The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing serves as an introduction to the steps required to complete a penetration test or perform an ethical hack. You learn how to properly utilize and interpret the results of modern day hacking tools; which are required to complete a penetration test. Tool coverage will include, Backtrack Linux, Google, Whois, Nmap, Nessus, Metasploit, Netcat, Netbus, and more. A simple and clean explanation of how to utilize these tools will allow you to gain a solid understanding of each of the four phases and prepare them to take on more in-depth texts and topics. This book includes the use of a single example (pen test target) all the way through the book which allows you to clearly see how the tools and phases relate. Each chapter contains hands-on examples teach you how to interpret the results and utilize those results in later phases Written by an author who has practical experience as a Penetration Tester and who has taught "Introduction to Penetration Testing" for 5 years Utilizes Backtrack Linux distribution and the "core" tools required to complete a penetration test

Patrick Engebretson，高級滲透測試專傢，達科他州立大學信息安全專業博士。專注於滲透測試、黑客活動、入侵檢測、漏洞利用、蜜罐技術和惡意軟件的研究和實踐，於多個領域發錶瞭多篇頗負盛名的專業論文。曾受國土安全部的邀請，在華盛頓特區軟件保障論壇上介紹其研究成果，並在拉斯維加斯黑帽大會上發錶演講。活躍於高級開發人員社區和滲透測試社區，同時擁有多種認證證書。