BackTrack 4: Assuring Security by Penetration Testing - Brossura

Ali, Shakeel

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ISBN 10: 1849513945 ISBN 13: 9781849513944

Casa editrice: Packt Publishing, 2011

Riassunto

Master the art of penetration testing with BackTrack Learn the black-art of penetration testing with in-depth coverage of BackTrack Linux distribution Explore the insights and importance of testing your corporate network systems before hackers strike it Understand the practical spectrum of security tools by their exemplary usage, configuration, and benefits Fully illustrated with practical examples, step-by-step instructions, and useful tips to cover the best-of-breed security assessment tools In Detail BackTrack is a penetration testing and security auditing platform with advanced tools to identify, detect, and exploit any vulnerabilities uncovered in the target network environment. Applying appropriate testing methodology with defined business objectives and a scheduled test plan will result in robust penetration testing of your network. BackTrack 4: Assuring Security by Penetration Testing is a fully focused, structured book providing guidance on developing practical penetration testing skills by demonstrating the cutting-edge hacker tools and techniques in a coherent step-by-step strategy. It offers all the essential lab preparation and testing procedures to reflect real-world attack scenarios from your business perspective in today's digital age. The authors' experience and expertise enables them to reveal the industry's best approach for logical and systematic penetration testing. The first and so far only book on BackTrack OS starts with lab preparation and testing procedures, explaining the basic installation and configuration set up, discussing types of penetration testing (black-box and white-box), uncovering open security testing methodologies, and proposing the BackTrack specific testing process. The authors discuss a number of security assessment tools necessary to conduct penetration testing in their respective categories (target scoping, information gathering, discovery, enumeration, vulnerability mapp

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L'autore

Shakeel Ali is a main founder and CTO of Cipher Storm Ltd, UK. His expertise in the security industry markedly exceeds the standard number of security assessments, compliance, governance, and forensic projects that he carries in day-to-day operations. As a senior security evangelist and having spent endless nights without taking a nap, he provides constant security support to various businesses and government institutions globally. He is an active independent researcher who writes various articles, whitepapers, and manages a blog at Ethical-Hacker.net. He regularly participates in BugCon Security Conferences, Mexico, to highlight the best-of-breed cyber security threats and their solutions from practically driven countermeasures.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Packt Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1849513945
• ISBN 13: 9781849513944
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 392
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile