Practical Pentesting: featuring Brad Stine
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In this series, Daniel and Brad will take a look at what a Pentesting engagement looks like through the lens of Brad's experience as a Pentester. Here they will cover all the important and requisite activities from pre-engagement to delivering the final report. You'll see what it takes to properly pre-engage for an assessment, explore the necessary legal documents, scope the client's systems, build the right engagement toolkit, perform vulnerability assessment and exploitation, collaborate and document with team members, and create an effective report.
There are several pentesting platforms available in the market that can assist in conducting penetration testing and vulnerability assessments. These platforms provide a range of tools and functionalities to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in computer systems, networks, and applications
A typical penetration testing engagement consists of several stages or phases that help guide the assessment process. These stages ensure a systematic and comprehensive approach to identifying vulnerabilities and assessing the security posture of the target system. The specific names and order of the stages may vary depending on the methodology followed by the pentester or the organization conducting the assessment.
The course includes Blue Team pentesting, also known as defensive security testing or purple teaming, is a practice where a team of security professionals simulates real-world attacks on a company's systems and infrastructure to evaluate and improve the organization's defensive capabilities. Unlike traditional penetration testing (red teaming), which focuses on identifying vulnerabilities and exploiting them, blue team pentesting is centered around assessing and enhancing the effectiveness of an organization's security controls and incident response processes.
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Practical Pentesting: featuring Brad Stine
In this series, Daniel and Brad will take a look at what a Pentesting engagement looks like through the lens of Brad's experience as a Pentester. Here they will cover all the important and requisite activities from pre-engagement to delivering the final report. You'll see what it takes to properly pre-engage for an assessment, explore the necessary legal documents, scope the client's systems, build the right engagement toolkit, perform vulnerability assessment and exploitation, collaborate and document with team members, and create an effective report.
There are several pentesting platforms available in the market that can assist in conducting penetration testing and vulnerability assessments. These platforms provide a range of tools and functionalities to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in computer systems, networks, and applications
A typical penetration testing engagement consists of several stages or phases that help guide the assessment process. These stages ensure a systematic and comprehensive approach to identifying vulnerabilities and assessing the security posture of the target system. The specific names and order of the stages may vary depending on the methodology followed by the pentester or the organization conducting the assessment.
The course includes Blue Team pentesting, also known as defensive security testing or purple teaming, is a practice where a team of security professionals simulates real-world attacks on a company's systems and infrastructure to evaluate and improve the organization's defensive capabilities. Unlike traditional penetration testing (red teaming), which focuses on identifying vulnerabilities and exploiting them, blue team pentesting is centered around assessing and enhancing the effectiveness of an organization's security controls and incident response processes.