Learn how to break systems, networks, and software in order to determine where the bad guys might get in. Once the holes have been determined, this short book discusses how they can be fixed. Until they have been located, they are exposures to your organization. By reading Penetration Testing Basics, you'll gain the foundations of a simple methodology used to perform penetration testing on systems and networks for which you are responsible.
What You Will LearnIdentify security vulnerabilitiesUse some of the top security tools to identify holesRead reports from testing toolsSpot and negate common attacksIdentify common Web-based attacks and exposures as well as recommendations for closing those holesWho This Book Is For
Anyone who has some familiarity with computers and an interest in information security and penetration testing.
What You Will LearnIdentify security vulnerabilitiesUse some of the top security tools to identify holesRead reports from testing toolsSpot and negate common attacksIdentify common Web-based attacks and exposures as well as recommendations for closing those holesWho This Book Is For
Anyone who has some familiarity with computers and an interest in information security and penetration testing.
"This volume is easy to read and quite pedagogical, which is maybe its greatest strength, together with putting together some examples and preparing the reader for them. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to chief information officers and IT operations and network operations directors, to ensure in-house information security processes are comprehensive enough. Next, it is also strongly recommended as a supplementary practice-oriented textbook for students in computer and information security, to guide them along in their perfection of this art." (L.-F. Pau, Computing Reviews, April, 2017)