Engebretson Patrick - The basics of hacking and penetration testing: ethical hacking and penetration testing made easy

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Engebretson, Pat (Patrick Henry), 1974

The basics of hacking and penetration testing : ethical hacking and penetration testing made easy / Patrick Engebretson. Second edition.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-12-411644-3

1. Penetration testing (Computer security) 2. Computer hackers. 3. Computer softwareTesting. 4. Computer crimesPrevention. I. Title.

QA76.9.A25E5443 2013

005.8dc23

2013017241

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ISBN: 978-0-12-411644-3

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