A Crash Course in Pentesting with Backtrack by Nick Hensley In this article, we will give you a crash course in pentesting. This article is meant to be a basis or primer if you wish; it will teach you what a penetration test is and what it is not. We will show you the basic steps that go into virtually all penetration tests. And teach you what you need to be aware of, what to look for, and how to get started. That being said, this is not a “how to hack” article that will teach you how to break into some unsuspecting company’s website and further penetrate their internal infrastructure. There are many that consider obtaining Domain Admin as the ultimate goal. And yes, it is definitely a cool thing to do, BUT it’s not the only thing that one should try and accomplish when performing a penetration test.....