Advanced penetration testing for highly-secured environments [[electronic resource] ] : the ultimate security guide : learn to perform professional penetration testing for highly-secured environments with this intensive hands-on guide / / Lee Allen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451850903321
• Autore: Allen Lee (Information security specialist)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Birmingham, U.K., : Packt Pub., 2012
• ISBN: 1-62198-905-4; 1-280-67747-3; 9786613654403; 1-84951-775-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (414 p.)
• Collana: Open source : community experience distilled
• Disciplina: 005.8
• Soggetti: Computer security - Testing; Penetration testing (Computer security); Computer networks - Security measures; Computer networks; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Planning and Scoping for a Successful Penetration Test; Introduction to advanced penetration testing; Vulnerability assessments; Penetration testing; Advanced penetration testing; Before testing begins; Determining scope; Setting limits - nothing lasts forever; Rules of engagement documentation; Planning for action; Installing VirtualBox; Installing your BackTrack virtual machine; Preparing the virtual guest machine for BackTrack; Installing BackTrack on the virtual disk imageExploring BackTrack; Logging in; Changing the default password; Updating the applications and operating system; Installing OpenOffice; Effectively manage your test results; Introduction to MagicTree; Starting MagicTree; Adding nodes; Data collection; Report generation; Introduction to the Dradis ; Framework; Exporting a project template; Importing a project template; Preparing sample data for import; Importing your Nmap data; Exporting data into HTML; Dradis Category field; Changing the default HTML template; Summary; Chapter 2: Advanced Reconnaissance TechniquesIntroduction to reconnaissance; Reconnaissance workflow; DNS recon; Nslookup - it's there when you need it; Default output; Changing nameservers; Creating an automation script; What did we learn?; Domain Information Groper (Dig); Default output; Zone transfers using Dig; Advanced features of Dig; DNS brute forcing with fierce; Default command usage; Creating a custom wordlist; Gathering and validating domain and IP information; Gathering information with whois; Specifying which registrar to use; Where in the world is this IP?; Defensive measures; Using search engines to do your job for youSHODAN; Filters; Understanding banners; Finding specific assets; Finding people (and their documents) on the web; Google hacking database; Metagoofil; Searching the Internet for clues; Metadata collection; Extracting metadata from photos using exiftool; Summary; Chapter 3: Enumeration: Choosing Your Targets Wisely; Adding another virtual machine to our lab; Configuring and testing our Vlab_1 clients; BackTrack - Manual ifconfig; Ubuntu - Manual ifconfig; Verifying connectivity; Maintaining IP settings after reboot; Nmap - getting to know you; Commonly seen Nmap scan types and optionsBasic scans - warming up; Other Nmap techniques; Remaining stealthy; Shifting blame - the zombies did it!; IDS rules, how to avoid them; Using decoys; Adding custom Nmap scripts to your arsenal; How to decide if a script is right for you; Adding a new script to the database; SNMP: A goldmine of information just waiting to be discovered; SNMPEnum; SNMPCheck; When the SNMP community string is NOT ""public""; Creating network baselines with scanPBNJ; Setting up MySQL for PBNJ; Starting MySQL; Preparing the PBNJ database; First scan; Reviewing the data; Enumeration avoidance techniques
• Sommario/riassunto: Learn to perform professional penetration testing for highly-secured environments with this intensive hands-on guide with this book and ebook.