need a *lot* more detail. For example the linux section for searching filesystems has the entry "find file"...

I've been working professionally in infosec for many years, everything from threat intelligence to reversing hardware and malware to OSCP certification... and this book covers EVERYTHING... the best reference manual/resource I've ever come across. I found it thanks to an Amazon "you might like" suggestion and decided to grab the paperback version to give it a look, having seen the RTFM, BTFM, and the like I expected a small book, when this thing showed up I was very confused... then I opened it up and started flipping through it. This book will absolutely live on my desk, in my backpack, and will also been within arms reach during work and CTF comps. 10/10, do recommend.

If you're a security professional, this is the most comprehensive, no fluff, no BS book that an analyst can get their hands on. This should cost double the price for all the content provided.

I’m an operator on a Federal red team, that does operations cross country. For a long time I’ve been meaning to put my notes together for easy reference, but haven’t had the time. Well, now I don’t have to, because this book has everything I had, and then some. It’s concise, easily to follow/reference, and has more information than any single/series field manual to date. In fact, this book easily replaced 4 reference manuals I had to cart around each op. Can not recommend enough.

This is an absolutely amazing book, this is well organized, most commands are extremely well explained. The Author absolutely knows how to get the information across in a suitable fashion. If you are on any team, this is an awesome resource. I would say, if your studying for oscp, or any practical exams, this book is absolutely what you need.

Pro - If all you want is a four hundred page general reference, this cover it in tables. And there is a lot of good commands in here. No formatting issues on my book. Con - I don't have a problem with using images for what ever the authors need are (e.g. pg132), but if you are going to use an image it should at least be legible. These images are fuzzy with micro print that can hardly be viewed with a magnifying glass. Giant error code tables, no thx. The networking section is basic info only, e.g. only mentioning Linux for firewalls. There is one small area on the cover that looks like some type of adhesive was there. Overall: This book will compute.

I mostly use this book for the OSINT and Mac OS sections, but the entire book is a goldmine of information for all types of operators. I really like the list of commands for Regex, the section on Linux structure, and the list of OSINT tools. The book is organized alphabetically, and I like the font. I've been carrying it back and forth between my home office and my remote work location -- I probably should just get it on Kindle to make it easier.

So the book seems great except for the printing error which takes part of the lines out on every left page until page 221

Other reviews have noted some printing issues. My copy is fine, no printing issues. This is a resource for people that already have some level of understanding of the tools and techniques mentioned. This is more of a reference tool than a handbook. Having a basic understanding of Linux, using a command line, understanding of network operations are needed. I do mean basic... a few hours with some video tutorials will get you started to use this book effectively.

I wish the digital version would come as a pdf so it was easier to use (COPY/PASTA), but overall the book is well laid out and indexed appropriately. This is a reference manual to remind you of things you forgot or things you should look into in other sources. The index is good. I have both the digital and the physical edition, but I highly recommend the digital edition. Ctrl-F, Ctrl-C, and Ctrl-V will save you so much time. CAVEAT: THIS BOOK WILL NOT TEACH YOU ALL THE THINGS! It is excellent for what it is, but if you want an instruction manual or training, this is not that book. This book is targeted at individuals with some training/experience who have some clue about what they need to look for.

The term "handy" gets thrown around quite a bit, as is the nature of all cliches. But I think the term perfectly describes this book. All IT professionals perform research and reference many materials during their daily operations, it is impossible to know everything. Although I'm pretty new to the industry, I have found that this book has helped cut down my time performing research and has helped me focus more on where I should be looking. Instead of having three or four tabs/terminals open with "man" pages, I can look up common commands and methods with this reference. VERY handy indeed. This is particularly helpful when I'm only on my laptop and screen desktop space is at a premium. Does this book have everything that you will need every day? Not at all, and it's not meant to. It will give you the ability to look something up quickly, and points you in the right direction if you really need to dig for more. Great book, I highly recommend it.

I work in network operations, and this book is extremely handy for IP tables, various attacks, various exploits, and network security. I love that it is organized alphabetically and not by team, and that there is a reference for almost anything you can think of at the end of the book. It is so useful for when you have to double check something or need the syntax for a specific tool. 5/5 have recommended to friends in the industry and they all agree with me on it. Love it! Thank you for printing this!

Since I purchased this amazing handbook, I've referenced it no less than 30 times. My most referenced sections are the Web and SQL sections. I cannot give enough thanks to the authors and I cannot recommend this book enough to any and all who are in the Cyber Security field. Whether your just starting out as an Operator, or PenTester, or System Architect, you have an opportunity to gain seriously valuable knowledge from this book. If your thinking about it, don't hesitate, the book is worth far more than the asking price and I give it an honest 5 stars.

This is a printed reference of openly accessible material. I found it to be very useful when working via CLI on any system. If you prefer printed references over electronic, this will work well. Just remember it's a reference and not an instruction manual or guide.

This is a must. Imagine BTFM, RTFM, some Hash Cracking techniques, and the HMH book in one, but on steroids? This book is like a dictionary of tools and it even includes AWS. Great job! I usually purchase physical books, but for the operator handbook, I needed it to be digital to perform quick searches.

This book is incredible. It's years of infosec knowledge condensed into a compact reference guide that never fails. From common exploits to IP tables, tools and techniques the Operators Handbook has everything. It's worth noting this book is extremely technical. There no images, tutorials, or guides and doesn't need any. It's not for research or leisurely reading. It's quick, dirty and beautiful. My copy is already full of sticky notes. An absolute essential for any collaborative session or hackathon. I highly recommended this if you work in InfoSec, use Linux or study computer security in general.

This book is chalk full of guides, hints, tips. It's well organized and immediately brought to mind the "Pocket Ref" by Thomas Glover. Imagine that, but for computers and you have the Operator Handbook. Practically any computer topic I can think of is in here. At over 430 pages, this book packs a heavy punch and includes excellent "one-liner" examples throughout for windows, linux, MAC and Android operating systems. I bought one for my home office, and will likely get another to have at work! Nicely done!

Ethical hacking services are a fairly complicated package to sell and provide. The "test this, no that" world of corporate anxiety makes not exploring areas that are blatantly weak but not in spec. By knowing the roles of the red/blue teams you can find the right way to produce a report that will benefit the client and provide a truly valuable service. The information in this book will give you the background understanding to position yourself above the masses of ethical hackers with just a little creativity on your end.

This book follows other greats such as the Blue Team and Red Team Field Manuals. Good for referencing when you're picking up a new tool and want to quickly learn some possibilities, or if you're looking to write some code to automate a task or build a tool. There isn't much to absorb here but there is a ton of technical knowledge documented covering multiple disciplines and use cases.

Awesome book, way more content than I was expecting. Loaded with useful information and commands that could be beneficial to most people working with computers. There are some lists that are likely already outdated and are somewhat pointless for most ( List of Linux distros and current versions and release dates ), but may be useful for some I suppose. Overall awesome book.

This book is an absolute must have for anyone who does either red team and/or blue team work. This book handles everything from Android debug bridge to Yara. Plenty of cheat sheets and reference sources for topics you can dig deeper with. The OSINT section alone is mighty impressive as well. I own both RTFM and BTFM and this book has everything and much much more. I think it's a must have for anyone in the infosec community. An important thing the author included is on page 6 about mental health and resources there. Fantastic work!

An amazing book! I thought this was another book to reference every blue moon. Boy was I wrong. The layout is alphabetical making it simple to reference tools and material. The information is exactly what you need, when you need it, no fluff. A great upgrade from BTFM & RTFM. AWS, Docker, Windows, P$, Linux, MacOS, Exfil, One-Liners, Snort, and scripts, plus a whole lot more. For the past week, it's been the only book by my side. It's the reference you needed, but didn't deserve. Thanks for all the hard work #Netmux!

Wow, this book has quite a bit of information. This is essentially all the field manual books (red, blue, etc.) all put into one and then some. This book will come in handy for anyone actively doing assessments. Highly recommend.

It's a great resource no matter what you do in technology. I love flipping to a page and reading about a technique or tool I haven't used before. It's collection of information will save you time googling the internet. Netmux has done it again. Definitely check out his other books.

I bought the Kindle version only to find out it is not compatible with a Kindle. You need a device that has the Kindle app. Should make this more apparent.

Gold. Absolute gold. This book has everything you need for operating. The cover is premium and is made for gripping and most if not all twitter handles are reachable for asking questions. Great work guys!

This is by far, the best, most useful book I’ve bought, it never leaves my desk. Its packed full of a wide variety of extremely useful information in one place. This tool is a must.

Great book. We finally have a product to rival the BTFM & RTFM. Thanks Josh!

Outstanding reference for any professional hacker, defense or offense...but you know that already so just go on and buy it.

This has lots of great info, mainly the commands that you tend to forget because you hardly use them. This is like the Red/blue team field manuals but with way more goods. After just thumbing through it for a few minutes I found a tool, Cyberchef, that I had never heard off, but is already saving me time.

I saw a few people post pictures of this book with streaks down the pages, making me hesitant to get it, but I’m glad I did. My copy was perfect condition wise. There’s a ton of great content in this book. My only gripe (which is knit picky) is that everything is organized by alphabetical order, rather than RTFM or BTFM, which gets annoying sometimes. Other than that, I think it is a great and necessary addition to the command reference guides.

This book is a must-need for any security professional. Be you red team, blue team or somewhere in between you are guaranteed to learn something new. I've already starting writing threat hunting queries based on this book and that's only from the first 20 or so pages! Can't wait to keep reading.

This is now my essential desk reference for Cybersecurity. I love the fact that it’s up-to-date and organized nicely by specific categories of security practices. For those looking for a good command reference, this is the one to get.

Don't want to dig through a Google search, but know most of the command? This book has you covered. Very handy reference to have in the backpack.

So comprehensive and truly touches all 3 subjects so well. Perfect replacement for RTFM and also gives defenders and OSINT user lots of information. Lastly, it’s huge and covers many other topics you’ll need everyday on the job. Must have!

Definitely a good book to have handy, physically. There was some content repeat, but for me that was OK. Good book, definitely recommend it.

I don't think that you will be disappointed by the amount of information that is in this book. It's a great straight in your face reference to so much within InfoSec. Wish it came with stickers though.

having all the common registry keys and event id's is just the tip of the iceberg, i love this book

Great resource. Always have it in my bag with me at work.

The information in this book is perfect. That it is in alphabetical order makes finding items pretty easy. About the only downside is I have found some syntax errors in Windows Defender Advanced Hunting searches, but that is dependent on when Microsoft last did their changes to the searches, and it is pretty easy to find the correct syntax.

Incredible. Was about to pick up a copy of RTFM when I saw this and I am glad I did. This book is a DENSE collection of invaluable information and something I will likely refer to many times.

Great book with a lot of knowledge. The cover says it all. I will keep this on top of my desk.

Bought several copies of this book for my companies interns, great write ups in several different TTPs from all disciplines in cyber security.

This book is chalked full of useful and practical commands and info for any engagement!

When I bought this book I didn't realize how big and how much information it was going to have. This book was put together really well and is now essential for anyone in the infosec or sec research field. I love it.

This book is a fantastic compilation of commands that are useful. I refer to this reference often for quick refreshers on techniques and commands that I use on a daily basis.

Book initially came bounded with flipped 180 degrees, had to order replacement. However, good content in the book.

Fantastic mix of tips, tricks & information between two covers. Great resource to have on hand.

You know all those things your are constantly googling because you can't remember them, this book has them all and more

Why not kindle compatable???? I can only read this on my phone!

This text is a great addition to your reference library. Well organized with up to date information. Very nice coverage over three large content areas.

I like the content in the book but the printing quality is not so good. Pages with streaking, etc.

Great book with rich content. Must have for today's Pentesters . Great price ,well explained

Wonderful resource! I don’t know what I did before it but it now lives next to my computer. I would highly recommend this book!

Only has commands and descriptions of use but not comprehensive. It is good to get the idea from the book then do external research on the true applications of the commands

The book seems to have some useful information. My problem is that I’ve already had two pages completely fallout. The edge is perfect so it’s not tearing it’s literally falling out of the binding.

This A-Z reference guide is the only book like it. Definitely a must-have for all cyber team operations.

Great guide on all things blue, red team, and everything else. Really enjoying it!

Really useful information and clear. Worth the purchase.

Awesome, Thank you!

A must have for all involved in Cyber Security Operators

It’s a must have book for any IT professional

Hands down the best cyber reference I’ve found!

Buy this.

Nice book to have. The price as well is great.

Very useful for quick reference for both red and blue team actions.

This is the ultimate "filed manual" for both red and blue teams in cybersecurity.

Just received.

Awesome concise guide to understanding the commands to various tools used in Cybersecurity. This can save someone a ton of time!

Super Fast service. The BOOK is JUST AMAZING. So many tools, and open source resources. Wealth of information on almost everything you can think of in the Red team, OSINT & Blue team worlds. This type of books comes out once every decade. Haven't seen any book closer to it. Thank you so much for putting such great efforts. Hats down sir

This would be super useful if it was an ebook so you could search through it and keep a copy on your computer. If you ever sat there searching through a man page or readme and thought “Hey it would be cool to have this in an actual book” then you will love this. I appreciate the work the author has put in to this book and I think he is putting some of the earnings towards mental health charities so it’s well worth buying. Each time I pick it up and flick through it I learn something or am reminded of something neat. It’s a decent reference but ultimately I’ll probably chop off the spine and scan it in to a digital format so I don’t need to carry around more stuff when I’m on jobs.

Complete and succinct resource for all levels in all related fields. The amount of research and collation of resources is unsurpassed and the accompanying command descriptions and explanations reinforce understanding so a lot of Googling time is saved. Fantastic book every infosec person should have with them. The author is also very reputable in the password cracking field so check out their book Hash Crack v3

I'm very happy with the quality and depth of the Operator Handbook, which replaces the need for the now outdated Red Team Field Manual. The variety of subject matter is excellent, and the author has done a great job properly referencing and attributing the sources of information. I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone in the industry.

Great reference book. I like the structure, easy to use.

Brilliant book. Lots and lots in there I forgot and half remembered! Well put together, in great groupings with everything I think I might need. Windows, Linux, some great tools to use and stunning commands. Soooo many switches to use. In case nobody has, thank you :)

Using for studying and researching Networking and Network/OS Security, it's a treasure trove of information. An absolute bargain for anyone "in the field" , "out in the field" or just sitting in the bath :) Recommended!

Super comprehensive, a good sidekick for anyone working in or learning cyber! Similar to BTFM and RFTM but with a little more context in some areas.

This is probably the Info Sec bible. A combination of the field manuals but covering much more. I can see this book becoming invaluable

A very high-quality product; which I highly recommend from this organisation.

So much to like. I know it's just the man pages for each tool, but it's opened my eyes to tools I never knew existed and wouldn't have stumbled upon without reading this. Excellent purchase!

This book is great with a lot of commands and their explanation. A must have it if you are into security.

Good and to the point.

Received this book in the mail today from Amazon. If you have ever read or owned the classic RTFM or BTFM then you'd know the content of this book. This book combines both into one with a lot of new resources including OSINT. I already used it a few times today. It just came out in September and it is very up to date. Highly Recommend, great purchase for under $25

Consigliato per chi lavora, studia o si appassiona nell'ambito sicurezza sistemi operativi (e vuole difendersi da sorprese). Un passo "obbligatorio" anche per chi vuole iniziare a conoscere gli aspetti e le tecniche di attacco (penetrazione sistemi) e difesa. Il libro oltre a informazioni facili da reperire (per sistemi linux, windows e Mac), offre tecniche, script pronte all'uso, già collaudate da esperti. La ricerca degli argomenti è veloce, intuitiva, ben strutturata. L'autore ha raccolto molte informazioni pubbliche, rese disponibili negli ultimi anni da chi si interessa, ed anche lavora nel campo di sicurezza dei sistemi operativi.

This book is a well organized and comprehensive reference. It does not contain how-to's or explanations, it contains commands, commands and tables of commands. I keep it near my desk as an on-the-fly reference.

This is a really, stupendously phenomenal resource for the aspiring InfoSec wizard. Covers things you knew, and often shows you things you didn't - in my case, anyway. Really great, can't say enough good things about this book.

Ein InfoSec Kompendium von A wie Android über H wie Hashcat bis Y wie YARA. Wunderbar zusammengestellt von Netmux und unverzichtbar für jede InfoSec Sammlung. 10/10 : würde ich jederzeit nochmals kaufen - wobei als e-book - damit man schneller " search.copy.paste.l33t" umsetzen kann.

For the price this book is pure gem for all IT OPSec wannabe and also for hard skilled RT or BT, very very comprensive and full of commands, it's like the OSINT Bible , loving it

Amazing reference book for anyone in cybersecurity. As I start learning more tools and techniques, this great book assist me with commands that I can refer to that I have learnt, and also allows me to explore more common tools and techniques in this book. I highly recommend this as the first book you must get when starting out in cybersecurity! This book is also frequently updated which is useful too.

Este libro viene siendo eñ Ref Team manual, el blue y OSINT, imprescindible y no para todos los públicos (vamos que es avanzado y todo lo que puedes hacer conlleva algo).

Lo sto usando per lavoro e devo dire che mi sta aiutando tantissimo, compre molti tools usati in sicurezza informatica, consigliatissimo.

Just perused it and learned a tone of stuff already. Will enjoy experimenting with new tools thanks to this awesome book 4 stars because nothing is perfect

If you want to print every man page, RFC numbers and command line syntax of popular Kali tools, you can save yourself time and buy this printout instead. Otherwise, it's useless. Calling it 'reference' is misunderstanding, as references should have well organized content and be cross-linked. It is not.

This is a bible. Must have by your desk. I have both the kindle version and printed version. I prefer the printed version as I can look through it easier.

Very interesting and really well written, this book goes straight to the point and offers only the most important information for the reader.

Este é um livro que deve existir sempre junto de qualquer pentester Consulta rapida e eficaz

In englisch geschrieben.

This book is a must have for anyone who working in IT-Sec ! Very good referencing, a lot of content, large tools overview. Good job to the author for the amount of information gathering in this book. I recommend this book for every cyber-sec professionals.

Das Buch ist der Hammer. In dem Buch stehen alle wichtigen Details und zudem sehr übersichtlich aufgebaut. Top!

The operator's handbook is exactly what I was searching for. Very concise and spot on ! If you are searching for a big cheatsheet book with almost all you need in your engagements, this is a must have.

Very useful and very well organized.