I feel as though buying a book like this is admission that you don't have what it takes to do black hat work. Good if it's just out of curiosity though.
You'd be surprised how many professional hackers - the ones that intelligence agencies hire/train/employ - start with close to zero prior knowledge on topics like cybersecurity, when they're going through selection.
If you have solid knowledge in CS fundamentals and the right mindset/motivation, that tends to be enough.
I will eventually read through this because I have a reasonably good handle on Python/Go, but don’t have any experience with Rust. This book will help me focus on the parts of Rust that I am most interested in given my current InfoSec work.
I feel as though buying a book like this is a great way to start learning about black hat work. Doing things out of curiosity is how everyone starts in a field like cybersecurity.
