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Learn Kali Linux 2019: Perform powerful penetration testing using Kali Linux,Metasploit,Nessus,Nmap,and Wireshark
Authors: Glen D. Singh
ISBN-10 书号: 1789611806
ISBN-13 书号: 9781789611809
Publisher Finelybook 出版日期: 2019-11-14
pages 页数: 550 pages
Book Description
Explore the latest ethical hacking tools and techniques in Kali Linux 2019 to perform penetration testing from scratch
The current rise in hacking and security breaches makes it more important than ever to effectively pentest your environment,ensuring endpoint protection. This book will take you through the latest version of Kali Linux and help you use various tools and techniques to efficiently deal with crucial security aspects.
Through real-world examples,you’ll understand how to set up a lab and later explore core penetration testing concepts. Throughout the course of this book,you’ll get up to speed with gathering sensitive information and even discover different vulnerability assessment tools bundled in Kali Linux 2019. In later chapters,you’ll gain insights into concepts such as social engineering,attacking wireless networks,exploitation of web applications and remote access connections to further build on your pentesting skills. You’ll also focus on techniques such as bypassing controls,attacking the end user and maintaining persistence access through social media. Finally,this pentesting book covers best practices for performing complex penetration testing techniques in a highly secured environment.
By the end of this book,you’ll be able to use Kali Linux to detect vulnerabilities and secure your system by applying penetration testing techniques of varying complexity.
What you will learn
Explore the fundamentals of ethical hacking
Learn how to install and configure Kali Linux
Get up to speed with performing wireless network pentesting
Gain insights into passive and active information gathering
Understand web application pentesting
Decode WEP,WPA,and WPA2 encryptions using a variety of methods,such as the fake authentication attack,the ARP request replay attack,and the dictionary attack
Contents
Preface
Section 1: Kali Linux Basics
Chapter 1: Introduction to Hacking
Chapter 2: Setting Up Kali-Part1
Chapter 3: Setting Up Kali-Part2
Chapter 4: Getting Comfortable with Kali Linux 2019
Section 2: Reconnaissance
Chapter 5: Passive Information Gathering
Chapter 6: Active Information Gathering
Section 3: Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing with Kali Linux 2019
Chapter 7: Working with Vulnerability Scanners
Chapter 8: Understanding Network Penetration Testing
Chapter 9: Network Penetration Testing -Pre-Connection Attacks
Chapter 10: Network Penetration Testing -Gaining Access
Chapter 11: Network Penetration Testing -Post-Connection Attacks
Chapter 12: Network Penetration Testing -Detection and Security
Chapter 13: Client-Side Attacks-Social Engineering
Chapter 14: Performing Website Penetration Testing
Chapter 15: Website Penetration Testing -Gaining Access
Chapter 16: Best Practices
Assessments
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