BackTrack is a Linux-based penetration testing arsenal that aids security professionals in the ability to perform assessments in a purely native environment dedicated to hacking. BackTrack is a distribution based on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution aimed at digital forensics and penetration testing use. It is named after backtracking, a search algorithm.
BackTrack 5 Cookbook provides you with practical recipes featuring many popular tools that cover the basics of a penetration test: information gathering, vulnerability identification, exploitation, privilege escalation, and covering your tracks.
The book begins by covering the installation of BackTrack 5 and setting up a virtual environment in which to perform your tests. We then explore recipes involving the basic principles of a penetration test such as information gathering, vulnerability identification, and exploitation. You will further learn about privilege escalation, radio network analysis, Voice over IP (VoIP), password cracking, and BackTrack forensics.
This book will serve as an excellent source of information for the security professional and novice equally. The book offers detailed descriptions and example recipes that allow you to quickly get up to speed on both BackTrack 5 and its usage in the penetration testing field.
We hope you enjoy reading the book!
What this book covers
Chapter 1, Up and Running with BackTrack, shows you how to set up BackTrack in your testing environment and configure BackTrack to work within your network.
Chapter 2, Customizing BackTrack, looks at installing and configuring drivers for some of the popular video and wireless cards.
Chapter 3, Information Gathering, covers tools that can be used during the information gathering phase, including Maltego and Nmap.
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