Professional penetration testing / Thomas Wilhelm, Matthew Neely, technical editor.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-434) and index.

Chapter 1. Introduction -- chapter 2. Ethics and hacking -- chapter 3. Setting up your lab -- chapter 4. Methodologies and frameworks -- chapter 5. Pentest project management -- chapter 6. Information gathering -- chapter 7. Vulnerability identification -- chapter 8. Vulnerability exploitation -- chapter 9. Local system attacks -- chapter 10. Privilege escalation -- chapter 11. Targeting support systems -- chapter 12. Targeting the network -- chapter 13. Web application attack techniques -- chapter 14. Reporting results -- chapter 15. Hacking as a career.

This book walks through the entire process of setting up and running a penetration testing lab for the purpose of testing a computer network to find security vulnerabilities before they are maliciously exploited. Chapters cover planning, metrics, and methodologies; the details of running a pen test, including identifying and verifying vulnerabilities; and archiving, reporting, and management practices.