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# Essential Resources for Binary Exploitation and Reverse Engineering

## Mathematical Foundations

1. "Linear Algebra and Its Applications" by Gilbert Strang

2. MIT OpenCourseWare Linear Algebra

3. "Mathematics for Computer Science"

4. MIT OpenCourseWare Course Materials

5. Research Paper: "Applications of Linear Algebra in Computer Science"

6. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-20556-9_15

## Computer Architecture and Systems

1. "Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective" (CS:APP)

2. CMU Course Page

3. "Computer Organization and Design RISC-V Edition"

4. RISC-V Resources

5. "Digital Design and Computer Architecture: ARM Edition"

6. Companion Site

7. Research Paper: "The Case for RISC-V in Computer Architecture Education"

8. DOI: 10.1145/3338698.3338892

## Assembly Language and Low-Level Programming

1. "Low-Level Programming: C, Assembly, and Program Execution"

2. Author's Resources

3. "Assembly Language Step by Step"

4. x86 Assembly Reference

5. Research Papers:

6. "Understanding the Relationship Between Modern Optimizing Compilers and Assembly Code" DOI: 10.1145/3316482.3326351
7. "A Survey of Reverse Engineering and Program Analysis Techniques" DOI: 10.1109/MC.2019.2914799

## Reverse Engineering Tools and Techniques

1. "Practical Binary Analysis"

2. Author's Website

3. "The IDA Pro Book"

4. Official IDA Resources

5. "Ghidra: The Definitive Guide"

6. NSA Ghidra GitHub

7. Research Paper: "Dynamic Binary Analysis and Instrumentation"

8. DOI: 10.1145/2786805.2803178

## Binary Exploitation

1. "Hacking: The Art of Exploitation"

2. Author's Resources

3. "The Shellcoder's Handbook"

4. Wiley Resource Center

5. Research Papers:

6. "A Survey of Control-Flow Integrity Methods" DOI: 10.1145/3054924
7. "Modern Binary Exploitation Techniques" DOI: 10.1109/SP.2019.00074

## Memory Management and Protection

1. "Understanding the Linux Virtual Memory Manager"

2. Kernel Documentation

3. "Understanding and Exploiting Memory Corruptions"

4. MIT CSAIL Publications

5. Research Paper: "Memory Safety in Modern Systems Programming Languages"

6. DOI: 10.1145/3293883.3295702

## Advanced Topics

1. "Automated Software Testing for Program Analysis"

2. CMU SEI Resources

3. "Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces"

4. Free Online Book

5. Research Papers:

6. "Advances in Automated Software Vulnerability Detection" DOI: 10.1145/3293882.3330579
7. "Modern Approaches to Binary Instrumentation" DOI: 10.1109/SP.2020.00074

## Online Courses and Video Resources

1. MIT 6.858 Computer Systems Security

2. Stanford CS155: Computer and Network Security

3. LiveOverflow YouTube Channel

4. Modern Binary Exploitation - RPISEC

## Practice Platforms

1. CTFtime
2. Pwnable.kr
3. Root-Me
4. Exploit Exercises

## Development Tools and References

1. Compiler Explorer
2. x86 Assembly Reference
3. DWARF Debugging Standard
4. Binary Ninja Documentation

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