{"product_id":"9781849517393","title":"BackTrack 5 Cookbook","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn Detail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eBackTrack 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book begins by covering the installation of BackTrack 5 and setting up a virtual environment to perform your tests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"BackTrack 5 Cookbook\" will serve as an excellent source of information for the security professional and novice alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApproach\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a cookbook with the necessary explained commands and code to learn BackTrack thoroughly. It smoothes your learning curve through organized recipes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho this book is for\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for anyone who desires to come up to speed in using BackTrack 5 or for use as a reference for seasoned penetration testers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Packt Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181341294832,"sku":"9781849517393","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781849517393_p0.jpg?v=1763751675","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781849517393","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}