BackTrack 4: Assuring Security by Penetration Testing: Master the art of penetration testing with BackTrack

• Learn the black-art of penetration testing with in-depth coverage of BackTrack Linux distribution
• Explore the insights and importance of testing your corporate network systems before hackers strike it
• Understand the practical spectrum of security tools by their exemplary usage, configuration, and benefits
• Fully illustrated with practical examples, step-by-step instructions, and useful tips to cover the best-of-breed security assessment tools

• Initiate the BackTrack OS environment in your test lab by installing, configuring, running, and updating its core system components
• Draw a formal BackTrack testing methodology
• Scope your target with definitive test requirements, limitations, and business objectives, and schedule the test plan
• Gain practical experience with a number of security tools from BackTrack logically divided into sub-categories of testing methodology
• Practice the process of reconnaissance, discovery, enumeration, vulnerability mapping, social engineering, exploitation, privilege escalation, and maintaining access to your target for evaluation purposes
• Document, report, and present your verified test results to the relevant authorities in a formal reporting structure
• Assess the various technologies comprising your target information system s environment, such as web applications, network administration servers, workstations, Cisco devices, firewalls, load balancers, routers, switches, intrusion detection and prevention devices, and many more
• Examine and research the vulnerability in greater detail before attempting to exploit it by taking control of the target, thus reducing any false positives
• Exploit human vulnerability by wrapping yourself with the art of deception to acquire the target

If you are an IT security professional or network administrator who has a basic knowledge of Unix/Linux operating systems including awareness of information security factors, and you want to use BackTrack for penetration testing, then this book is for you.