Chapter 1

Introduction

This chapter introduces the purpose of the book and key learning points. It introduces the chapters of the book and appendixes and desired outcome for readers of the book. This chapter also will introduce common definitions used in the penetration testing field.

Keywords

Introduction; penetration testing; gray hat; white hat; black hat; pentest; vulnerability test; vulnerability analysis; vulnerability; threat; risk; social engineering; phishing; spear phishing; dumpster diving; red team; red teaming; malicious user testing; maluser

Information in This Chapter

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