Syngress Basics Series - The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing

Syngress Basics Series - The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing
Publisher: Syngress | ISBN: 1597496553 | 2011 | PDF + MOBI + EPUB | 180 pages | 9MB

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.