Part 1: Attack Preparation

As a quote incorrectly attributed to Abraham Lincoln but coming from a wise and anonymous lumberjack teaches us, “If I had five minutes to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first three sharpening my axe”.

This leads us to the point that preparation is critical.

So, we will focus on sharpening our tools before performing our attacks. Of course, given the essence of our work, we will only know later what we will need when faced with an unknown vulnerability. The essential tool to have ready is our mind, plus a set of technological tools always at hand.

This part has the following chapters:

• Chapter 1, Mindset and Methodologies
• Chapter 2, Toolset for Web Attacks and Exploitation