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Penetration testing essentials.
IT Security certifications have stringent requirements and demand a complex body of knowledge. This essential guide lays the groundwork for any IT professional hoping to move into a cybersecurity career by developing a robust pen tester skill set. --
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, NJ :
Sybex,
2017.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Ch. 1 Introduction to Penetration Testing
- Defining Penetration Testing
- Preserving Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability
- Appreciating the Evolution of Hacking
- ch. 2 Introduction to Operating Systems and Networking
- Comparing Common Operating Systems
- Exploring Networking Concepts
- ch. 3 Introduction to Cryptography
- Recognizing the Four Goals of Cryptography
- The History of Encryption
- Speaking Intelligently About Cryptography
- Comparing Symmetric and Asymmetric Cryptography
- Transforming Data via Hashing
- A Hybrid System: Using Digital Signatures
- Working with PKI
- ch. 4 Outlining the Pen Testing Methodology
- Determining the Objective and Scope of the Job
- Choosing the Type of Test to Perform
- Gaining Permission via a Contract
- Following the Law While Testing
- ch. 5 Gathering Intelligence
- Introduction to Intelligence Gathering
- Examining a Company's Web Presence
- Finding Websites That Don't Exist Anymore
- Gathering Information with Search Engines
- Targeting Employees with People Searches
- Discovering Location
- Do Some Social Networking
- Looking via Financial Services
- Investigating Job Boards
- Searching Email
- Extracting Technical Information
- ch. 6 Scanning and Enumeration
- Introduction to Scanning
- Checking for Live Systems
- Performing Port Scanning
- Identifying an Operating System
- Scanning for Vulnerabilities
- Using Proxies (Or Keeping Your Head Down)
- Performing Enumeration
- ch. 7 Conducting Vulnerability Scanning
- Introduction to Vulnerability Scanning
- Recognizing the Limitations of Vulnerability Scanning
- Outlining the Vulnerability Scanning Process
- Types of Scans That Can Be Performed
- ch. 8 Cracking Passwords
- Recognizing Strong Passwords
- Choosing a Password-Cracking Technique
- Executing a Passive Online Attack
- Executing an Active Online Attack
- Executing an Offline Attack
- Using Nontechnical Methods
- Escalating Privileges
- ch. 9 Retaining Access with Backdoors and Malware
- Deciding How to Attack
- Installing a Backdoor with PsTools
- Opening a Shell with LAN Turtle
- Recognizing Types of Malware
- Launching Viruses
- Launching Worms
- Launching Spyware
- Inserting Trojans
- Installing Rootkits
- ch. 10 Reporting
- Reporting the Test Parameters
- Collecting Information
- Highlighting the Important Information
- Adding Supporting Documentation
- Conducting Quality Assurance
- ch. 11 Working with Defensive and Detection Systems
- Detecting Intrusions
- Recognizing the Signs of an Intrusion
- Evading an IDS
- Breaching a Firewall
- Using Honeypots: The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
- ch. 12 Covering Your Tracks and Evading Detection
- Recognizing the Motivations for Evasion
- Getting Rid of Log Files
- Hiding Files
- Evading Antivirus Software
- Evading Defenses by Entering Through a Backdoor
- Using Rootkits for Evasion
- ch. 13 Detecting and Targeting Wireless
- An Introduction to Wireless
- Breaking Wireless Encryption Technologies
- Conducting a Wardriving Attack
- Conducting Other Types of Attack
- Choosing Tools to Attack Wireless
- Knocking Out Bluetooth
- Hacking the Internet of Things (IoT)
- ch. 14 Dealing with Mobile Device Security
- Recognizing Current-Generation Mobile Devices
- Working with Android OS
- Working with Apple iOS
- Finding Security Holes in Mobile Devices
- Encountering Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
- Choosing Tools to Test Mobile Devices
- ch. 15 Performing Social Engineering
- Introduction to Social Engineering
- Exploiting Human Traits
- Acting Like a Social Engineer
- Targeting Specific Victims
- Leveraging Social Networking
- Conducting Safer Social Networking
- ch. 16 Hardening a Host System
- Introduction to Hardening
- Three Tenets of Defense
- Creating a Security Baseline
- Hardening with Group Policy
- Hardening Desktop Security
- Backing Up a System
- ch. 17 Hardening Your Network
- Introduction to Network Hardening
- Intrusion Detection Systems
- Firewalls
- Physical Security Controls
- ch. 18 Navigating the Path to Job Success
- Choosing Your Career Path
- Build a Library
- Practice Technical Writing
- Display Your Skills
- ch. 19 Building a Test Lab for Penetration Testing
- Deciding to Build a Lab
- Considering Virtualization
- Getting Starting and What You Will Need
- Installing Software.