The basics of hacking and penetration testing: ethical hacking and penetration testing made easy

The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing serves as an introduction to the steps required to complete a penetration test or perform an ethical hack. You learn how to properly utilize and interpret the results of modern day hacking tools; which are required to complete a penetration test. Tool coverage willinclude, Backtrack Linux, Google, Whois, Nmap, Nessus, Metasploit, Netcat, Netbus, and more. A simple and clean explanation of how to utilize these tools will allow you to gain a solid understanding of each of the four phases and prepare them to take on more in-depth texts and topics. This book includes the use of a single example (pen test target) all the way through the book which allows you to clearly see how the tools and phases relate. Each chapter contains hands-on examples teach you how to interpret the results and utilize those results in later phasesWritten by an author who has practical experience as a Penetration Tester and who has taught "Introduction to Penetration Testing" for 5yearsUtilizes Backtrack Linux distribution and the "core" tools required to complete a penetration test

• ISBN: 978-1-59749-655-1
• Editorial: Syngress
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 192
• Fecha Publicación: 12/09/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés