Penetration Testing Basics: A Quick-Start Guide to Breaking into Systems
Ric Messier · CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2016
Penetration testing is the act of attempting to break into systems, networks, and software in order to determine where the bad guys might get in. By reading this book, you'll gain the foundations of a simple methodology used to perform penetration testing on systems and networks for which you are responsible. Penetration Testing Basics explains: How to identify security vulnerabilitiesHow to use some of the top security tools in order to identify holesHow to read reports from testing toolsCommon vulnerability types and attacksCommon web-based attacks and exposures as well as recommendations for closing those holes