Penetration testing a network requires a delicate balance of art and science. A penetration tester must be creative enough to think outside of the box to determine the best attack vector into his own network, and also be expert in using the literally hundreds of tools required to execute the plan. This book provides both the art and the science.
The authors of the book are expert penetration testers who have developed many of the leading pen testing tools; such as the Metasploit framework. The authors allow the reader "inside their heads" to unravel the mysteries of thins like identifying targets, enumerating hosts, application fingerprinting, cracking passwords, and attacking exposed vulnerabilities. Along the way, the authors provide an invaluable reference to the hundreds of tools included on the bootable-Linux CD for penetration testing.
- ISBN10 1281096377
- ISBN13 9781281096371
- Publish Date 1 January 2007 (first published 11 January 2006)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 17 February 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Syngress Publishing
- Format eBook
- Pages 568
- Language English