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Penetration Testing Fundamentals: A Hands-On Guide to Reliable Security Audits

Penetration Testing Fundamentals:   A Hands-On Guide to Reliable Security Audits

Author(s):
  • William (Chuck) Easttom
  • Author: William (Chuck) Easttom
    • ISBN:9789353062385
    • 10 Digit ISBN:9353062381
    • Price:Rs. 880.00
    • Pages:448
    • Imprint:Pearson Education
    • Binding:Paperback
    • Status:Available


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    Leading security expert, researcher, instructor, and author Chuck Easttom II has brought together all the essential knowledge in a single comprehensive guide that covers the entire penetration testing lifecycle. Easttom integrates concepts, terminology, challenges, and theory, and walks you through every step, from planning to effective post-test reporting. He presents a start-to-finish sample project relying on free open source tools, as well as quizzes, labs, and review sections throughout. Penetration Testing Fundamentals is also the only book to cover pentesting standards from NSA, PCI, and NIST.

     

    Table of Content

    Chapter 1: Introduction to Penetration Testing
    Chapter 2: Standards
    Chapter 3: Cryptography
    Chapter 4: Reconnaissance
    Chapter 5: Malware
    Chapter 6: Hacking Windows
    Chapter 7: Web Hacking
    Chapter 8: Vulnerability Scanning
    Chapter 9: Introduction to Linux
    Chapter 10: Linux Hacking
    Chapter 11: Introduction to Kali Linux
    Chapter 12: General Hacking Techniques
    Chapter 13: Introduction to Metasploit
    Chapter 14: More with Metasploit
    Chapter 15: Introduction to Scripting with Ruby
    Chapter 16: Write Your Own Metasploit Exploits with Ruby
    Chapter 17: General Hacking Knowledge
    Chapter 18: Additional Pen Testing Topics
    Chapter 19: A Sample Pen Test Project
    Appendix A: Answers to Chapter Multiple Choice Questions
     

    Salient Features

    The first expert one-volume guide to pentesting concepts, terminology, issues, theory, standards -- and above all, practical skills
    Covers the entire penetration testing project lifecycle
    Includes a sample start-to-finish pentest project using free open source tools
    Contains quizzes, labs, and review sections to build mastery and support any pentesting course
    By one of the world's most respected security experts, trainers, and authors, William (Chuck) Easttom II"