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Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking
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Penetration testers simulate cyber attacks to find security weaknesses in networks, operating systems, and applications. Information security experts worldwide use penetration techniques to evaluate enterprise defenses.
In Penetration Testing, security expert, researcher, and trainer Georgia Weidman introduces you to the core skills and techniques that every pentester needs
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Kindle Edition, 528 pages
Published
May 29th 2014
by No Starch Press
(first published May 22nd 2014)
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To learn the different domains of security and penetration testing,this is one of the best books around.
This book was written by a security expert, researcher, and trainer Georgia Weidman. Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking teaches the fundamental skills that every penetration tester needs. You will build a virtual lab with Kali Linux and a couple of vulnerable virtual machines and you will run through multiple scenarios in this environment. Tools like Wireshark, Nmap and Burp Suite are being used in this book, amongst many others.
Absolutely fantastic!
Very good. Perhaps the reference book i've used most during sitting the OSCP.
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This was one of our textbooks from our Red Teaming class last semester. The book uses a step-by-step approach in configuring and deploying different penetration testing tools, real-world hacking scenarios and how they are executed and explains some computer science theories (buffer overflows, hashes, TCP/IP, etc) behind the attacks. You get a much broader understanding on what you are doing as a pen tester. Not bad for an introductory book.
The author is active in the penetration testing industry ...more
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An extremely thorough book that offers more than introductions to the topics at hand.
Georgia does a great job at sticking to the main points and not getting distracted.
She guides you along, usually step by step, in each exercise.
Her method aims at teaching you the fundamentals so that you can build upon them in the future, especially since technology is constantly changing and these hacks are evolving.
Instead of having you take the easiest route from A to B, you will sometimes find yourself goin ...more
Georgia does a great job at sticking to the main points and not getting distracted.
She guides you along, usually step by step, in each exercise.
Her method aims at teaching you the fundamentals so that you can build upon them in the future, especially since technology is constantly changing and these hacks are evolving.
Instead of having you take the easiest route from A to B, you will sometimes find yourself goin ...more
The author selected quite a few old softwares to demonstrate how people can exploit a vulnerable in some software. One thing I don't like about this "lab setup" is that it includes Windows XP, Windows 7 which readers may face difficulty to find the correct ISO images to install.
The exploitation is kinda one-hit exploit. It's quite obvious vulnerable and I couldn't learn much about the exploitation. Maybe it's because of my learning method. Or maybe it's because the vulnerable machines are instal ...more
The exploitation is kinda one-hit exploit. It's quite obvious vulnerable and I couldn't learn much about the exploitation. Maybe it's because of my learning method. Or maybe it's because the vulnerable machines are instal ...more
A *really* great introduction to penetration testing, and the author provides all the tools necessary with the book. My only complaint is that it's a bit dated, but that's not the fault of the book, there just hasn't been a book of similar quality that's been published more recently. Note that this book is not for casual reading; it is a step-by-step guide to pentesting and becoming familiar with the tools of the trade. It is a comprehensive and detailed manual that every cybersecurity student s
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i will back later to read last chapter 20 (smartphone pen test framework)
meanwhile i really enjoyed reading the book had alot of explanation, most of details i knew it before since i read it on other books ,
but it deserve a reading again and refreshing
meanwhile i really enjoyed reading the book had alot of explanation, most of details i knew it before since i read it on other books ,
but it deserve a reading again and refreshing
An excellent informational resource. While the content is a bit outdated at this point the author is still very helpful and provides the necessary resources to those who take the time to ask. A great primer for getting in to penetration testing, and the PWK training and OSCP certification.
This is a great book to introduce many different concepts to people early in thier security career, or, folks just interested in pickling up a few new skills. The material in vol1 is now dated; however, none of the 1 and 0 are still 1 and 0. I look forward to vol 2 (I hope) in 2021.
Very practical guide, albeit a little out of date. Recommended reading for infosec enthusiasts.
Excellent
Good overview of the field and process.
A hands-on practical step by step training book for a pentester. with this book was how I got to learn about web application pentest.
It is a great book that has helped me study for my security + certification
Georgia's book is great. It is also sadly outdated as many of the labs require websites and tools that are either no longer up or deprecated.
Can't wait for the second edition though! ...more
Can't wait for the second edition though! ...more
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Great handbook! Due to the fast development of technology it is a bit out of date already. But a new version is under it's way.
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