Professional penetration testing. Creating and learning in a hacking lab / Thomas Wilhelm ; Matthew Neely, technical editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilhelm, Thomas.

Contributor:

Neely, Matthew, editor.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer networks--Security measures.

Computer networks.

Penetration testing (Computer security).

Computer networks--Testing.

Hackers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 445 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Syngress, an imprint of Elsevier, 2013.

Waltham, MA : Syngress, 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Professional Penetration Testing walks you through the entire process of setting up and running a pen test lab. Penetration testing—the act of testing a computer network to find security vulnerabilities before they are maliciously exploited—is a crucial component of information security in any organization. With this book, you will find out how to turn hacking skills into a professional career. Chapters cover planning, metrics, and methodologies; the details of running a pen test, including identifying and verifying vulnerabilities; and archiving, reporting and management practices. Author Thomas Wilhelm has delivered penetration testing training to countless security professionals, and now through the pages of this book you can benefit from his years of experience as a professional penetration tester and educator. After reading this book, you will be able to create a personal penetration test lab that can deal with real-world vulnerability scenarios. All disc-based content for this title is now available on the Web. Find out how to turn hacking and pen testing skills into a professional career Understand how to conduct controlled attacks on a network through real-world examples of vulnerable and exploitable servers Master project management skills necessary for running a formal penetration test and setting up a professional ethical hacking business Discover metrics and reporting methodologies that provide experience crucial to a professional penetration tester

Contents:

Volume 1. Creating and Learning in a Hacking Lab.

Notes:

Previous ed.: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780124046184

0124046185

OCLC:

854754137