As experienced networking professionals with beginner security skills seek to dip their toes in the waters of penetration testing, step one is to look at their network infrastructures through the eyes ...

So far, in my previous articles on Nmap, we've looked at how the scanner can be used to map and audit a network, as well as track down noncompliant devices and services. But hackers can also use Nmap ...

Just recently published by no starch press, Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking can give you a solid — practical, useful and insightful — understanding of how hackers work and how ...

Firewall penetration testing examines the firewall as a security control and identifies the weaknesses that allow unwanted traffic to reach internal systems.  It helps to make the network secure by ...

Ever wonder exactly how vulnerable your network is? Using these tools can give you an idea and provide the means to protect yourself. I don't know about you, but during the years of my IT career, I've ...