Chapter 5: Penetration Testing
Penetration testing (also called ethical hacking) is the process of attacking a network or
system to detect and fix the target’s weaknesses. Businesses are willing to shell out some
cash in order to protect their systems from black hat hackers. Because of this, penetration
testing serves as a profitable and exciting activity for ethical hackers.
This chapter will teach you the basics of penetration testing. It will explain the core
principles of “pen testing” and give you a list of tools that you must use. In addition, it
will provide you with a step-by-step plan for conducting a penetration test.