Hacking Hardware

The Practical Guide to Penetration Testing

Tobias Scheible

• Publisher: Rheinwerk Computing
• Year: 2026
• Print ISBN: 9781493227716
• eBook ISBN: 9781493227723
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Cyber Security
• Index: Computer Science

Defend your system against hardware-based security breaches by thinking like a hacker! With this guide, master the tools you need to develop preventative IT security tests and measures. Learn how to perform penetration tests step by step, and then evaluate and correct vulnerabilities. Get up to speed on awareness training methods and hacking tools for protecting your hardware. From USB killers and keyloggers to manipulated Wi-Fi connections and beyond, understand real-world attack scenarios and—most importantly—how to prevent them!

In this book, you'll learn about:

a. Penetration Testing and Red Teaming
Where are the vulnerabilities in your infrastructure? How does an attacker see your environment, and what tools do they use? You'll discover that the best attack tools often look simple, yet still cause significant damage.

b. Security Awareness Training
The best virus scanners and firewalls are useless if your team doesn't take the necessary precautions. Learn how to conduct effective awareness training to educate your colleagues about the dangers posed by inconspicuous hardware.

c. Hacking Hardware
Rubber Ducky, USBKill, HackRF One, Flipper Zero—see common attack vectors and hacking hardware in action. Become a master at identifying threats, and get equipped with appropriate countermeasures.

Highlights include:

1) Hardware pentesting
2) Red teaming
3) Training security awareness
4) Spy gadgets
5) USB attacks
6) Wi-Fi manipulation
7) Spying on wired networks
8) Wireless connection disruption
9) RFID tag manipulation
10) Bluetooth tracking
11) Universal hacking hardware

Table of contents

• Notes on Usage
•   Foreword
• 1   Introduction
• Part I   Performing IT Security Penetration Tests
• 2   IT Security Penetration Tests
• 3   Red Teaming as a Method
• 4   Test Scenarios in Practice
• Part II   Awareness Training with Pentest Hardware
• 5   Security Awareness Training
• 6   Successful Training Methods
• 7   Training Scenarios in Practice
• Part III   Hacking and Pentest Hardware Tools
• 8   Pentest Hardware
• 9   Secret Surveillance Using Spy Gadgets
• 10   Recording Keystrokes and Monitoring Signals Using Loggers
• 11   Attacks via the USB Interface
• 12   Manipulating Wireless Connections
• 13   Duplicating and Manipulating RFID Tags
• 14   Tracking and Manipulating Bluetooth Communication
• 15   Manipulating and Interrupting Wi-Fi Connections
• 16   Tapping Wired LANs
• 17   Universal Hacking Hardware
• 18   Discontinued Hardware and Previous Versions
• 19   Analyzing Detected Hardware
• 20   Instructions and Knowledge Base
• The Author
• Index
• Service Pages
• Legal Notes