CONTENT: Hacking Wireless in 2013 Terrance Stachowski This article is a simple how-to guide for hacking wireless networks using BackTrack 5 R3, or Kali – Linux Penetration Testing Distributions offered by Offensive Security.  The information provided in this article will aid you in testing the security of your wireless network to determine if you are [...]

Dear PenTest Readers! We are pleased to present you the teaser of the newest issue of PenTest Magazine. And what awaits you inside? We have chosen one article from the issue to present you some of its content. Using XSS in a Spear-Phishing Attack By Carlos A. Lozano When a client asks for a social engineering tests, [...]

Dear Readers, We would like to present you the fourth issue of PenTest Open – a free monthly publication, which gives you the possibility to read some of our articles from the last month and from upcoming publications. This time we present you a summary of the April’s publications. You will find some tips from [...]

Dear PenTest Readers We are proud to announce a new line of our Magazine – PenTest StarterKit. It’s a magazine dedicated especially (but not only) for newbies and pentesting enthusiasts, who would like to gain more experience and knowledge. CONTENT: Basics of Pen Test: A Lesson for Beginners By Nishant Raman How to Start a [...]

Today and today only you can order the full issue of this StarterKit for only 15USD. Order today and tomorrow you will gain access to download the full issue. Dear PenTest Readers We are proud to announce a new line of our Magazine – PenTest StarterKit and to present you the first issue’s teaser. And [...]

CONTENT: An Overview of the Total System Compromise By Cory Flynn The thought of using all aspects of system weaknesses (Operating System, Hardware Drivers, Peripherals, and Application Weaknesses) to effectively take over and control a host or victim machine is often referred to as Total System Compromise. There are different trains of thought on the [...]

Dear PenTest Readers! We are proud to present you the teaser of the newest PenTest Extra Magazine. We have chosen three articles from the issue to present you some of its content. From the first part entitled ‘Total System Compromise’, let’s have a look at ‘A Road Map to Compromise a System’ by Nitin Goplnani, [...]

Dear Readers, We would like to present you the third issue of PenTest Open – a free monthly publication, where you can read some of our best articles from last month. This time you will find here a selection of really good tutorials written by our best authors and experienced pentesters. We hope that this [...]

CONTENT: Lurking in the Shadows of the Social Web Chris Schmidt, Application Security Engineer at Aspect Security Social engineering as “the application of sociological principles to specific social problems.” In the information security industry, social engineering is defined as “manipulating a user to perform actions or divulge sensitive information.” In this article, Chris Schmidt describes [...]

Read a sample of Chapter 3: GPEN Study Guide You will find there covered topics like: Pen-testing Foundations, Pen-testing process, Legal Issues, Reconnaissance, Intro to Linux and Scanning Goals and Techniques.

Brief summary: We will specifically focus on Cisco routers. This is primarily because Cisco has the greatest market share Internet-based Routers. Additionally, the Cisco IOS as perhaps the most universal feature set comprehensively covering many options. The addition of stateful packet filtering all stateful inspection and a wide range of protocols that are supported (dependent [...]

Dear Readers! We decided to publish the next Best of Web App Pentesting. It has been half a year since PenTest Best of Web App was released. This time we selected the best articles especially devoted to web applications. Therefore, we have decided to put them together and prepare something special just for you. Content [...]