Identify, exploit, and test web application security with ease Key Features Get up to speed with Metasploit and discover how to use it for pentesting Understand how to exploit and protect your web environment effectively Learn how an exploit works and what causes vulnerabilities Book DescriptionMetasploit has been a crucial security tool for many years. However, there are only a few modules that Metasploit has made available to the public for pentesting web applications. In this book, you'll explore another aspect of the framework - web applications - which is not commonly used. You'll also discover how Metasploit, when used with its inbuilt GUI, simplifies web application penetration testing. The book starts by focusing on the Metasploit setup, along with covering the life cycle of the penetration testing process. Then, you will explore Metasploit terminology and the web GUI, which is available in the Metasploit Community Edition. Next, the book will take you through pentesting popular content management systems such as Drupal, WordPress, and Joomla, which will also include studying the latest CVEs and understanding the root cause of vulnerability in detail. Later, you'll gain insights into the vulnerability assessment and exploitation of technological platforms such as JBoss, Jenkins, and Tomcat. Finally, you'll learn how to fuzz web applications to find logical security vulnerabilities using third-party tools. By the end of this book, you'll have a solid understanding of how to exploit and validate vulnerabilities by working with various tools and techniques. What you will learn Get up to speed with setting up and installing the Metasploit framework Gain first-hand experience of the Metasploit web interface Use Metasploit for web-application reconnaissance Understand how to pentest various content management systems Pentest platforms such as JBoss, Tomcat, and Jenkins Become well-versed with fuzzing web applications Write and automate penetration testing reports Who this book is forThis book is for web security analysts, bug bounty hunters, security professionals, or any stakeholder in the security sector who wants to delve into web application security testing. Professionals who are not experts with command line tools or Kali Linux and prefer Metasploit's graphical user interface (GUI) will also find this book useful. No experience with Metasploit is required, but basic knowledge of Linux and web application pentesting will be helpful.

Learn to identify security incidents and build a series of best practices to stop cyber attacks before they create serious consequences Key Features Discover Incident Response (IR), from its evolution to implementation Understand cybersecurity essentials and IR best practices through real-world phishing incident scenarios Explore the current challenges in IR through the perspectives of leading experts Book DescriptionCybercriminals are always in search of new methods to infiltrate systems. Quickly responding to an incident will help organizations minimize losses, decrease vulnerabilities, and rebuild services and processes. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, with most organizations gravitating towards remote working and cloud computing, this book uses frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK (R) and the SANS IR model to assess security risks. The book begins by introducing you to the cybersecurity landscape and explaining why IR matters. You will understand the evolution of IR, current challenges, key metrics, and the composition of an IR team, along with an array of methods and tools used in an effective IR process. You will then learn how to apply these strategies, with discussions on incident alerting, handling, investigation, recovery, and reporting. Further, you will cover governing IR on multiple platforms and sharing cyber threat intelligence and the procedures involved in IR in the cloud. Finally, the book concludes with an "Ask the Experts" chapter wherein industry experts have provided their perspective on diverse topics in the IR sphere. By the end of this book, you should become proficient at building and applying IR strategies pre-emptively and confidently. What you will learn Understand IR and its significance Organize an IR team Explore best practices for managing attack situations with your IR team Form, organize, and operate a product security team to deal with product vulnerabilities and assess their severity Organize all the entities involved in product security response Respond to security vulnerabilities using tools developed by Keepnet Labs and Binalyze Adapt all the above learnings for the cloud Who this book is forThis book is aimed at first-time incident responders, cybersecurity enthusiasts who want to get into IR, and anyone who is responsible for maintaining business security. It will also interest CIOs, CISOs, and members of IR, SOC, and CSIRT teams. However, IR is not just about information technology or security teams, and anyone with a legal, HR, media, or other active business role would benefit from this book. The book assumes you have some admin experience. No prior DFIR experience is required. Some infosec knowledge will be a plus but isn't mandatory.