1st Edition

Traditional vs Generative AI Pentesting A Hands-On Approach to Hacking

By Yassine Maleh Copyright 2026
316 Pages 314 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

316 Pages 314 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

316 Pages 314 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Traditional vs Generative AI Pentesting: A Hands-On Approach to Hacking explores the evolving landscape of penetration testing, comparing traditional methodologies with the revolutionary impact of Generative AI. This book provides a deep dive into modern hacking techniques, demonstrating how AI-driven tools can enhance reconnaissance, exploitation, and reporting in cybersecurity assessments.... Read more

Preface

About the Author

Chapter 1: Foundations of Pentesting: Methodologies, Frameworks, and AI Integration

Chapter 2: Building a Modern Penetration Testing Lab with Generative AI

Chapter 3: GenAI-Driven Reconnaissance for Effective Penetration Testing

Chapter 4: GenAI-Enhanced Scanning and Sniffing

Chapter 5: Vulnerability Assessment: Tools, Techniques, and GenAI Integration

Chapter 6: AI-Driven Social Engineering and Penetration Testing

Chapter 7: GenAI-Driven Exploitation Testing Techniques

Chapter 8: Post-Exploitation Techniques and AI-Driven Privilege Escalation

Chapter 9: GenAI for Automating and Enhancing Penetration Testing Reports

Biography

Yassine Maleh is an Associate professor of cybersecurity at Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Morocco, since 2019. He is a double PhD in Cybersecurity and IT Management. He is the founding chair of IEEE Consultant Network Morocco and founding president of the African Research Center of Information Technology & Cybersecurity. He is a former CISO at the National Port Agency between 2012-2019. He is a senior member of IEEE and a member of the International Association of Engineers IAENG and The Machine Intelligence Research Labs. Dr Maleh has made contributions in the fields of information security and privacy, Internet of things security, wireless and constrained networks security. His research interests include information security and privacy, Internet of things, networks security, information system, and IT governance. He has published over than 250 papers (international journals, book chapters and conferences/workshops), 40 edited books, and 6 authored books. He is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Information Security and Privacy (IJISP, IF: 0.8), and the International Journal of Smart Security Technologies (IJSST). He serves as an associate editor for IEEE Access, since 2019 (Impact Factor 4.098), the International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics (IJDCF), and the International Journal of Information Security and Privacy (IJISP). He is a series editor of Advances in Cybersecurity Management, by CRC Taylor & Francis. He was also a guest editor for many special issues with prestigious journals (IEEE transactions on industrial informatics, IEEE Engineering Management Review, Sensors, Big Data Journal). He has served and continues to serve on executive and technical program committees and as a reviewer of numerous international conferences and journals such as Elsevier Ad Hoc Networks, IEEE Network Magazine, IEEE Sensor Journal, ICT Express, and Springer Cluster Computing. He was the General chair and publication chair of many international conferences (BCCA 2019, MLBDACP 19, ICI2C’21, ICACNGC 2022, CCSET'22, IEEE ISC2 2022, ISGTA'24, etc...). He received Publons Top 1% reviewer award for the years 2018 and 2019. He holds numerous certifications demonstrating his knowledge and expertise in the field of cybersecurity from major organisations such as ISC2, Fortinet, CEH, Cisco, IBM, Microsoft, CompTIA and others.