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Learn Penetration Testing

Learn Penetration Testing

By : Rishalin Pillay
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Learn Penetration Testing

Learn Penetration Testing

4.7 (3)
By: Rishalin Pillay

Overview of this book

Sending information via the internet is not entirely private, as evidenced by the rise in hacking, malware attacks, and security threats. With the help of this book, you'll learn crucial penetration testing techniques to help you evaluate enterprise defenses. You'll start by understanding each stage of pentesting and deploying target virtual machines, including Linux and Windows. Next, the book will guide you through performing intermediate penetration testing in a controlled environment. With the help of practical use cases, you'll also be able to implement your learning in real-world scenarios. By studying everything from setting up your lab, information gathering and password attacks, through to social engineering and post exploitation, you'll be able to successfully overcome security threats. The book will even help you leverage the best tools, such as Kali Linux, Metasploit, Burp Suite, and other open source pentesting tools to perform these techniques. Toward the later chapters, you'll focus on best practices to quickly resolve security threats. By the end of this book, you'll be well versed with various penetration testing techniques so as to be able to tackle security threats effectively
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
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Section 1: The Basics
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Section 2: Exploitation
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Section 3: Post Exploitation
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Section 4: Putting It All Together

Summary

In this chapter, you have gained a good understanding of what is included in a penetration test. You now have the ability to create a report which is targeted at executive and technical staff. You have hands-on experience with using a reporting tool, Dradis, for documenting your findings in a penetration test. You have gained insight into the various security measures that a client can deploy to increase their security posture.

In the next chapter (Chapter 14, Where Do I Go from Here?), we will cover how you can grow your career in the penetration testing field by looking at certifications, online resources for training, and practicing your skills.

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