to the JTR program.
Implement Your Plan
Penetration testing requires persistence. You need to be patient while attacking your target.
Sometimes, cracking a single password can take several days. Carefulness is also
important. Protect the information you’ll gather as much as you can. If other people will
get their hands on your findings, your target will be in extreme danger.
You don’t have to search for potential hackers before running your test. If you can keep
your activities private and secure, you are good to go. This principle is crucial during the
transmission of your findings to your clients. If you have to send the information via
email, you must encrypt it and set a password for it.
You can divide the execution of an attack into four phases:
1. Collect information regarding your target. Google can help you with this task.
2. Trim down your options. If you conducted a successful research, you will have a lot
of potential points of entry. You have limited time so it would be impossible to
check all of those entry points. Evaluate each system and choose the ones that seem
vulnerable.
3. Use your tools to reduce your options further. You can use scanners and data packet
collectors to find the best targets for your attack.
4. Conduct your attack and record your findings.
Evaluate the Results
Analyze the data you collected. That data will help you in detecting network
vulnerabilities and proving their existence. Knowledge plays an important role in this task.
You will surely face some difficulties during your first few tries. However, things will
become easy once you have gained the requisite knowledge and experience.
Important Note: Create a written report regarding your findings. Share the data with your
clients to prove that hiring you is one of the best decisions they made.
Implement Your Plan
Penetration testing requires persistence. You need to be patient while attacking your target.
Sometimes, cracking a single password can take several days. Carefulness is also
important. Protect the information you’ll gather as much as you can. If other people will
get their hands on your findings, your target will be in extreme danger.
You don’t have to search for potential hackers before running your test. If you can keep
your activities private and secure, you are good to go. This principle is crucial during the
transmission of your findings to your clients. If you have to send the information via
email, you must encrypt it and set a password for it.
You can divide the execution of an attack into four phases:
1. Collect information regarding your target. Google can help you with this task.
2. Trim down your options. If you conducted a successful research, you will have a lot
of potential points of entry. You have limited time so it would be impossible to
check all of those entry points. Evaluate each system and choose the ones that seem
vulnerable.
3. Use your tools to reduce your options further. You can use scanners and data packet
collectors to find the best targets for your attack.
4. Conduct your attack and record your findings.
Evaluate the Results
Analyze the data you collected. That data will help you in detecting network
vulnerabilities and proving their existence. Knowledge plays an important role in this task.
You will surely face some difficulties during your first few tries. However, things will
become easy once you have gained the requisite knowledge and experience.
Important Note: Create a written report regarding your findings. Share the data with your
clients to prove that hiring you is one of the best decisions they made.