The Ultimate Kali Linux Book: Harness Nmap, Metasploit, Aircrack-ng, and Empire for cutting-edge pentesting

by Glen D. Singh

Overview

Embark on an exciting journey into the world of Kali Linux – the central hub for advanced penetration testing. Honing your pentesting skills and exploiting vulnerabilities or conducting advanced penetration tests on wired and wireless enterprise networks, Kali Linux empowers cybersecurity professionals.

In its latest third edition, this book goes further to guide you on how to setup your labs and explains breaches using enterprise networks. This book is designed for newcomers and those curious about penetration testing, this guide is your fast track to learning pentesting with Kali Linux 2024.x. Think of this book as your stepping stone into real-world situations that guides you through lab setups and core penetration testing concepts. As you progress in the book you’ll explore the toolkit of vulnerability assessment tools in Kali Linux, where gathering information takes the spotlight. You'll learn how to find target systems, uncover device security issues, exploit network weaknesses, control operations, and even test web applications.

The journey ends with understanding complex web application testing techniques, along with industry best practices. As you finish this captivating exploration of the Kali Linux book, you'll be ready to tackle advanced enterprise network testing – with newfound skills and confidence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781835083680
Publisher:	Packt Publishing
Publication date:	04/30/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	828
File size:	122 MB
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About the Author

Glen D. Singh is a cybersecurity author, educator and SecOps professional. His areas of expertise are cybersecurity operations, offensive security tactics and techniques, and enterprise networking. He holds a Master of Science (MSc) in cybersecurity and many industry certifications from top awarding bodies such as EC-Council, Cisco, and Check Point. Glen loves teaching and mentoring others while sharing his wealth of knowledge and experience as an author. He has written many books, which focus on vulnerability discovery and exploitation, threat detection, intrusion analysis, incident response, network security, and enterprise networking. As an aspiring game changer, Glen is passionate about increasing cybersecurity awareness in his homeland, Trinidad and Tobago.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Ethical Hacking
2. Building a penetration testing lab
3. Setting up for Advanced Penetration Testing Techniques
4. Passive Reconnaissace
5. Exploring Open Source Intelligence
6. Active Reconnaissance
7. Performing Vulnerability Assessments
8. Understanding Network Penetration Testing
9. Performing Network Penetration Testing
10. Post-Exploitation Techniques
11. Delving into Command and Control Tactics
12. Working with Active Directory Attacks
13. Advanced Active Directory Attacks
14. Advanced Wireless Penetration Testing
15. Social Engineering Attacks
16. Understanding Website Application Security
17. Advanced Website Penetration Testing
18. Best Practices for the Real World
19. Appendix