Penetration testing is not just about running a set of a few automated tools against your target. It's a complete process that involves multiple stages, and each stage is equally important for the success of the project. Now, for performing all tasks throughout all stages of penetration testing, we would need to use various different tools and might need to perform some tasks manually. Then, at the end, we would need to combine results from so many different tools together in order to produce a single meaningful report. This is certainly a daunting task. It would have been really easy and time-saving if one single tool could have helped us perform all the required tasks for penetration testing. This exact need is satisfied by a framework such as Metasploit.
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Metasploit for Beginners
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Metasploit for Beginners
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Overview of this book
This book will begin by introducing you to Metasploit and its functionality. Next, you will learn how to set up and configure Metasploit on various platforms to create a virtual test environment. You will also get your hands on various tools and components used by Metasploit.
Further on in the book, you will learn how to find weaknesses in the target system and hunt for vulnerabilities using Metasploit and its supporting tools. Next, you'll get hands-on experience carrying out client-side attacks. Moving on, you'll learn about web application security scanning and bypassing anti-virus and clearing traces on the target system post compromise. This book will also keep you updated with the latest security techniques and methods that can be directly applied to scan, test, hack, and secure networks and systems with Metasploit.
By the end of this book, you'll get the hang of bypassing different defenses, after which you'll learn how hackers use the network to gain access into different systems.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)
Preface
Free Chapter
Introduction to Metasploit and Supporting Tools
Setting up Your Environment
Metasploit Components and Environment Configuration
Information Gathering with Metasploit
Vulnerability Hunting with Metasploit
Client-side Attacks with Metasploit
Web Application Scanning with Metasploit
Antivirus Evasion and Anti-Forensics
Cyber Attack Management with Armitage
Extending Metasploit and Exploit Development
