Penetration Testing and Network Defense

The practical guide to simulating, detecting, and responding to network attacks

• Create step-by-step testing plans
• Learn to perform social engineering and host reconnaissance
• Evaluate session hijacking methods
• Exploit web server vulnerabilities
• Detect attempts to breach database security
• Use password crackers to obtain access information
• Circumvent Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) and firewall protections and disrupt the service of routers and switches
• Scan and penetrate wireless ...