Five Pentesting Tools and Techniques (That Every Sysadmin Should Know) by Jeremy Trinka

Step into the mind of a pentester. It’s Friday afternoon, somewhere around 2PM. The sound of whirring laptops is drowned out by your earbuds blasting the most aggressive music you have synced to your smartphone. That hash you captured hasn’t cracked, and your machine has been running since early Tuesday. The second energy drink you pounded down this afternoon hits the rim of the trashcan. The sterile business casual attire you’re being forced to wear is becoming noticeably less breathable as the frustration builds inside of you. It’s a couple of hours away from time to wrap up the engagement and provide the client with a verbal overview of your findings, but you don’t want to step into the office without capturing that flag. Take a deep breath. It’s time to zoom out, get back to basics, and re-assess the environment. In the days of Backtrack and early Kali Linux,....