Syngress- The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing.pdf

Syngress- The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing

Publisher: Syngress 2011 | 180 Pages | ISBN: 1597496553 | PDF | 4 MB

Description
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 will include, 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.

Contents
Chapter 1. What is Penetration Testing?
Chapter 2. Reconnaissance
Chapter 3. Scanning
Chapter 4. Exploitation
Chapter 5. Web Based Exploitation
Chapter 6. Maintaining Access with Backdoors and Rootkits
Chapter 7. Trapping Up the Penetration Test