PENETRATION TESTING FOR BEGINNERS: The Master Guide To Mastering Penetration Testing For Dummies
PENETRATION TESTING FOR BEGINNERS: The Master Guide To Mastering Penetration Testing For Dummies by James Shelby PH.D
English | 2020 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B08N2ZWSHG | 40 pages | MOBI | 0.18 Mb
English | 2020 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B08N2ZWSHG | 40 pages | MOBI | 0.18 Mb
No prior hacking experience is needed. You will learn how to properly utilize and interpret the results of modern day hacking tools, which are required to complete a penetration test. Tool coverage includes Backtrack and Kali Linux, Google reconnaissance, MetaGooFil, DNS interrogation, Nmap, Nessus, Metasploit, the Social Engineer Toolkit (SET) , w3af, Netcat, post exploitation tactics, the Hacker Defender rootkit, and more. The book provides a simple and clean explanation of how to effectively utilize the tools and introduces a four-step methodology for conducting a penetration test or hack. You will be provided with the know-how required to jump start your career or gain a better understanding of offensive security. The book walks through each of the steps and tools in a structured, orderly manner, allowing readers to understand how the output from each tool can be fully utilized in the subsequent phases of the penetration test. This process allows readers to clearly see how the tools and phases function and relate.