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The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing
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The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing

by Patrick Engebretson
July 2011
Beginner
180 pages
5h 16m
English
Syngress
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About the Author
Dr. Patrick Engebretson obtained his Doctor of Science degree with a specialization in information security from Dakota State University. He currently serves as an assistant professor of information assurance and also works as a senior penetration tester for a security firm in the Midwest. His research interests include penetration testing, hacking, intrusion detection, exploitation, honey pots, and malware. In the past several years, he has published many peer-reviewed journal and conference papers in these areas. He has been invited by the Department of Homeland Security to share his research at the Software Assurance Forum in Washington, DC, and has also spoken at Black Hat in Las Vegas. He regularly attends advanced exploitation ...
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ISBN: 9781597496551