Book Description
The practical guide to simulating, detecting, and responding to network attacksCreate step-by-step testing plans
Learn to perform social engineering and host reconnaissance
Evaluate session hijacking methods
Exploit web server vulnerabilities
Detect attempts to breach database security
Use password crackers to obtain access information
Circumvent Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) and firewall protections and disrupt the service of routers and switches
Scan and penetrate wireless networks
Understand the inner workings of Trojan Horses, viruses, and other backdoor applications
Test UNIX, Microsoft, and Novell servers for vulnerabilities
Learn the root cause of buffer overflows and how to prevent them
Perform and prevent Denial of Service attacks
Penetration testing is a growing field but there has yet to be a definitive resource that instructs ethical hackers on how to perform a penetration test with the ethics and responsibilities of testing in mind. Penetration Testing and Network Defense offers detailed steps on how to emulate an outside attacker in order to assess the security of a network.
Unlike other books on hacking, this book is specifically geared towards penetration testing. It includes important information about liability issues and ethics as well as procedures and documentation. Using popular open-source and commercial applications, the book shows you how to perform a penetration test on an organization’s network, from creating a test plan to performing social engineering and host reconnaissance to performing simulated attacks on both wired and wireless networks.
Penetration Testing and Network Defense also goes a step further than other books on hacking, as it demonstrates how to detect an attack on a live network. By detailing the method of an attack and how to spot an attack on your network, this book better prepares you to guard against hackers. You will learn how to configure, record, and thwart these attacks and how to harden a system to protect it against future internal and external attacks.
Full of real-world examples and step-by-step procedures, this book is both an enjoyable read and full of practical advice that will help you assess network security and develop a plan for locking down sensitive data and company resources.
“This book goes to great lengths to explain the various testing approaches that are used today and gives excellent insight into how a responsible penetration testing specialist executes his trade.”
–Bruce Murphy, Vice President, World Wide Security Services, Cisco Systems
Book Details
- Paperback: 624 pages
- Publisher: Cisco Press (October 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1587052083
- ISBN-13: 978-1587052088
- File Size: 12.7 MiB
- File Format: PDF | EPUB | PDF + EPUB
he Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing
ISBN: 9781597496551
Pages: 180
Trim: 7.5 in x 9.25 in
Publication Date: Aug 2011
Description
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.
- Each chapter contains hands-on examples teach you how to interpret the results and utilize those results in later phases
- Written by an author who has practical experience as a Penetration Tester and who has taught "Introduction to Penetration Testing" for 5 years
- Utilizes Backtrack Linux distribution and the "core" tools required to complete a penetration test
About the Authors
Patrick EngebretsonDr. Patrick Engebretson obtained his Doctor of Science degree with a specialization in Information Security from Dakota State University. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Information Assurance and also works as a Senior Penetration Tester for security firm in the Midwest. His research interests include penetration testing, hacking, intrusion detection, exploitation, honey pots, and malware. In the past several years he has published many peer reviewed journal and conference papers in these areas. Dr. Engebretson has been invited by the Department of Homeland Security to share his research at the Software Assurance Forum in Washington, DC and has also spoken at Black Hat in Las Vegas. He regularly attends advanced exploitation and penetration testing trainings from industry recognized professionals and holds several certifications. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in penetration testing, wireless security, and intrusion detection, and advanced exploitation.
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