Introduction xxix
Chapter 1 Introduction to Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing 3
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 3
Foundation Topics 7
Understanding Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing 7
Exploring Penetration Testing Methodologies 9
Building Your Own Lab 15
Exam Preparation Tasks 20
Review All Key Topics 20
Define Key Terms 20
Q&A 20
Chapter 2 Planning and Scoping a Penetration Testing Assessment 23
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 23
Foundation Topics 26
Comparing and Contrasting Governance, Risk, and Compliance Concepts 26
Explaining the Importance of Scoping and Organizational or Customer Requirements 39
Demonstrating an Ethical Hacking Mindset by Maintaining Professionalism and Integrity 48
Exam Preparation Tasks 50
Review All Key Topics 50
Define Key Terms 51
Q&A 51
Chapter 3 Information Gathering and Vulnerability Scanning 55
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 55
Foundation Topics 59
Performing Passive Reconnaissance 59
Performing Active Reconnaissance 93
Understanding the Art of Performing Vulnerability Scans 125
Understanding How to Analyze Vulnerability Scan Results 136
Exam Preparation Tasks 141
Review All Key Topics 142
Define Key Terms 142
Q&A 143
Chapter 4 Social Engineering Attacks 145
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 145
Foundation Topics 149
Pretexting for an Approach and Impersonation 149
Social Engineering Attacks 151
Physical Attacks 155
Methods of Influence 170
Exam Preparation Tasks 171
Review All Key Topics 171
Define Key Terms 172
Q&A 172
Chapter 5 Exploiting Wired and Wireless Networks 175
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 175
Foundation Topics 180
Exploiting Network-Based Vulnerabilities 180
Exploiting Wireless Vulnerabilities 216
Exam Preparation Tasks 234
Review All Key Topics 234
Define Key Terms 235
Q&A 235
Chapter 6 Exploiting Application-Based Vulnerabilities 237
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 237
Foundation Topics 244
Overview of Web Application-Based Attacks for Security Professionals and the OWASP Top 10 244
How to Build Your Own Web Application Lab 255
Understanding Business Logic Flaws 256
Understanding Injection-Based Vulnerabilities 257
Exploiting Authentication-Based Vulnerabilities 273
Exploiting Authorization-Based Vulnerabilities 279
Understanding Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerabilities 281
Understanding Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF/XSRF) and Server-Side Request Forgery Attacks 288
Understanding Clickjacking 289
Exploiting Security Misconfigurations 289
Exploiting File Inclusion Vulnerabilities 292
Exploiting Insecure Code Practices 293
Exam Preparation Tasks 301
Review All Key Topics 301
Define Key Terms 302
Q&A 303
Chapter 7 Cloud, Mobile, and IoT Security 305
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 305
Foundation Topics 309
Researching Attack Vectors and Performing Attacks on Cloud Technologies 309
Explaining Common Attacks and Vulnerabilities Against Specialized Systems 324
Exam Preparation Tasks 336
Review All Key Topics 337
Define Key Terms 337
Q&A 338
Chapter 8 Performing Post-Exploitation Techniques 341
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 341
Foundation Topics 345
Creating a Foothold and Maintaining Persistence After Compromising a System 345
Understanding How to Perform Lateral Movement, Detection Avoidance, and Enumeration 355
Exam Preparation Tasks 371
Review All Key Topics 371
Define Key Terms 372
Q&A 372
Chapter 9 Reporting and Communication 375
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 375
Foundation Topics 379
Comparing and Contrasting Important Components of Written Reports 379
Analyzing the Findings and Recommending the Appropriate Remediation Within a Report 385
Explaining the Importance of Communication During the Penetration Testing Process 390
Explaining Post-Report Delivery Activities 393
Exam Preparation Tasks 395
Review All Key Topics 395
Define Key Terms 395
Q&A 396
Chapter 10 Tools and Code Analysis 399
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 399
Foundation Topics 403
Understanding the Basic Concepts of Scripting and Software
Development 403
Understanding the Different Use Cases of Penetration Testing Tools and Analyzing Exploit Code 409
Exam Preparation Tasks 505
Review All Key Topics 506
Define Key Terms 508
Q&A 508
Chapter 11 Final Preparation 513
Tools for Final Preparation 513
Suggested Plan for Final Review/Study 517
Summary 518
Glossary of Key Terms 519
Appendix A Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes and Q&A Sections 537
Appendix B CompTIA® PenTest+ PT0-002 Cert Guide Exam Updates 559
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Appendix C Study Planner
Glossary of Key Terms
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