Chapter 16. Case Study: A Methodical Step-By-Step Penetration Test
With great power comes great responsibility.
—Uncle Ben, Spiderman
This chapter takes you through a brief and basic methodical penetration test of a fictional company called Little Company Network (LCN). This chapter focuses primarily on the actual attack and the recording of information found on LCN, rather than on the formal contractual process that forms a necessary part of every penetration test. To give an example, Table 16-1 shows a high-level approach to the entire process from beginning to end.
Table 16-1 Basic Steps in a Penetration Test
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