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Features

  • The first expert one-volume guide to pentesting concepts, terminology, issues, theory, standards -- and above all, practical skills
  • Covers the entire penetration testing project lifecycle
  • Includes a sample start-to-finish pentest project using free open source tools
  • Contains quizzes, labs, and review sections to build mastery and support any pentesting course
  • Recommended text for the Pearson IT Cybersecurity Curriculum course on Penetration Testing

Description

  • Copyright 2018
  • Dimensions: 7" x 9-1/8"
  • Pages: 448
  • Edition: 1st
  • Book
  • ISBN-10: 0-7897-5937-3
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-5937-5

The perfect introduction to pen testing for all IT professionals and students

· Clearly explains key concepts, terminology, challenges, tools, and skills

· Covers the latest penetration testing standards from NSA, PCI, and NIST

Welcome to today’s most useful and practical introduction to penetration testing. Chuck Easttom brings together up-to-the-minute coverage of all the concepts, terminology, challenges, and skills you’ll need to be effective.

Drawing on decades of experience in cybersecurity and related IT fields, Easttom integrates theory and practice, covering the entire penetration testing life cycle from planning to reporting.

You’ll gain practical experience through a start-to-finish sample project relying on free open source tools. Throughout, quizzes, projects, and review sections deepen your understanding and help you apply what you’ve learned.

Including essential pen testing standards from NSA, PCI, and NIST, Penetration Testing Fundamentals will help you protect your assets–and expand your career options.

LEARN HOW TO

· Understand what pen testing is and how it’s used

· Meet modern standards for comprehensive and effective testing

· Review cryptography essentials every pen tester must know

· Perform reconnaissance with Nmap, Google searches, and ShodanHq

· Use malware as part of your pen testing toolkit

· Test for vulnerabilities in Windows shares, scripts, WMI, and the Registry

· Pen test websites and web communication

· Recognize SQL injection and cross-site scripting attacks

· Scan for vulnerabilities with OWASP ZAP, Vega, Nessus, and MBSA

· Identify Linux vulnerabilities and password cracks

· Use Kali Linux for advanced pen testing

· Apply general hacking technique ssuch as fake Wi-Fi hotspots and social engineering

· Systematically test your environment with Metasploit

· Write or customize sophisticated Metasploit exploits

Sample Content

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Introduction to Penetration Testing

What Is Penetration Testing?

Audits

Vulnerability Scans

Penetration Tests

The Hybrid Test

Terminology

Methodologies

Nature of the Test

Approaches

Ethical Issues

Everything Is Confidential

Keep in Your Lane

If You Break It, You Bought It

Legal Issues

Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA): 18 U.S. Code § 1030

Unlawful Access to Stored Communications: 18 U.S. Code § 2701

Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act

Fraud and Related Activity in Connection with Access Devices: 18 U.S. Code § 1029

State Laws

International Laws

Certifications

CEH

GPEN

OSCP

Mile2

CISSP

PPT

This Book and Certifications

Careers in Penetration Testing

Security Administrators

Commercial Penetration Testing

Government/National Defense

Law Enforcement

Building Your Skillset

Summary

Test Your Skills

Chapter 2: Standards

PCI DSS

The Actual Test

NIST 800-115

Planning

Execution

Post-Execution

National Security Agency InfoSec Assessment Methodology (NSA-IAM)

PTES

CREST (UK)

A Synthesis (Putting Standards Together into a Single Unified Approach)

Pre-Engagement

The Actual Test

Reporting

Related Standards

OWASP

Other Standards

ISO 27002

NIST 800-12, Revision 1

NIST 800-14

Summary

Test Your Skills

Chapter 3: Cryptography

Cryptography Basics

History of Encryption

The Caesar Cipher

Atbash

Multi-Alphabet Substitution

Rail Fence

Modern Methods

Symmetric Encryption

Modification of Symmetric Methods

Practical Applications

Public Key (Asymmetric) Encryption

Digital Signatures

Hashing

MD5

SHA

RIPEMD

Windows Hashing

MAC and HMAC

Rainbow Tables

Pass the Hash

Password Crackers

Steganography

Historical Steganography

Methods and Tools

Cryptanalysis

Frequency Analysis

Modern Methods

Practical Application

Learning More

Summary

Test Your Skills

Chapter 4: Reconnaissance

Passive Scanning Techniques

Netcraft

BuiltWith

Archive.org

Shodan

Social Media

Google Searching

Active Scanning Techniques

Port Scanning

Enumeration

Wireshark

Maltego

Other OSINT Tools

OSINT Website

Alexa

Web Master Tips

Summary

Test Your Skills

Chapter 5: Malware

Viruses

How a Virus Spreads

Types of Viruses

Virus Examples

Trojan Horses

Other Forms of Malware

Rootkit

Malicious Web-Based Code

Logic Bombs

Creating Malware

Levels of Malware Writing Skill

GUI Tools

Simple Script Viruses

Creating a Trojan Horse

Altering Existing Viruses

Summary

Test Your Skills

Chapter 6: Hacking Windows

Windows Details

Windows History

The Boot Process

Important Windows Files

Windows Logs

The Registry

Volume Shadow Copy

Windows Password Hashing

Windows Hacking Techniques

Pass the Hash

chntpw

Net User Script

Login as System

Find the Admin

Windows Scripting

net users

net view

net share

net service

netshell

Windows Password Cracking

Offline NT Registry Editor

LCP

pwdump

ophcrack

John the Ripper

Detecting Malware in Windows

Cain and Abel

Summary

Test Your Skills

Chapter 7: Web Hacking

Web Technology

Specific Attacks on Websites

SQL Script Injection

XSS

Other Web Attacks

Tools

Burp Suite

BeEF

Summary

Test Your Skills

Chapter 8: Vulnerability Scanning

Vulnerabilities

CVE

NIST

OWASP

Packet Capture

tcpdump

Wireshark

Network Scanners

LanHelper

Wireless Scanners/Crackers

Aircrack

General Scanners

MBSA

Nessus

Nexpose

SAINT

Web Application Scanners

OWASP ZAP

Vega

Cyber Threat Intelligence

Threatcrowd.org

Phishtank

Internet Storm Center

OSINT

Summary

Test Your Skills

Chapter 9: Introduction to Linux

Linux History

Linux Commands

ls Command

cd Command

Pipe Output

finger Command

grep Command

ps Command

pstree Command

top Command

kill Command

Basic File and Directory Commands

chown Command

chmod Command

bg Command

fg Command

useradd Command

userdel Command

usermod Command

users Command

who Command

Directories

/root

/bin

/sbin

/etc

/dev

/boot

/usr

/var

/proc

Graphical User Interface

GNOME

KDE

Summary

Test Your Skills

Chapter 10: Linux Hacking

More on the Linux OS

sysfs

Crond

Shell Commands

Linux Firewall

Iptables

iptables Configuration

Syslog

Syslogd

Scripting

Linux Passwords

Linux Hacking Tricks

Boot Hack

Backspace Hack

Summary

Test Your Skills

Chapter 11: Introduction to Kali Linux

Kali Linux History

Kali Basics

Kali Tools

recon-ng

Dmitry

Sparta

John the Ripper

Hashcat

macchanger

Ghost Phisher

Summary

Test Your Skills

Chapter 12: General Hacking Techniques

Wi-Fi Testing

Create a Hotspot

Using Kali as a Hotspot

Testing the WAP Administration

Other Wi-Fi Issues

Social Engineering

DoS

Well-known DoS Attacks

Tools

Summary

Test Your Skills

Chapter 13: Introduction to Metasploit

Background on Metasploit

Getting Started with Metasploit

Basic Usage of msfconsole

Basic Commands

Searching

Scanning with Metasploit

SMB Scanner

SQL Server Scan

SSH Server Scan

Anonymous FTP Servers

FTP Server

How to Use Exploits

Exploit Examples

Cascading Style Sheets

File Format Exploit

Remote Desktop Exploit

More Exploits

Common Error

Post Exploits

Get Logged-on Users

Check VM

Enumerate Applications

Going Deeper into the Target

Summary

Test Your Skills

Chapter 14: More with Metasploit

Meterpreter and Post Exploits

ARP

NETSTAT

PS

Navigation

Download and Upload

Desktops

Cameras

Key Logger

Other Information

msfvenom

More Metasploit Attacks

Formatting All Drives

Attacking Windows Server 2008 R2

Attacking Windows via Office

Attacking Linux

Attacking via the Web

Another Linux Attack

Linux Post Exploits

Summary

Test Your Skills

Chapter 15: Introduction to Scripting with Ruby

Getting Started

Basic Ruby Scripting

A First Script

Syntax

Object-Oriented Programming

Summary

Test Your Skills

Chapter 16: Write Your Own Metasploit Exploits with Ruby

The API

Getting Started

Examine an Existing Exploit

Extending Existing Exploits

Writing Your First Exploit

Summary

Test Your Skills

Chapter 17: General Hacking Knowledge

Conferences

Dark Web

Certification and Training

Cyber Warfare and Terrorism

Nation State Actors

Summary

Test Your Skills

Chapter 18: Additional Pen Testing Topics

Wireless Pen Testing

802.11

Infrared

Bluetooth

Other Forms of Wireless

Wi-Fi Hacking

Mainframe and SCADA

SCADA Basics

Mainframes

Mobile Pen Testing

Cellular Terminology

Bluetooth Attacks

Bluetooth/Phone Tools

Summary

Test Your Skills

Chapter 19: A Sample Pen Test Project

Pen Test Outline

Pre-Test Activities

External

Internal

Optional Items

Report Outline

Summary

Appendix A: Answers to Chapter Multiple Choice Questions

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