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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

Wireless standards


The Institute forElectrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) has created many standards within the computing and IT industry. One very popular standard known by professionals within the field of networking and security is the IEEE 802.11 standard, which outlines how wireless communication operates on both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequencies. Regular consumers know this technology by another name: Wi-Fi.

The following table outlines the different variations of the IEEE 802.11 standards, with their operating frequencies and the maximum bandwidth capacity:

If you're targeting a wireless network that is operating on the 5 GHz frequency and your wireless network adapter is using a standard frequency, which operates on 2.4 GHz only, you won't be able to successfully execute any attacks on the target network.