pearson-pentest ISBN: 978-1-61691-104-1
Penetration Testing Fundamentals Pearson uCertify
Gain complete knowledge about the techniques and methodologies used for penetration testing with the Penetration Testing Fundamentals course. The study guide teaches all the skills required to be a professional penetration tester, including report writing, Kali Linux, malware, vulenerability scanning, cryptography, and a lot more. This course offers you complete penetration testing training along with the concepts of Linux hacking, Web hacking and Windows hacking that will provide knowledge in network security and information security.
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19 Interactive Lessons · 133 topics01 Introduction to Penetration Testing 10 topics +
- What Is Penetration Testing?
- Terminology
- Methodologies
- Ethical Issues
- Legal Issues
- Certifications
- Careers in Penetration Testing
- Building Your Skillset
- Summary
- Test Your Skills
02 Standards 10 topics +
- PCI DSS
- NIST 800-115
- National Security Agency InfoSec Assessment Methodology (NSA-IAM)
- PTES
- CREST (UK)
- A Synthesis (Putting Standards Together into a Single Unified Approach)
- Related Standards
- Other Standards
- Summary
- Test Your Skills
03 Cryptography 13 topics +
- Cryptography Basics
- History of Encryption
- Modern Methods
- Public Key (Asymmetric) Encryption
- Digital Signatures
- Hashing
- MAC and HMAC
- Password Crackers
- Steganography
- Cryptanalysis
- Learning More
- Summary
- Test Your Skills
04 Reconnaissance 7 topics +
- Passive Scanning Techniques
- Active Scanning Techniques
- Wireshark
- Maltego
- Other OSINT Tools
- Summary
- Test Your Skills
05 Malware 6 topics +
- Viruses
- Trojan Horses
- Other Forms of Malware
- Creating Malware
- Summary
- Test Your Skills
06 Hacking Windows 9 topics +
- Windows Details
- Windows Password Hashing
- Windows Hacking Techniques
- Windows Scripting
- Windows Password Cracking
- Detecting Malware in Windows
- Cain and Abel
- Summary
- Test Your Skills
07 Web Hacking 5 topics +
- Web Technology
- Specific Attacks on Websites
- Tools
- Summary
- Test Your Skills
08 Vulnerability Scanning 9 topics +
- Vulnerabilities
- Packet Capture
- Network Scanners
- Wireless Scanners/Crackers
- General Scanners
- Web Application Scanners
- Cyber Threat Intelligence
- Summary
- Test Your Skills
09 Introduction to Linux 6 topics +
- Linux History
- Linux Commands
- Directories
- Graphical User Interface
- Summary
- Test Your Skills
10 Linux Hacking 8 topics +
- More on the Linux OS
- Linux Firewall
- Syslogd
- Scripting
- Linux Passwords
- Linux Hacking Tricks
- Summary
- Test Your Skills
11 Introduction to Kali Linux 5 topics +
- Kali Linux History
- Kali Basics
- Kali Tools
- Summary
- Test Your Skills
12 General Hacking Techniques 5 topics +
- Wi-Fi Testing
- Social Engineering
- DoS
- Summary
- Test Your Skills
13 Introduction to Metasploit 9 topics +
- Background on Metasploit
- Getting Started with Metasploit
- Basic Usage of msfconsole
- Scanning with Metasploit
- How to Use Exploits
- Exploit Examples
- Post Exploits
- Summary
- Test Your Skills
14 More with Metasploit 5 topics +
- Meterpreter and Post Exploits
- msfvenom
- More Metasploit Attacks
- Summary
- Test Your Skills
15 Introduction to Scripting with Ruby 4 topics +
- Getting Started
- Basic Ruby Scripting
- Summary
- Test Your Skills
16 Write Your Own Metasploit Exploits with Ruby 7 topics +
- The API
- Getting Started
- Examine an Existing Exploit
- Extending Existing Exploits
- Writing Your First Exploit
- Summary
- Test Your Skills
17 General Hacking Knowledge 7 topics +
- Conferences
- Dark Web
- Certification and Training
- Cyber Warfare and Terrorism
- Nation State Actors
- Summary
- Test Your Skills
18 Additional Pen Testing Topics 5 topics +
- Wireless Pen Testing
- Mainframe and SCADA
- Mobile Pen Testing
- Summary
- Test Your Skills
19 A Sample Pen Test Project 3 topics +
- Pen Test Outline
- Report Outline
- Summary
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