Penetration Testing Essentials - Brossura

Oriyano, Sean-Philip

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1119235308 ISBN 13: 9781119235309

Casa editrice: Sybex, 2016

Riassunto

Becoming a professional penetration tester (or pen tester or ethical hacker) can be a major step forward in an IT security career. But before one can get the most well known professional certification for ethical hackers, you need foundational knowledge and at least 2 years of versified IT experience. Before you begin a formal career and path to certification, you'll want to understand the essential technical and behavioral ways that attackers compromise computer security and what tools and techniques the penetration testers will use to discovered weaknesses before the bad guys do. In this book you'll learn:

• Pen Testing Methodology
• Security and Cryptography Fundamentals
• Information Gathering Techniques
• Scanning and Enumeration
• Breaking and Entering a System
• Maintaining Access to A System
• Covering Your Tracks
• Detecting and Targeting Wireless Networks
• Escaping and Evading Detection
• System Hardening
• Building a Pen Testing Lab
• The Pen Testing Toolbox

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Informazioni sull?autore

About the Author

Sean Oriyano is a longtime security professional. Over the past 25 years he has divided his time between performing security research, consulting and delivering training both in the field of general IT and cybersecurity. In addition, he has become a best-selling author with many years experience in both digital and print media. Sean has published several books over the last decade and has expanded his reach further by appearing on TV and radio shows. Additionally Sean is a Chief Warrant Officer and Unit Commander specializing in cybersecurity training, development and strategy. As a CWO he is recognized as a SME in his field and is frequently called upon to provide expertise, training and mentoring wherever needed.

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Learn Penetration Testing Quickly and Easily

Penetration Testing Essentials is your one-stop solution for gaining a robust foundation in discovering and reporting system vulnerabilities. This beginning guide puts you ahead of the curve before pursuing the new penetration testing certifications held by the most sought after cybersecurity experts in the world. In-depth, easy-to-understand coverage walks you through the technical and behavioral ways attackers compromise computer security, before giving you the tools you need to carry out the same penetration tests used by today's best ethical hackers. Start gaining a solid foundation of penetration testing fundamentals today.

Learn these penetration testing essentials?and more:

• Security, cryptography, and system hardening fundamentals
• Breaking and entering methods and maintaining access to a system
• Information gathering, scanning, and enumeration techniques
• Covering your tracks with dependable tactics
• Detecting and targeting wireless networks
• Escaping and evading detection
• Building a pen testing lab and developing a pen testing tool box
• Penetrating a system with a state-of-the-art methodology

This striking Essentials book features:

• Chapter-opening learning objectives
• Step-by-step tutorials
• Essentials and Beyond?summaries and additional suggested exercises
• Downloadable exercise files

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Sybex
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1119235308
• ISBN 13: 9781119235309
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 360
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile