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Advanced Penetration Testing for Highly-Secured Environments, Second Edition

You're reading from   Advanced Penetration Testing for Highly-Secured Environments, Second Edition Employ the most advanced pentesting techniques and tools to build highly-secured systems and environments

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2016
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ISBN-13 9781784395810
Length 428 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Kevin Cardwell Kevin Cardwell
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Lee Allen Lee Allen
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Preface 1. Penetration Testing Essentials FREE CHAPTER 2. Preparing a Test Environment 3. Assessment Planning 4. Intelligence Gathering 5. Network Service Attacks 6. Exploitation 7. Web Application Attacks 8. Exploitation Concepts 9. Post-Exploitation 10. Stealth Techniques 11. Data Gathering and Reporting 12. Penetration Testing Challenge Index

The report


At the end of the penetration test, all of the data will need to be turned into information that allows the business and network owners to take action. Although the goals of a penetration test may vary, the need to document the entire process and put the results into an easily digestible format remains the same. Some items that should be included in an executive report include the following:

Cover page:

  • Your company logo

  • Title and description of the test performed

  • Confidentiality reminder

  • Date and time of testing

The cover page should be both professional and eye-catching. If you happen to have any graphics available for your logo, this is an ideal place to display them. Take a look at this sample to get the basic idea of a typical reporting cover sheet:

The next page should provide a table of contents that acts as an index of the material included within the report. Adding an index allows the reader to quickly jump to the location of interest. This is especially important when the person...

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