Over the years, malicious attackers have found various ways to penetrate a system. They gather information about the target, identify vulnerabilities, and then unleash an attack. Once inside the target, they try to hide their tracks and remain hidden. The attacker may not necessarily follow the same sequence as we do, but as a penetration tester, following the approach suggested here will help you conduct the assessment in a structured way; also, the data collected at each stage will aid in preparing a report that is of value to your client. An attacker's aim is ultimately to own your system; so, they might not follow any sequential methodology to do this. As a penetration tester, your aim is to identify as many bugs as you can; therefore, following a logical methodology is really useful. Moreover, you need to be creative and think...
Improving your Penetration Testing Skills
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Overview of this book
Penetration testing (or ethical hacking) is a legal and foolproof way to identify vulnerabilities in your system. With thorough penetration testing, you can secure your system against the majority of threats.
This Learning Path starts with an in-depth explanation of what hacking and penetration testing are. You’ll gain a deep understanding of classical SQL and command injection flaws, and discover ways to exploit these flaws to secure your system. You'll also learn how to create and customize payloads to evade antivirus software and bypass an organization's defenses. Whether it’s exploiting server vulnerabilities and attacking client systems, or compromising mobile phones and installing backdoors, this Learning Path will guide you through all this and more to strengthen your defense against online attacks.
By the end of this Learning Path, you'll have the knowledge and skills you need to invade a system and identify all its vulnerabilities.
This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt books:
• Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux - Third Edition by Juned Ahmed Ansari and Gilberto Najera-Gutierrez
• Metasploit Penetration Testing Cookbook - Third Edition by Abhinav Singh , Monika Agarwal, et al.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
Title Page
About Packt
Preface
Free Chapter
Introduction to Penetration Testing and Web Applications
Setting Up Your Lab with Kali Linux
Reconnaissance and Profiling the Web Server
Authentication and Session Management Flaws
Detecting and Exploiting Injection-Based Flaws
Finding and Exploiting Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerabilities
Cross-Site Request Forgery, Identification, and Exploitation
Attacking Flaws in Cryptographic Implementations
Using Automated Scanners on Web Applications
Metasploit Quick Tips for Security Professionals
Information Gathering and Scanning
Server-Side Exploitation
Meterpreter
Post-Exploitation
Using MSFvenom
Client-Side Exploitation and Antivirus Bypass
Social-Engineer Toolkit
Working with Modules for Penetration Testing
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Customer Reviews