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Over 80 recipes to execute many of the best known and little known penetration testing aspects of BackTrack 5 Learn to perform penetration tests with BackTrack 5 Nearly 100 recipes designed to teach penetration testing principles and build knowledge of BackTrack 5 Tools Provides detailed step-by-step instructions on the usage of many of BackTrack's popular and not-so- popular tools In Detail BackTrack is a Linux-based penetration testing arsenal that aids security professionals in the ability to perform assessments in a purely native environment dedicated to hacking. BackTrack is a distribution based on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution aimed at digital forensics and penetration testing use. It is named after backtracking, a search algorithm. "...

Over 70 recipes to master the most widely used penetration testing framework More than 80 recipes/practicaltasks that will escalate the reader's knowledge from beginner to an advanced level Special focus on the latest operating systems, exploits, and penetration testing techniques Detailed analysis of third party tools based on the Metasploit framework to enhance the penetration testing experience In Detail Metasploit software helps security and IT professionals identify security issues, verify vulnerability mitigations, and manage expert-driven security assessments. Capabilities include smart exploitation, password auditing, web application scanning, and social engineering. Teams can collaborate in Metasploit and present their findings in consolid...

There's more than one way to achieve high availability for MySQL and this Cookbook covers a range of techniques and tools in over 60 practical recipes. The only book of its kind, you'll be learning the natural, engaging way. Overview Analyze and learn different high availability options, including clustering and replication solutions within MySQL Improve uptime of your MySQL databases with simple recipes showing powerful high availability techniques for MySQL Tune your MySQL database for optimal performance. The only complete, practical, book of MySQL high availability techniques and tools on the market Part of Packt's Cookbook series: Each recipe is a carefully organized sequence of instructions to complete the task as efficiently as possible What y...

You can mine deep into the full capabilities of Apache Cassandra using the 150+ recipes in this indispensable Cookbook. From configuring and tuning to using third party applications, this is the ultimate guide. Overview Get the best out of Cassandra using this efficient recipe bank Configure and tune Cassandra components to enhance performance Deploy Cassandra in various environments and monitor its performance Well illustrated, step-by-step recipes to make all tasks look easy! What you will learn from this book Interact with Cassandra using the command line interface Write programs that access data in Cassandra Configure and tune Cassandra components to enhance performance Model data to optimize storage and access Use tunable consistency to optim...

Each recipe comprises step-by-step instructions followed by an analysis of what was done in each task and other useful information. The book is designed so that you can read it chapter by chapter, or look at the list of recipes and refer to them in no particular order. It is packed with useful screenshots to make your learning even easier. The book is aimed at Java EE and EJB developers and programmers. Readers should be familiar with the use of servlets in the construction of a web application. A working knowledge of XML is also desirable....