The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing, Third Edition serves as an introduction to the steps required to complete a penetration test or perform an ethical hack from beginning to end. The book teaches readers how to properly utilize and interpret the results of the modern-day hacking tools required to complete a penetration test. It provides a simple and clear explanation of how to effectively utilize these tools, along with a four-step methodology for conducting a penetration test o...

The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing, Second Edition, serves as an introduction to the steps required to complete a penetration test or perform an ethical hack from beginning to end. The book teaches students how to properly utilize and interpret the results of the modern-day hacking tools required to complete a penetration test. It provides a simple and clean explanation of how to effectively utilize these tools, along with a four-step methodology for conducting a penetration tes...

The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing serves as an introduction to the steps required to complete a penetration test or perform an ethical hack from beginning to end. This book makes ethical hacking and penetration testing easy – no prior hacking experience is required. It shows how to properly utilize and interpret the results of the modern-day hacking tools required to complete a penetration test. With a simple and clean explanation of how to effectively utilize these tools – as ...

The latest tactics for thwarting digital attacks“Our new reality is zero-day, APT, and state-sponsored attacks. Today, more than ever, security professionals need to get into the hacker’s mind, methods, and toolbox to successfully deter such relentless assaults. This edition brings readers abreast with the latest attack vectors and arms them for these continually evolving threats.” --Brett Wahlin, CSO, Sony Network Entertainment“Stop taking punches--let’s c...

An intensive hands-on guide to perform professional penetration testing for highly-secured environments from start to finish. You will learn to provide penetration testing services to clients with mature security infrastructure. Understand how to perform each stage of the penetration test by gaining hands-on experience in performing attacks that mimic those seen in the wild. In the end, take the challenge and perform a virtual penetration test against a fictional corporation. If you are lo...

Now, you might be wondering why someone would write yet another book on SAP. SAP Variant Configuration has been a topic near and dear to my heart for many years. While there are other books out there on the topic, I never felt like they addressed the details I've learned the hard way for nearly 20 years. My goal is to impart everything I've learned to help you successfully model in Variant Configuration.This book is both how to manual and a reference guide. The idea is that the init...

Written as an interactive tutorial, this book covers the core of BackTrack with real-world examples and step-by-step instructions to provide professional guidelines and recommendations to you. The book is designed in a simple and intuitive manner, which allows you to explore the whole BackTrack testing process or study parts of it individually. If you are an IT security professional or network administrator who has a basic knowledge of Unix/Linux operating systems including awareness of in...

The latest Windows security attack and defense strategies"Securing Windows begins with reading this book." --James Costello (CISSP) IT Security Specialist, HoneywellMeet the challenges of Windows security with the exclusive Hacking Exposed "attack-countermeasure" approach. Learn how real-world malicious hackers conduct reconnaissance of targets and then exploit common misconfigurations and software flaws on both clients and servers. See leading-edge exploit...

This fully-updated guide delivers complete coverage of every topic on the current version of the CompTIA PenTest+ certification exam.Get complete coverage of all the objectives included on the CompTIA PenTest+ certification exam PT0-002 from this comprehensive resource. Written by expert penetration testers, the book provides learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, hands-on exercises, exam tips, and practice questions with in-depth explanations. Desig...

Hacking with Kali Linux: A Complete Guide to Master the Most Powerful Operating System for Ethical HackersDo you want to learn how to hack like a pro using Linux? Do you want to master the tools and techniques that hackers use to penetrate any system? Do you want to discover the secrets of ethical hacking and cybersecurity?If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is for you!Hacking with Linux is a comprehensive and practical guide that will teac...

Get a hands-on training and experience in tools, techniques, and best practices for effective ethical hacking to combat cyber threats at any scaleKey FeaturesUse the ethical hacking methodology and thought process to perform a successful ethical hackExplore the various stages of an ethical hack and the tools related to each phasePurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionThe Ethical Hacking ...

“The seminal book on white-hat hacking and countermeasures... Should be required reading for anyone with a server or a network to secure.” --Bill Machrone, PC Magazine "The definitive compendium of intruder practices and tools." --Steve Steinke, Network Magazine "For almost any computer book, you can find a clone. But not this one... A one-of-a-kind study of the art of breaking in." --UNIX Review Here is the latest edition of international best-seller, Hacking Expos...