chapter 1
It starts with the disclaimer that this is not a usual pen testing book. It includes
a reference to ancient feudal Japanese tradition: ninjas and samurais, the documented and the undocumented side of war and military strategy. It mentions how the public image of ninjas was negative. Stealthy reconaissance was a ninja technique. The authors establish a parallel between ninja codes and weapons and unusual pen testing.
chapter 2
This chapter links pen testing with Ninjitsu. They mention arts such as espionage and unconventional warfare. The authors propose that while white hats use methodologies to perform pen tests, ninjas take alternative paths. Important detail: ninjas move undetected.
The difference between white and black hacking is system owner permission. The description of grey hat hackers in this book is somehow confusing: they use illegal attack methods without hacking the spirit of the law?
All in all, 17 chapters for those readers willing to get an initial flavour of what insecurity means today. A light appetizer for a non-technical audience before embarking on more robust references.
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