The perfect introduction to pen testing for all IT professionals and students Welcome to today’s most useful and practical introduction to penetration testing. Chuck Easttom brings together up-to-the-minute coverage of all the concepts, terminology, challenges, and skills you’ll need to be effective. Drawing on decades of experience in cybersecurity and related IT fields, Easttom integrates theory and practice, covering the entire penetration testing life cycle from planning to reporting. You’ll gain practical experience through a start-to-finish sample project relying on free open source tools. Throughout, quizzes, projects, and review sections deepen your understanding and help you apply what you’ve learned. Including essential pen testing standards from NSA, PCI, and NIST, Penetration Testing Fundamentals will help you protect your assets–and expand your career options. LEARN HOW TO Understand what pen testing is and how it’s used Meet modern standards for comprehensive and effective testing Review cryptography essentials every pen tester must know Perform reconnaissance with Nmap, Google searches, and ShodanHq Use malware as part of your pen testing toolkit Test for vulnerabilities in Windows shares, scripts, WMI, and the Registry Pen test websites and web communication Recognise SQL injection and cross-site scripting attacks Scan for vulnerabilities with OWASP ZAP, Vega, Nessus, and MBSA Identify Linux vulnerabilities and password cracks Use Kali Linux for advanced pen testing Apply general hacking technique ssuch as fake Wi-Fi hotspots and social engineering Systematically test your environment with Metasploit Write or customize sophisticated Metasploit exploits The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you will receive via email the code and instructions on how to access this product. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed.