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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

Information for the taking


As you may already be aware, thanks to the internet, there is a seemingly endless number of resources available that you only need take the time and effort to make use of. There is a wealth of knowledge which we can draw upon; however there is a very real downside to having this much information available: you can get overwhelmed if you're not careful. Once you have been testing long enough and are familiar with the types of information that can be revealed, you will learn what is more valuable.

 

Note

In my own experience, as well as with those I have mentored over the years, I have found that it takes a while to learn to identify useful information quickly. Typically, you will find yourself, as a beginner, gathering far more information than you will actually use, while possibly missing some items that don't appear to be of much use. As you gain experience with the different actions that can be taken during pentesting, you will learn to recognize useful information...