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Hands-On Penetration Testing with Kali NetHunter

Hands-On Penetration Testing with Kali NetHunter

By : Glen D. Singh, Oriyano
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Hands-On Penetration Testing with Kali NetHunter

Hands-On Penetration Testing with Kali NetHunter

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By: Glen D. Singh, Oriyano

Overview of this book

Kali NetHunter is a version of the popular and powerful Kali Linux pentesting platform, designed to be installed on mobile devices. Hands-On Penetration Testing with Kali NetHunter will teach you the components of NetHunter and how to install the software. You’ll also learn about the different tools included and how to optimize and use a package, obtain desired results, perform tests, and make your environment more secure. Starting with an introduction to Kali NetHunter, you will delve into different phases of the pentesting process. This book will show you how to build your penetration testing environment and set up your lab. You will gain insight into gathering intellectual data, exploiting vulnerable areas, and gaining control over target systems. As you progress through the book, you will explore the NetHunter tools available for exploiting wired and wireless devices. You will work through new ways to deploy existing tools designed to reduce the chances of detection. In the concluding chapters, you will discover tips and best practices for integrating security hardening into your Android ecosystem. By the end of this book, you will have learned to successfully use a mobile penetration testing device based on Kali NetHunter and Android to accomplish the same tasks you would traditionally, but in a smaller and more mobile form factor.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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Section 1: Exploring Kali NetHunter
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Section 2: Common Pentesting Tasks and Tools
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Section 3: Advanced Pentesting Tasks and Tools

The need for penetration testing

In the early days of the development of computers, the term hacker was given to a person who had extraordinary skills in using a computer system. This type of person was often referred to as a computer wiz(ard). Nowadays, the term hacker is given to a person with an extraordinary skills in using a computer to cause some sort of malicious actions or harm to a person, organization, or system.

The need for cybersecurity professionals is in high demand as new threats are emerging each day and hackers are more readily equipped with an arsenal of tools and resources. Organizations realized their assets are at risk and need to be protected from any malicious actor, whether internal or external. Organizations seek to understand and discover the vulnerabilities in their systems, such as computers, servers, switches, routers, firewalls, end...

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