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Hands-On Penetration Testing with Kali NetHunter

By : Glen D. Singh, Sean-Philip Oriyano
Book Image

Hands-On Penetration Testing with Kali NetHunter

By: Glen D. Singh, Sean-Philip 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 (19 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
Index

Vulnerable systems


One of the most important components in building a penetration lab is its vulnerable system(s). We can't go around attempting to practice on systems for which we do not have prior consent as that would be illegal and intrusive.

Popular vulnerable machines used for penetration testing training and practice are known as Metasploitable 2 and Metasploitable 3. These were created by the development team at Rapid 7 (www.rapid7.com) for students and professionals to develop their skills in penetration testing using Rapid 7's own exploitation development framework, Metasploit (www.rapid7.com/products/metasploit).

Note

Other sources of vulnerable systems for practicing and adding to a lab include VulnHub (www.vulnhub.com) and Pentesterlab (www.pentesterlab.com).