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Re: Using a Virtualized Pen Test Platform
From: JoePete <joepete () joepete com>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:08:18 -0400
On Tue, 2009-10-20 at 12:07 -0400, Jon Kibler wrote:
For the past several months, I have been tinkering with using VMware Workstation as my base platform, so I can just switch VMs rather than having to reboot.
In terms of virtualization, I would recommend giving Sun's VirtualBox a look. It does a pretty job without the cost of VMware. But one problem you do run into with pentesting is getting at the network hardware, particularly any internal wireless card that you might use WLAN cracking. -- JoePete ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This list is sponsored by: Information Assurance Certification Review Board Prove to peers and potential employers without a doubt that you can actually do a proper penetration test. IACRB CPT and CEPT certs require a full practical examination in order to become certified. http://www.iacertification.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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