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Kali Linux Cookbook

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Kali Linux Cookbook

Overview of this book

In this age, where online information is at its most vulnerable, knowing how to execute the same attacks that hackers use to break into your system or network helps you plug the loopholes before it's too late and can save you countless hours and money. Kali Linux is a Linux distribution designed for penetration testing and security auditing. It is the successor to BackTrack, the world's most popular penetration testing distribution. Discover a variety of popular tools of penetration testing, such as information gathering, vulnerability identification, exploitation, privilege escalation, and covering your tracks. Packed with practical recipes, this useful guide begins by covering the installation of Kali Linux and setting up a virtual environment to perform your tests. You will then learn how to eavesdrop and intercept traffic on wireless networks, bypass intrusion detection systems, and attack web applications, as well as checking for open ports, performing data forensics, and much more. The book follows the logical approach of a penetration test from start to finish with many screenshots and illustrations that help to explain each tool in detail. The Kali Linux Cookbook will serve as an excellent source of information for the security professional and novice alike!
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Kali Linux Cookbook
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Mapping the network


With the information gained from the earlier recipes, we can now proceed to create the blueprint of the organization's network. In this final recipe of the chapter, we will see how to visually compile and organize the information obtained using Maltego CaseFile.

CaseFile, as stated on the developer's website, is like Maltego without transforms, but with tons of features. Most of the features will be demonstrated in the How to do it… section of this recipe.

How to do it...

Let's begin the recipe by launching CaseFile:

  1. Launch CaseFile by going to Applications | Kali Linux | Reporting Tools | Evidence Management | casefile.

  2. To create a new graph, click on New in CaseFile's application menu:

  3. Just as with Maltego, we drag-and-drop each entity from the component Palette into the graph document. Let's start by dragging the Domain entity and changing the Domain Name property:

  4. To add a note, hover your mouse pointer over the entity and double-click on the note icon:

  5. Let's drag another...