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Windows and Linux Penetration Testing from Scratch

While penetration testing is highly competitive, it’s easy to be stuck in a monotonous routine client after client. This book will provide hands-on experience with penetration testing while guiding you through the behind-the-scenes action along the way.

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Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Completion Time

17h

Language

English

About Book

Who Is This Book For?

This book is for penetration testers, information technology professionals, cybersecurity professionals and students, and individuals breaking into a pentesting role after demonstrating advanced skills in boot camps. Prior experience with Windows, Linux, and networking is necessary.

Book content

chapters 17h total length

Open Source Intelligence

Bypassing Network Access Control

Sniffing and Spoofing

Windows Passwords on the Network

Assessing Network Security

Cryptography and the Penetration Tester

Advanced Exploitation with Metasploit

Python Fundamentals

PowerShell Fundamentals

Shellcoding - The Stack

Shellcoding - Bypassing Protections

Shellcoding - Evading Antivirus

Windows Kernel Security

Fuzzing Techniques

Going Beyond the Foothold

Escalating Privileges

Maintaining Access

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