Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Preparation Guide: Lesson-Based Review of Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing

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A. SheikhCertified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Preparation Guidehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7258-9_16

16. Penetration Testing

Ahmed Sheikh¹  

(1)

Miami, FL, USA

 

In this chapter, you will learn about security assessments, penetration testing, risk management, and various testing tools.

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to

1. 1.

   Identify security assessments.

    
2. 2.

   Identify the steps of penetration testing.

    
3. 3.

   Examine risk management.

    
4. 4.

   Identify various penetration testing tools.

    

Penetration Testing Overview

A penetration test , also known as a pen test, is used to simulate methods that an attacker would use to gain unauthorized access to a network and compromise ...