Author: Ric Messier Full Title: Penetration Testing Basics: A Quick-Start Guide To Breaking Into Systems Publisher: Apress; 1st ed. edition (July 15, 2016) Year: 2016 ISBN-13: 9781484218570 (978-1-4842-1857-0), 9781484218563 (978-1-4842-1856-3) ISBN-10: 1484218574, 1484218566 Pages: 115 Language: English Genre: Educational: Security File type: EPUB (True), PDF (True) Quality: 10/10 Price: 29.95 € 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. 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 Features: ✓ Short and to the point practical hands-on type of book ✓ Quick starting point to get someone right into penetration testing ✓ Quick, guided tours of important security tools ✓ Focus on remediation strategies and not just breaking things Who This Book Is For: Anyone who has some familiarity with computers and an interest in information security and penetration testing. ------------- Our members see more. Join us!
