Re: How to get into Penetration testing?

[Edmund <edmund () belfordhk com>]

Didn't you write?:

> I'd recommend you learn perl or c++, and get a book on the Subject. I
> liked "Hacking Exposed" because it exposes you to many different tools
> you can use, without being too detailed.


Please bear in mind that I'm still very much
a beginner at pen-testing; but this is what
I gathered so far.

While I do agree on that, it's only a part of being what
a PT does.  You'd have to understand the philosophy and
ethics of being a pen-tester.    Anyone can simply pick
up a tool and start testing away; but it doesn't give
the beginning pen-tester the philosophy that is required.

In any event, there are certainly quite a lot of books
available that can give the OP an understanding.

Aside for the obvious pen-testing books, I believe
other books are more or less relevant, particularly
those dealing with ethics.  (IT Ethics handbook
by Syngress comes to my mind.)

Edmund


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