Mastering Metasploit - Third Edition

Preface

Penetration testing is required everywhere in business today. With the rise of cyber and computer-based crime over the past few years, penetration testing has become one of the core aspects of network security and helps keep a business secure from internal and external threats. The reason that penetration testing is a necessity is that it helps uncover potential flaws in a network, a system, or an application. Moreover, it helps identify weaknesses and threats from an attacker's perspective. Various inherent weaknesses in a system are exploited to find out the impact it can have on an organization and the risk to the assets that exist as well. However, the success rate of a penetration test depends mostly on knowledge of the target ...