How secure is your network? The best way to find out is to attack it using the same tactics attackers employ to identify & exploit weaknesses With the third edition of this practical book you'll learn how to perform network-based penetration testing in a structured manner Security expert Chris Mc Nab demonstrates common vulnerabilities & the steps you can take to identify them in your environment System complexity & attack surfaces continue to grow This book provides a process to help you mitigate risks posed to your network Each chapter
Includes:: a checklist summarizing attacker techniques along with effective countermeasures you can use immediately Learn how to effectively test system components including Common services such as SSH FTP Kerberos SNMP & LDAP Microsoft services including Net BIOS SMB RPC & RDP SMTP POP3 & IMAP email services IPsec & PPTP services that provide secure network access TLS protocols & features providing transport security Web server software including Microsoft IIS Apache & Nginx Frameworks including Rails Django Microsoft ASPNET & PHP Database servers storage protocols & distributed key-value stores