Penetration Testing Fundamentals Pearson uCertify

(pearson-pentest) / ISBN : 978-1-61691-104-1
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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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1

Introduction to Penetration Testing

  • What Is Penetration Testing?
  • Terminology
  • Methodologies
  • Ethical Issues
  • Legal Issues
  • Certifications
  • Careers in Penetration Testing
  • Building Your Skillset
  • Summary
  • Test Your Skills
2

Standards

  • 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
3

Cryptography

  • 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
4

Reconnaissance

  • Passive Scanning Techniques
  • Active Scanning Techniques
  • Wireshark
  • Maltego
  • Other OSINT Tools
  • Summary
  • Test Your Skills
5

Malware

  • Viruses
  • Trojan Horses
  • Other Forms of Malware
  • Creating Malware
  • Summary
  • Test Your Skills
6

Hacking Windows

  • Windows Details
  • Windows Password Hashing
  • Windows Hacking Techniques
  • Windows Scripting
  • Windows Password Cracking
  • Detecting Malware in Windows
  • Cain and Abel
  • Summary
  • Test Your Skills
7

Web Hacking

  • Web Technology
  • Specific Attacks on Websites
  • Tools
  • Summary
  • Test Your Skills
8

Vulnerability Scanning

  • Vulnerabilities
  • Packet Capture
  • Network Scanners
  • Wireless Scanners/Crackers
  • General Scanners
  • Web Application Scanners
  • Cyber Threat Intelligence
  • Summary
  • Test Your Skills
9

Introduction to Linux

  • Linux History
  • Linux Commands
  • Directories
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Summary
  • Test Your Skills
10

Linux Hacking

  • More on the Linux OS
  • Linux Firewall
  • Syslogd
  • Scripting
  • Linux Passwords
  • Linux Hacking Tricks
  • Summary
  • Test Your Skills
11

Introduction to Kali Linux

  • Kali Linux History
  • Kali Basics
  • Kali Tools
  • Summary
  • Test Your Skills
12

General Hacking Techniques

  • Wi-Fi Testing
  • Social Engineering
  • DoS
  • Summary
  • Test Your Skills
13

Introduction to Metasploit

  • 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

  • Meterpreter and Post Exploits
  • msfvenom
  • More Metasploit Attacks
  • Summary
  • Test Your Skills
15

Introduction to Scripting with Ruby

  • Getting Started
  • Basic Ruby Scripting
  • Summary
  • Test Your Skills
16

Write Your Own Metasploit Exploits with Ruby

  • The API
  • Getting Started
  • Examine an Existing Exploit
  • Extending Existing Exploits
  • Writing Your First Exploit
  • Summary
  • Test Your Skills
17

General Hacking Knowledge

  • Conferences
  • Dark Web
  • Certification and Training
  • Cyber Warfare and Terrorism
  • Nation State Actors
  • Summary
  • Test Your Skills
18

Additional Pen Testing Topics

  • Wireless Pen Testing
  • Mainframe and SCADA
  • Mobile Pen Testing
  • Summary
  • Test Your Skills
19

A Sample Pen Test Project

  • Pen Test Outline
  • Report Outline
  • Summary

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