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Kali Linux 2 - Assuring Security by Penetration Testing - Third Edition

By : Gerard Johansen, Lee Allen, Tedi Heriyanto, Shakeel Ali
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Kali Linux 2 - Assuring Security by Penetration Testing - Third Edition

By: Gerard Johansen, Lee Allen, Tedi Heriyanto, Shakeel Ali

Overview of this book

Kali Linux is a comprehensive penetration testing platform with advanced tools to identify, detect, and exploit the vulnerabilities uncovered in the target network environment. With Kali Linux, you can apply appropriate testing methodology with defined business objectives and a scheduled test plan, resulting in a successful penetration testing project engagement. Kali Linux – Assuring Security by Penetration Testing is a fully focused, structured book providing guidance on developing practical penetration testing skills by demonstrating cutting-edge hacker tools and techniques with a coherent, step-by-step approach. This book offers you all of the essential lab preparation and testing procedures that reflect real-world attack scenarios from a business perspective, in today's digital age.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
Kali Linux 2 – Assuring Security by Penetration Testing Third Edition
Credits
Disclaimer
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Defining business objectives


Based on the assessment requirements and the endorsement of services, it is vital to define the business objectives. This will ensure that the testing output benefits a business from multiple aspects. Each of these business objectives is focused and structured according to the assessment requirements and can provide a clear view of the industry achievement. We have formatted some general business objectives that can be used to align with any penetration testing assignment. However, they can also be redesigned according to the change in requirements. This process is important and may require a pentester to observe and understand the business motives while maintaining the minimum level of standards before, during, and after the test is completed. Business objectives are the main source to bring the management and technical team together in order to support a strong proposition and an idea of securing information systems. Based on the different kinds of security...