A practical guide to simulating, detecting, and responding to network attacks Create a step-by-step testing plans Learn to perform social engineering and host reconnaissance evaluation session hijacking methods exploit the vulnerability of the web server attempts to breach database security Detect Use password crackers to obtain access to information dodge Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) and firewall protections and disrupt service routers and switches Scan and penetrate wireless networks Understanding the inner workings of Trojan Horses, viruses, and other backdoor applications Test UNIX, Microsoft, and Novell servers for vulnerabilities Learn the root cause of buffer overflows and how to prevent them from Perform and prevent Denial of Service attack Penetration testing is a growing field but there are not yet a definitive resource that instructs ethical hackers on how to conduct the penetration test with the ethics and responsibilities of testing in mind. Using popular open-source and commercial applications, this book shows you how to do a penetration test on an organization? Network, from creating a test plan to perform social engineering and reconnaissance host to perform simulated attacks on both wired and wireless networks. Penetration Testing and Network Defense also goes much further than other books on hacking, as it shows how to detect attacks on living tissue. You will learn how to configure, record, and thwart these attacks and how to harden a system to protect against internal and external attacks in the future. Full of real-world examples and the procedure step-by-step, this book is a good reading fun and full of practical advice that will help you assess network security and develop a plan to lock down sensitive data and corporate resources. This book is going? struggled to explain the various testing approaches that are used today and gives excellent insight on how a responsible penetration testing specialist to run the trade.? Bruce Murphy, Vice President, World Wide Security Services, Cisco Systems?