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Kali Linux 2018: Assuring Security by Penetration Testing - Fourth Edition

By : Shiva V. N. Parasram, Alex Samm, Damian Boodoo, Gerard Johansen, Lee Allen, Tedi Heriyanto, Shakeel Ali
Book Image

Kali Linux 2018: Assuring Security by Penetration Testing - Fourth Edition

By: Shiva V. N. Parasram, Alex Samm, Damian Boodoo, Gerard Johansen, Lee Allen, Tedi Heriyanto, Shakeel Ali

Overview of this book

Kali Linux is a comprehensive penetration testing platform with advanced tools to identify, detect, and exploit the vulnerabilities uncovered in the target network environment. With Kali Linux, you can apply the appropriate testing methodology with defined business objectives and a scheduled test plan, resulting in successful penetration testing project engagement. This fourth edition of Kali Linux 2018: Assuring Security by Penetration Testing starts with the installation of Kali Linux. You will be able to create a full test environment to safely practice scanning, vulnerability assessment, and exploitation. You’ll explore the essentials of penetration testing by collecting relevant data on the target network with the use of several footprinting and discovery tools. As you make your way through the chapters, you’ll focus on specific hosts and services via scanning and run vulnerability scans to discover various risks and threats within the target, which can then be exploited. In the concluding chapters, you’ll apply techniques to exploit target systems in order to gain access and find a way to maintain that access. You’ll also discover techniques and tools for assessing and attacking devices that are not physically connected to the network, including wireless networks. By the end of this book, you will be able to use NetHunter, the mobile version of Kali Linux, and write a detailed report based on your findings.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)

Chapter 14 – Assessment answers

  1. Three types of reports:
    - Executive report
    - Management report
    - Technical report
  2. The Risk Matrix quantifies and categorizes all the discovered vulnerabilities, identifies the resources potentially affected, and lists the discoveries, references, and recommendations in a shorthand format.
  3. A Vulnerability Map provides a list of discovered vulnerabilities found in the target infrastructure, each of which should be easily matched to the resource identifier (for example, the IP address and target name).
  4. An Exploits map provides a list of the successfully checked and verified exploits that worked against the target.
  1. A testing methodology should contain enough details to help management understand the penetration-testing life cycle.
  2. Client-side or social-engineering attacks can be reduced by training staff members in the latest countermeasures...