Chapter 17

General Hacking Knowledge

Chapter Objectives

After reading this chapter and completing the exercises, you will be able to do the following:

images Understand where to get additional information

images Navigate the dark web

This chapter is an overview of key knowledge that anyone in the penetration testing or hacking community should know. Some of the information, such as related to certifications, was briefly touched on in earlier chapters. Those topics will be expanded here. Other topics, like the dark web, are new in this chapter. All of the material ...

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