Penetration Testing Essentials: A Practical Apprach for Executing Penetration Testing Projects

ISBN-10
143987896X
ISBN-13
9781439878965
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
2012-01-15
Publisher
Auerbach Pub
Author
Raheel Ahmad

Description

From the initial phase of understanding the scope to mitigating risk while performing the actual exploit tests, this book lays out the exact steps to follow for successfully executing penetration testing engagement. It explains the essential elements required for performing vulnerability and risk assessment, mapping the risk factor with the likelihood of the detected vulnerability, and mapping the matrix for performing exploitation analysis. The text also prepares readers for the Certified Ethical Hacking exam by providing hands-on lessons and explains how to set up a penetration testing lab while using the best security testing tools available under general public license.

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