The Hacking Guide
Taking a look back, we learned about non-technical but essential aspects of penetration testing in the last chapters. In a formal sense, penetration testing is the act of carrying out a security analysis and can simulate hacker attacks in a controlled environment. But this requires a statement of agreement from the operator, as otherwise we are liable to prosecution. Furthermore, we also need a structured approach for the security analysis in order to achieve reproducible results. Without such an approach, some vulnerabilities may go undetected, which reduces the meaningfulness of the penetration test. Taking these aspects into account, let the games begin: the penetration test for Dubius Payment Ltd.
As we have already learned, hacking is “only“ the technical part of a penetration test. Playing the role of an attacker of Dubius Payment Ltd., we will be technically carrying out at least the following phases:
- Identification of the network ranges of a company
- Identification of the accessible servers and services
- Identification of vulnerabilities
- Exploitation of vulnerabilities
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Pentest Training
Take a look at the pentest training chapters and learn penetration testing:
- Preface
- Introduction
- Legal Framework
- Hacking vs. Penetration Testing
- Classification
- Meaningfulness of Penetration Tests
- Penetration Testing Standards
- The Hacking Guide
- Hacking I: Scanning networks
- Hacking II: Password attacks
- Hacking III: Web application attacks
- Hacking IV: Privilege Escalation
- Hacking V: Tunnelling Techniques
- Hacking VI: Vulnerability scanner and penetration testing frameworks
- Demonstration of a Penetration Test
- Risk Assessment of Identified Vulnerabilities
- Structure of Documentation and Reporting
- Insider stories: Tales from Dubius Payment Ltd.
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