Penetration Testing Essentials

Ch. 1 Introduction to Penetration Testing --
Defining Penetration Testing --
Preserving Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability --
Appreciating the Evolution of Hacking --
ch. 2 Introduction to Operating Systems and Networking --
Comparing Common Operating Systems --
Exploring Networking Concepts --
ch. 3 Introduction to Cryptography --
Recognizing the Four Goals of Cryptography --
The History of Encryption --
Speaking Intelligently About Cryptography --
Comparing Symmetric and Asymmetric Cryptography --
Transforming Data via Hashing --
A Hybrid System: Using Digital Signatures --
Working with PKI --
ch. 4 Outlining the Pen Testing Methodology --
Determining the Objective and Scope of the Job --
Choosing the Type of Test to Perform --
Gaining Permission via a Contract --
Following the Law While Testing --
ch. 5 Gathering Intelligence --
Introduction to Intelligence Gathering --
Examining a Company\'s Web Presence Finding Websites That Don\'t Exist Anymore --
Gathering Information with Search Engines --
Targeting Employees with People Searches --
Discovering Location --
Do Some Social Networking --
Looking via Financial Services --
Investigating Job Boards --
Searching Email --
Extracting Technical Information --
ch. 6 Scanning and Enumeration --
Introduction to Scanning --
Checking for Live Systems --
Performing Port Scanning --
Identifying an Operating System --
Scanning for Vulnerabilities --
Using Proxies (Or Keeping Your Head Down) --
Performing Enumeration --
ch. 7 Conducting Vulnerability Scanning --
Introduction to Vulnerability Scanning --
Recognizing the Limitations of Vulnerability Scanning --
Outlining the Vulnerability Scanning Process --
Types of Scans That Can Be Performed --
ch. 8 Cracking Passwords --
Recognizing Strong Passwords --
Choosing a Password-Cracking Technique --
Executing a Passive Online Attack --
Executing an Active Online Attack Executing an Offline Attack --
Using Nontechnical Methods --
Escalating Privileges --
ch. 9 Retaining Access with Backdoors and Malware --
Deciding How to Attack --
Installing a Backdoor with PsTools --
Opening a Shell with LAN Turtle --
Recognizing Types of Malware --
Launching Viruses --
Launching Worms --
Launching Spyware --
Inserting Trojans --
Installing Rootkits --
ch. 10 Reporting --
Reporting the Test Parameters --
Collecting Information --
Highlighting the Important Information --
Adding Supporting Documentation --
Conducting Quality Assurance --
ch. 11 Working with Defensive and Detection Systems --
Detecting Intrusions --
Recognizing the Signs of an Intrusion --
Evading an IDS --
Breaching a Firewall --
Using Honeypots: The Wolf in Sheep\'s Clothing --
ch. 12 Covering Your Tracks and Evading Detection --
Recognizing the Motivations for Evasion --
Getting Rid of Log Files --
Hiding Files --
Evading Antivirus Software Evading Defenses by Entering Through a Backdoor --
Using Rootkits for Evasion --
ch. 13 Detecting and Targeting Wireless --
An Introduction to Wireless --
Breaking Wireless Encryption Technologies --
Conducting a Wardriving Attack --
Conducting Other Types of Attack --
Choosing Tools to Attack Wireless --
Knocking Out Bluetooth --
Hacking the Internet of Things (IoT) --
ch. 14 Dealing with Mobile Device Security --
Recognizing Current-Generation Mobile Devices --
Working with Android OS --
Working with Apple iOS --
Finding Security Holes in Mobile Devices --
Encountering Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) --
Choosing Tools to Test Mobile Devices --
ch. 15 Performing Social Engineering --
Introduction to Social Engineering --
Exploiting Human Traits --
Acting Like a Social Engineer --
Targeting Specific Victims --
Leveraging Social Networking --
Conducting Safer Social Networking --
ch. 16 Hardening a Host System --
Introduction to Hardening Three Tenets of Defense --
Creating a Security Baseline --
Hardening with Group Policy --
Hardening Desktop Security --
Backing Up a System --
ch. 17 Hardening Your Network --
Introduction to Network Hardening --
Intrusion Detection Systems --
Firewalls --
Physical Security Controls --
ch. 18 Navigating the Path to Job Success --
Choosing Your Career Path --
Build a Library --
Practice Technical Writing --
Display Your Skills --
ch. 19 Building a Test Lab for Penetration Testing --
Deciding to Build a Lab --
Considering Virtualization --
Getting Starting and What You Will Need --
Installing Software.