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Security threats are on the rise, and companies must be prepared to face them. One way companies are assessing security risk and the vulnerability of their networks is by hiring security firms to attempt to penetrate their networks or by developing in-house penetration testing skills to continually monitor network vulnerabilities. Penetration testing is a growing field, yet there is no definite resource on how to perform a penetration test and the ethics of testing. Penetration Testing and Cisco Network Defense offers detailed steps on how to emulate an outside attacker to assess the security of a network. Unlike other books on hacking, this book is specifically geared toward penetration testing. Divided into two parts, this book provides a set of guidelines and methodologies for understanding and performing internal penetration tests. It also shows how an attack can be detected on a network. Part one covers understanding penetration testing, assessing risks, and creating a testing plan. Part two focuses on the particulars of testing, and each chapter includes three essential components: the steps to perform a simulated attack using popular commercial and open-source applications; how to detect the attack with Cisco Intrusion Detection Sensor and Security Agent; suggestions on how to harden a system against attacks.Product Identifiers
PublisherPearson Education (Us)
ISBN-139781587052088
eBay Product ID (ePID)91990955
Product Key Features
Publication NamePenetration Testing and Network Defense
SubjectComputer Science
Publication Year2005
SeriesNetworking Technology
TypeTextbook
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
AuthorAndrew Whitaker, Daniel Newman
Dimensions
Item Height231 mm
Item Weight1060 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorDaniel Newman, Andrew Whitaker