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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254749303321

Autore

Messier Ric

Titolo

Penetration Testing Basics [[electronic resource] ] : A Quick-Start Guide to Breaking into Systems / / by Ric Messier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, CA : , : Apress : , : Imprint : Apress, , 2016

ISBN

1-4842-1857-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XV, 114 p. 41 illus., 34 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

005.11

Soggetti

Data protection

Computer programming

Software engineering

Security

Programming Techniques

Software Engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

1. What Is Penetration Testing? -- 2. Digging for Information -- 3. What’s Open? -- 4. Vulnerabilities -- 5. Exploitation -- 6. Breaking Web Sites -- 7. Reporting.

Sommario/riassunto

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 vulnerabilities How to use some of the top security tools in order to identify holes How to read reports from testing tools Common vulnerability types and attacks Common Web-based attacks and exposures as well as recommendations for closing those holes.