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Mastering Kali Linux Wireless Pentesting

By : Brian Sak, Jilumudi Raghu Ram
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Mastering Kali Linux Wireless Pentesting

By: Brian Sak, Jilumudi Raghu Ram

Overview of this book

Kali Linux is a Debian-based Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing. It gives access to a large collection of security-related tools for professional security testing - some of the major ones being Nmap, Aircrack-ng, Wireshark, and Metasploit. This book will take you on a journey where you will learn to master advanced tools and techniques to conduct wireless penetration testing with Kali Linux. You will begin by gaining an understanding of setting up and optimizing your penetration testing environment for wireless assessments. Then, the book will take you through a typical assessment from reconnaissance, information gathering, and scanning the network through exploitation and data extraction from your target. You will get to know various ways to compromise the wireless network using browser exploits, vulnerabilities in firmware, web-based attacks, client-side exploits, and many other hacking methods. You will also discover how to crack wireless networks with speed, perform man-in-the-middle and DOS attacks, and use Raspberry Pi and Android to expand your assessment methodology. By the end of this book, you will have mastered using Kali Linux for wireless security assessments and become a more effective penetration tester and consultant.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Mastering Kali Linux Wireless Pentesting
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

About the Reviewer

Deepanshu Khanna is an Appin Certified Information Security Expert (ACISE) with 2 years of experience in designing, implementing, and troubleshooting network, web, and operating system infrastructures and implementing mechanisms for the security of web, network, and OS technologies. His core competencies include wireless security, cryptanalysis, vulnerability evaluation, and firewall configuration, among other skills.

He has a proven record of evaluating system vulnerabilities in order to recommend security improvements as well as improve efficiency while aligning business processes with network design and infrastructure. He has the ability to solve complex problems involving a wide variety of information systems, work independently on large-scale projects, and thrive under pressure in fast-paced environments while directing multiple projects from the concept to the implementation.

Deepanshu has conducted various workshops and seminars on antivirus, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, cyber crime investigation, and forensics at various institutions all across India. He is a frequent guest at various engineering colleges, where he delivers sessions on intrusion detection systems.

You can reach out to Deepanshu on his Linkedin profile at https://in.linkedin.com/in/deepanshukhanna.