CompTIA PenTest+ Practice Tests

ABOUT THE AUTHORS CRYSTAL PANEK, MCP, MCP+I, MCSA, MCSE, MCTS, MCDBA. For many years she trained as a contract instructor teaching at such places as the MicroC, Stellacon Corporation and the University of New Hampshire. She then became the vice-president for a large IT training company and for 15 years she developed training materials and courseware to help 1000's of students get through their certification exams. She currently works on a contract basis creating courseware for several large IT training facilities. ROBB TRACY is a veteran instructional designer and trainer in the e-learning industry. He is President of ACTbrainy,??an ACT test prep e-learning company, and the author of several IT certification books, including CompTIA Linux+/LPIC-1 Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition (Exams LX0-103 & LX0-104/101-400 & 102-400).

• Introduction xvChapter 1 Planning and Scoping Penetration Tests 1Chapter 2 Information Gathering and Vulnerability Identification 41Chapter 3 Attacks and Exploits 89Chapter 4 Penetration Testing Tools 137Chapter 5 Reporting and Communication 181Chapter 6 Practice Exam 1 213Chapter 7 Practice Exam 2 231Appendix Answers and Explanations 251Chapter 1: Planning and Scoping Penetration Tests 252Chapter 2: Information Gathering and Vulnerability Identification 271Chapter 3: Attacks and Exploits 289Chapter 4: Penetration Testing Tools 309Chapter 5: Reporting and Communication 323Chapter 6: Practice Exam 1 336Chapter 7: Practice Exam 2 348Index 361