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The Ultimate Kali Linux Book

The Ultimate Kali Linux Book

By : Glen D. Singh
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The Ultimate Kali Linux Book

The Ultimate Kali Linux Book

4.1 (27)
By: Glen D. Singh

Overview of this book

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. By the end of this Kali Linux book, you’ll have gained the skills to perform advanced penetration testing on enterprise networks using Kali Linux.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
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Section 1: Getting Started with Penetration Testing
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Section 2: Reconnaissance and Network Penetration Testing
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Section 3: Red Teaming Techniques
17
Section 4: Social Engineering and Web Application Attacks

Technical requirements

To follow along with the exercises in this chapter, please ensure that you have met the following hardware and software requirements:

Not all wireless cards support monitor mode and packet injection. However, making a minor revision to a chipset can cause the card to not work in monitor mode, and some cards may need the drivers to be compiled and may not work out of the box.

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