Over 80 recipes to execute many of the best known and little known penetration testing aspects of BackTrack 5
- Learn to perform penetration tests with BackTrack 5
- Nearly 100 recipes designed to teach penetration testing principles and build knowledge of BackTrack 5 Tools
- Provides detailed step-by-step instructions on the usage of many of BackTrack's popular and not-so- popular tools
In Detail
BackTrack is a Linux-based penetration testing arsenal that aids security professionals in the ability to perform assessments in a purely native environment dedicated to hacking. BackTrack is a distribution based on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution aimed at digital forensics and penetration testing use. It is named after backtracking, a search algorithm.
"BackTrack 5 Cookbook" provides you with practical recipes featuring many popular tools that cover the basics of a penetration test: information gathering, vulnerability identification, exploitation, priviledge escalation, and covering your tracks.
The book begins by covering the installation of BackTrack 5 and setting up a virtual environment to perform your tests.
We then dip into recipes involving the basic principles of a penetration test such as information gathering, vulnerability identification, and exploitation. You will further learn about privilege escalation, radio network analysis, Voice over IP, Password cracking, and BackTrack forensics.
"BackTrack 5 Cookbook" will serve as an excellent source of information for the security professional and novice alike.
What will you learn from this book:
- Install and set up BackTrack 5 on multiple platforms
- Customize BackTrack to fit your individual needs
- Exploit vulnerabilities found with Metasploit
- Locate vulnerabilities Nessus and OpenVAS
- Provide several solutions to escalate privileges on a compromised machine
- Learn how to use BackTrack in all phases of a penetration test
- Crack WEP/WPA/WPA2 Encryption
- Learn how to monitor and eavesdrop on VOIP networks
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5/5
Very quick turnaround. Would recommend! Thanks very much psychonautical! :)
2 months ago
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5/5
The book arrived within a very short time and from what I have read, it looks interesting.
Good buy!