flux3d Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Hey Y'all, First off thanks for taking the time to read this, and second I have always been interested in pen testing I am currently studying networking and was wondering if there are any good reads and or practice labs you wold recommend on setting up for a learning tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rkiver Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 There are a few great books, https://www.nostarch.com/pentesting is one that Shannon actually recommended and is a great read. It's not too expensive, and it gives an idea on how to get started and see if it's really something you want to do. http://thehackerplaybook.com/dashboard/ is also a nice one. As for building a lab. Any open source VM system, some Virtual machines, and start poking and seeing what you can figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
§@₪ↁɱ@₪ Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Great site for programing and computer security books is: https://www.packtpub.com Packt Publishing also offers a FREE eBook download everyday: https://www.packtpub.com/packt/offers/free-learning It is a legit business that I have purchased books from on Amazon but they also have there own site where you can save a ton of money on books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anode Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 hackthissite .net? .org? .com? is fun too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digip Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 start with some reading up on the concepts, and video tuts form places like security tube, youtube will get you started. Cybrary is more like reading for theory and concept, and sure they give you some ideas on tools to try, but not much hands on hacking as much as reading help files. Georgia Wiedman's course is the exception though, and she goes through some basics of using linux in general to methods of penetration testing(she also wrote a book). There is also the guide to Metasploit - https://www.nostarch.com/metasploit which may have a little bit difference from the latest and greatest MSF, but is still a good primer as well as the offsec MSFU wiki. https://www.offensive-security.com/metasploit-unleashed/ When you're ready to try actually performing the tasks, you'll need a lab. For me, I have vmware and virtual box setup so I can run Kali in a VM and import various CTF's to play with. Vulnhub is an EXCELLENT site for just such fun. Getting OVA's to play nice in vmware is a PITA though, so I run both vmware for kali and virtualbox to host the OVA's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karit Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Some great VMs to work through with exercises https://pentesterlab.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dejunnet Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 I have used them before. Has some good courses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainman_34 Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Some other great VMs can be found on hackingdojo and on vulnhub.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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