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Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing

By : Robert Beggs
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Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing

By: Robert Beggs

Overview of this book

This book provides an overview of the kill chain approach to penetration testing, and then focuses on using Kali Linux to provide examples of how this methodology is applied in the real world. After describing the underlying concepts, step-by-step examples are provided that use selected tools to demonstrate the techniques.If you are an IT professional or a security consultant who wants to maximize the success of your network testing using some of the advanced features of Kali Linux, then this book is for you. This book will teach you how to become an expert in the pre-engagement, management, and documentation of penetration testing by building on your understanding of Kali Linux and wireless concepts.

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Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing
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Table of Contents (5 chapters)
Preface
Preface
The "Kill Chain" approach to penetration testing
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
Free Chapter
1
Disclaimer
Disclaimer
2
1. The Attacker's Kill Chain
1. The Attacker's Kill Chain
1. Starting with Kali Linux
2. Identifying the Target – Passive Reconnaissance
3. Active Reconnaissance and Vulnerability Scanning
4. Exploit
5. Post Exploit – Action on the Objective
6. Post Exploit – Persistence
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2. The Delivery Phase
2. The Delivery Phase
7. Physical Attacks and Social Engineering
8. Exploiting Wireless Communications
9. Reconnaissance and Exploitation of Web-based Applications
10. Exploiting Remote Access Communications
11. Client-side Exploitation
A. Installing Kali Linux
4
Index
Index

Disclaimer

The content within this book is for educational purposes only. It is designed to help users test their own system against information security threats and protect their IT infrastructure from similar attacks. Packt Publishing and the author of this book take no responsibility for actions resulting from the inappropriate usage of learning materials contained within this book.

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