# Hack-with-Github/Free-Security-eBooks

Free Security and Hacking eBooks

Repository: https://github.com/Hack-with-Github/Free-Security-eBooks
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/free-security-ebooks
License Family: other
Topics: security, hacking, penetration-testing, hacking-ebooks, forensics, hackers-handbook, cloud-security, kali-linux, cyber-security, ebooks
Archived: true
Last push: 2019-07-10T09:15:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3786, "days_push": 2611, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4974, forks 1083 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:04.069212+00:00)

## What it is
A curated list of links to free security, hacking, and penetration-testing eBooks available on the internet, organized by topic such as network pentesting, malware analysis, and reverse engineering. It hosts only URLs to third-party downloads rather than the books themselves.

## Use cases
- find free cybersecurity ebooks
- learn penetration testing from books
- free hacking books pdf download
- study malware analysis and forensics
- kali linux learning resources
- cybersecurity reading list for beginners

## When to choose
- you want a curated index of free security and pentesting eBooks across many topics
- you are self-studying offensive or defensive security and need reading material

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained or legally guaranteed content, as links may be stale or of questionable legality
- you want structured courses or interactive training rather than book links

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, penetration-testing, documentation
- domain: security, penetration-testing, tutorials, awesome-lists
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: ebooks, hacking, curated-list, cybersecurity, forensics, kali-linux

## Member repositories
- Hack-with-Github/Free-Security-eBooks (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:04.069212+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:17:44.558023+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Hack-with-Github/Free-Security-eBooks (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:04.069212+00:00, sha 6c4694125b29)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.