Santos, O: Comptia Pentest+ Pt0-001 Cert Guide

Omar Santos is a principal engineer in the Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) within Cisco's Security Research and Operations. He mentors and leads engineers and incident managers during the investigation and resolution of security vulnerabilities in all Cisco products, including cloud services. Omar has been working with information technology and cybersecurity since the mid-1990s. He has designed, implemented, and supported numerous secure networks for Fortune 100 and 500 companies and the U.S. government. Prior to his current role, he was a technical leader within the Worldwide Security Practice and the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC), where he taught, led, and mentored many engineers within both organizations.
Omar is an active member of the security community, where he leads several industrywide initiatives and standards bodies. His active role helps businesses, academic institutions, state and local law enforcement agencies, and other participants that are dedicated to increasing the security of the critical infrastructure. Omar often delivers technical presentations at many cybersecurity conferences. He is the author of more than 20 books and video courses. You can follow Omar on any of the following:

• Personal website: omarsantos.io and theartofhacking.org
• Twitter: @santosomar
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/santosomar

Ron Taylor has been in the information security field for almost 20 years, 10 of which were spent in consulting. In 2008, he joined the Cisco Global Certification Team as an SME in information assurance. In 2012, he moved into a position with the Security Research & Operations group, where his focus was mostly on penetration testing of Cisco products and services. He was also involved in developing and presenting security training to internal development and test teams globally. In addition, he provided consulting support to many product teams as an SME on product security testing. He then spent some time as a consulting systems engineer specializing in Cisco's security product line. In his current role, he works in the Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT). He has held a number of industry certifications, including GPEN, GWEB, GCIA, GCIH, GWAPT, RHCE, CCSP, CCNA, CISSP, and MCSE. Ron is also a Cisco Security Blackbelt, SANS mentor, cofounder and president of the Raleigh BSides Security Conference, and an active member of the Packet Hacking Village team at Defcon.
You can follow Ron on any of the following:

• Twitter: @Gu5G0rman
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/-RonTaylor

Introduction xxiii Chapter 1 Introduction to Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing 3 "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 3 Understanding Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing 6 Understanding the Current Threat Landscape 7 Exploring Penetration Testing Methodologies 10 Building Your Own Lab 16 Requirements and Guidelines for Penetration Testing Labs 18 What Tools Should You Use in Your Lab? 18 What if You Break Something? 19 Review All Key Topics 20 Define Key Terms 20 Q&A 21 Chapter 2 Planning and Scoping a Penetration Testing Assessment 25 "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 25 Explaining the Importance of the Planning and Preparation Phase 29 Understanding the Legal Concepts of Penetration Testing 41 Learning How to Scope a Penetration Testing Engagement Properly 44 Learning the Key Aspects of Compliance-Based Assessments 50 Review All Key Topics 58 Define Key Terms 59 Q&A 59 Chapter 3 Information Gathering and Vulnerability Identification 63 "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 63 Understanding Information Gathering and Reconnaissance 67 Understanding the Art of Performing Vulnerability Scans 103 Understanding How to Analyze Vulnerability Scan Results 112 Review All Key Topics 116 Define Key Terms 117 Q&A 117 Chapter 4 Social Engineering Attacks 121 "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 121 Understanding Social Engineering Attacks 125 Phishing 126 Pharming 126 Malvertising 127 Spear Phishing 128 SMS Phishing 134 Voice Phishing 135 Whaling 135 Elicitation, Interrogation, and Impersonation (Pretexting) 135 Social Engineering Motivation Techniques 137 Shoulder Surfing 137 USB Key Drop and Social Engineering 138 Review All Key Topics 138 Define Key Terms 139 Q&A 139 Chapter 5 Exploiting Wired and Wireless Networks 143 "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 143 Exploiting Network-Based Vulnerabilities 148 Exploiting Wireless and RF-Based Attacks and Vulnerabilities 185 Review All Key Topics 200 Define Key Terms 202 Q&A 202 Chapter 6 Exploiting Application-Based Vulnerabilities 207 "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 207 Overview of Web Applications for Security Professionals 213 How to Build Your Own Web Application Lab 224 Understanding Injection-Based Vulnerabilities 227 Exploiting Authentication-Based Vulnerabilities 242 Exploiting Authorization-Based Vulnerabilities 250 Understanding Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerabilities 252 Understanding Cross-Site Request Forgery Attacks 260 Understanding Clickjacking 261 Exploiting Security Misconfigurations 262 Exploiting File Inclusion Vulnerabilities 264 Exploiting Insecure Code Practices 265 Review All Key Topics 271 Define Key Terms 272 Q&A 273 Chapter 7 Exploiting Local Host and Physical Security Vulnerabilities 277 "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 277 Exploiting Local Host Vulnerabilities 281 Understanding Physical Security Attacks 326 Review All Key Topics 328 Define Key Terms 329 Q&A 329 Chapter 8 Performing Post-Exploitation Techniques 333 "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 333 Maintaining Persistence After Compromising a System 337 Understanding How to Perform Lateral Movement 347 Understanding How to Cover Your Tracks and Clean Up Systems After a Penetration Testing Engagement 356 Review All Key Topics 357 Define Key Terms 358 Q&A 358 Chapter 9 Penetration Testing Tools 361 "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 361 Understanding the Different Use Cases of Penetration Testing Tools and How to Analyze Their Output 365 Leveraging Bash, Python, Ruby, and PowerShell in Penetration Testing Engagements 460 Review All Key Topics 462 Define Key Terms 465 Q&A 465 Chapter 10 Understanding How to Finalize a Penetration Test 471 "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 471 Explaining Post-Engagement Activities 474 Surveying Report Writing Best Practices 475 Understanding Report Handling and Communications Best Practices 499 Review All Key Topics 501 Define Key Terms 502 Q&A 502 Chapter 11 Final Preparation 505 Tools for Final Preparation 505 Suggested Plan for Final Review/Study 509 Summary 509 Appendix A Answers to the "Do I Know This Already?" Quizzes and
Online Elements: Glossary of Key Terms Appendix B Study Planner
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