The Ultimate Kali Linux Book: Perform advanced penetration testing using Nmap, Metasploit, Aircrack-ng, and Empire, 2nd Edition
Author: Glen D. Singh
Publisher finelybook 出版社: Packt Publishing; 2nd edition (February 24, 2022)
Language 语言: English
Print Length 页数: 742 pages
ISBN-10: 1801818932
ISBN-13: 9781801818933
Book Description
By finelybook
Explore the latest ethical hacking tools and techniques to perform penetration testing from scratch
Key Features
Learn to compromise enterprise networks with Kali Linux
Gain comprehensive insights into security concepts using advanced real-life hacker techniques
Use Kali Linux in the same way ethical hackers and penetration testers do to gain control of your environment
Kali Linux is the most popular and advanced penetration testing Linux distribution within the cybersecurity industry. Using Kali Linux, a cybersecurity professional will be able to discover and exploit various vulnerabilities and perform advanced penetration testing on both enterprise wired and wireless networks.
This book is a comprehensive guide for those who are new to Kali Linux and penetration testing that will have you up to speed in no time. Using real-world scenarios, you’ll understand how to set up a lab and explore core penetration testing concepts. Throughout this book, you’ll focus on information gathering and even discover different vulnerability assessment tools bundled in Kali Linux. You’ll learn to discover target systems on a network, identify security flaws on devices, exploit security weaknesses and gain access to networks, set up Command and Control (C2) operations, and perform web application penetration testing. In this updated second edition, you’ll be able to compromise Active Directory and exploit enterprise networks. Finally, this book covers best practices for performing complex web penetration testing techniques in a highly secured environment.
Author: the end of this Kali Linux book, you’ll have gained the skills to perform advanced penetration testing on enterprise networks using Kali Linux.
What you will learn
Explore the fundamentals of ethical hacking
Understand how to install and configure Kali Linux
Perform asset and network discovery techniques
Focus on how to perform vulnerability assessments
Exploit the trust in Active Directory domain services
Perform advanced exploitation with Command and Control (C2) techniques
Implement advanced wireless hacking techniques
Become well-versed with exploiting vulnerable web applications
