I'm starting this blog to document my education into penetration testing. I have been in security for quite a number of years now, but I never had the opportunity to perform a honest to goodness penetration test. I have been taking some classes and doing research into this arena and it appeals to me. So much in fact, that I have decided to dedicate most of my free time to learning more about it.
Given my years of experience I will be assuming the reader has some knowledge or security. If I talk about a topic or technology you are don't know, please ask.
Given my years of experience I will be assuming the reader has some knowledge or security. If I talk about a topic or technology you are don't know, please ask.
I have no doubt that there will be mistakes made and challenges to over come, but I'm up to that task. I invite everyone with a desire to learn along for the ride.
Are we going to learn how to hack?
No. This is not going to be a tutorial on how to become a hacker; on the contrary, we will be focusing on penetration testing. Some think of a penetration tester as legal or ethical hacker. Although that might be 'technically' true, there's more to a penetration test. In this blog I hope to cover all aspects on becoming a good penetration tester. This will include things such as; Proper procedures, tools & techniques, and of course creating reports.
What tools will you use?
Good question. Of course there are the staples; BackTrack, BurpSuite, Nmap, Metasploit, Nessus, etc. I plan on covering these for starters, but I have no doubt I'll find new ones along the way. All the tools and code I find or create will be documented here in this blog, free for anyone to use and learn from.
I share your interest in the field of pen testing. We also share other things in common. I have dedicated my free time to learning and researching this field. I have some college courses in computer support , but have fallen in love with this interest.
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