Learn how to break systems, networks, and software in order to determine where the bad guys might get in. Once the holes have been determined, this short book discusses how they can be fixed. Until they have been located, they are exposures to your organization. By reading Penetration Testing Basics, you'll gain the foundations of a simple methodology used to perform penetration testing on systems and networks for which you are responsible.
What You Will Learn
Identify security vulnerabilities
Use some of the top security tools to identify holes
Read reports from testing tools
Spot and negate common attacks
Identify common Web-based attacks and exposures as well as recommendations for closing those holes
Who This Book Is For
Anyone who has some familiarity with computers and an interest in information security and penetration testing.
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Learn how to break systems, networks, and software in order to determine where the bad guys might get in. Once the holes have been determined, this short book discusses how they can be fixed. Until they have been located, they are exposures to your organization. By reading Penetration Testing Basics, you'll gain the foundations of a simple methodology used to perform penetration testing on systems and networks for which you are responsible.
What You Will Learn
Identify security vulnerabilities
Use some of the top security tools to identify holes
Read reports from testing tools
Spot and negate common attacks
Identify common Web-based attacks and exposures as well as recommendations for closing those holes
Who This Book Is For
Anyone who has some familiarity with computers and an interest in information security and penetration testing.
Penetration Testing Basics features in the following genres: Computer security, Network security, Software Engineering, Computer programming / software engineering
Penetration Testing Basics is available in Ebook, Paperback
Penetration Testing Basics was written by Ric Messier and published by Apress
Penetration Testing Basics has 115 pages
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