Hello everyone,
With the holidays coming around, I was thinking of building a very small BackTrack pen testing lab. I am trying to learn the fundamentals of computer security so I'm new to the pen-test lab set up. I have very limited space and was thinking of using 2 laptops (one as the attacker and one as the victim) to simulate attacks and watch them unfold in real time in order to get an understanding of how such attacks work. I was also gonna get myself a beginners guide to learning about BackTrack.
Since this is my first time building such a lab, I wanted to consult with the members here to see if they had any experience, advice, or tips. I was thinking of using 2 cheap/used laptops (maybe the Dell D620 Laptop Duo Core). Again, space is very limited (I'm essentially working out of 1 bedroom with limited table space), so maybe virtualization is the way to go? I don't know, I'm really open to any and all suggestions. Thanks everyone and Happy Thanksgiving to those who are celebrating!!
With the holidays coming around, I was thinking of building a very small BackTrack pen testing lab. I am trying to learn the fundamentals of computer security so I'm new to the pen-test lab set up. I have very limited space and was thinking of using 2 laptops (one as the attacker and one as the victim) to simulate attacks and watch them unfold in real time in order to get an understanding of how such attacks work. I was also gonna get myself a beginners guide to learning about BackTrack.
Since this is my first time building such a lab, I wanted to consult with the members here to see if they had any experience, advice, or tips. I was thinking of using 2 cheap/used laptops (maybe the Dell D620 Laptop Duo Core). Again, space is very limited (I'm essentially working out of 1 bedroom with limited table space), so maybe virtualization is the way to go? I don't know, I'm really open to any and all suggestions. Thanks everyone and Happy Thanksgiving to those who are celebrating!!