Book excerpt: Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. This comprehensive exam guide offers 100% coverage of every topic on the CompTIA PenTest+ exam Get complete coverage of all the objectives included on the CompTIA PenTest+ certification exam PT0-001 from this comprehensive resource. Written by an expert penetration tester, the book provides learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, hands-on exercises, exam tips, and practice questions with in-depth answer explanations. Designed to help you pass the exam with ease, this definitive volume also serves as an essential on-the-job reference. Covers all exam topics, including: • Pre-engagement activities • Getting to know your targets • Network scanning and enumeration • Vulnerability scanning and analysis • Mobile device and application testing • Social engineering • Network-based attacks • Wireless and RF attacks • Web and database attacks • Attacking local operating systems • Physical penetration testing • Writing the pen test report • And more Online content includes: • Interactive performance-based questions • Test engine that provides full-length practice exams and customized quizzes by chapter or by exam domain • Downloadable virtual machine files for use with some of the exercises in the book • Penetration Testing Tools and References appendix