The Hacker Playbook 2: Practical Guide To Penetration Testing

The Hacker Playbook 2: Practical Guide To Penetration Testing

<p>Just as a professional athlete doesn€t show up without a solid game plan, ethical hackers, IT professionals, and security researchers should not be unprepared, either. <i>The Hacker Playbook</i> provides them their own game plans. Written by a longtime security professional and CEO of Secure Planet, LLC, this step-by-step guide to the €œgame€ of penetration hacking features hands-on examples and helpful advice from the top of the field.</p> <p>Through a series of football-style €œplays,€ this straightforward guide gets to the root of many of the roadblocks people may face while penetration testing€"including attacking different types of networks, pivoting through security controls, privilege escalation, and evading antivirus software.</p> <p>From €œPregame€ research to €œThe Drive€ and €œThe Lateral Pass,€ the practical plays listed can be read in order or referenced as needed. Either way, the valuable advice within will put you in the mindset of a penetration tester of a Fortune 500 company, regardless of your career or level of experience.</p> <p>This second version of <i>The Hacker Playbook</i> takes all the best "plays" from the original book and incorporates the latest attacks, tools, and lessons learned. Double the content compared to its predecessor, this guide further outlines building a lab, walks through test cases for attacks, and provides more customized code.</p> <p>Whether you€re downing energy drinks while desperately looking for an exploit, or preparing for an exciting new job in IT security, this guide is an essential part of any ethical hacker€s library€"so there€s no reason not to get in the game.</p>