{"product_id":"9781597496568","title":"The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing: Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Made Easy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing\u003c\/i\u003e serves as an introduction to the steps required to complete a penetration test or perform an ethical hack from beginning to end. This book makes ethical hacking and penetration testing easy - no prior hacking experience is required. It shows how to properly utilize and interpret the results of the modern-day hacking tools required to complete a penetration test. With a simple and clean explanation of how to effectively utilize these tools - as well as the introduction to a four-step methodology for conducting a penetration test or hack - the book provides students with the know-how required to jump start their careers and gain a better understanding of offensive security.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is organized into 7 chapters that cover hacking tools such as Backtrack Linux, Google reconnaissance, MetaGooFil, dig, Nmap, Nessus, Metasploit, Fast Track Autopwn, Netcat, and Hacker Defender rootkit. Each chapter contains hands-on examples and exercises that are designed to teach learners how to interpret results and utilize those results in later phases. PowerPoint slides are available for use in class.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an ideal reference for security consultants, beginning InfoSec professionals, and students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNamed a 2011 Best Hacking and Pen Testing Book by \u003ci\u003eInfoSec Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach chapter contains hands-on examples and exercises that are designed to teach you how to interpret the results and utilize those results in later phases.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriten by an author who works in the field as a Penetration Tester and who teaches Offensive Security, Penetration Testing, and Ethical Hacking, and Exploitation classes at Dakota State University.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUtilizes the Backtrack Linus distribution and focuses on the seminal tools required to complete a penetration test.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elsevier Science","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133609230576,"sku":"9781597496568","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781597496568_p0.jpg?v=1763815036","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781597496568","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}