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Learn Kali Linux 2019

By : Glen D. Singh
Book Image

Learn Kali Linux 2019

By: Glen D. Singh

Overview of this book

The current rise in hacking and security breaches makes it more important than ever to effectively pentest your environment, ensuring endpoint protection. This book will take you through the latest version of Kali Linux and help you use various tools and techniques to efficiently deal with crucial security aspects. Through real-world examples, you’ll understand how to set up a lab and later explore core penetration testing concepts. Throughout the course of this book, you’ll get up to speed with gathering sensitive information and even discover different vulnerability assessment tools bundled in Kali Linux 2019. In later chapters, you’ll gain insights into concepts such as social engineering, attacking wireless networks, exploitation of web applications and remote access connections to further build on your pentesting skills. You’ll also focus on techniques such as bypassing controls, attacking the end user and maintaining persistence access through social media. Finally, this pentesting book covers best practices for performing complex penetration testing techniques in a highly secured environment. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to use Kali Linux to detect vulnerabilities and secure your system by applying penetration testing techniques of varying complexity.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Free Chapter
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Section 1: Kali Linux Basics
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Section 2: Reconnaissance
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Section 3: Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing with Kali Linux 2019

Basics of Kali Linux

Being accustomed to an operating system for most of your digital life is both a good and bad thing at times. Most likely, you're either a Windows or macOS user and are very comfortable with the features and functionalities, and you know how to find your way around your current operating system of choice. However, learning a new platform or even a new user interface can prove quite challenging for some. It's like being an Android user and switching to the Apple iOS or vice versa. In the beginning, it will be a bit tough, but with continuous practice, you'll become a Jedi master.

Over the next few sections, we will dive deep into learning the fundamentals of navigating the Linux operating system as a penetration tester.

The Terminal and Linux commands...