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The Ultimate Kali Linux Book - Second Edition

By : Glen D. Singh
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Book Image

The Ultimate Kali Linux Book - Second Edition

5 (1)
By: Glen D. Singh

Overview of this book

Kali Linux is the most popular and advanced penetration testing Linux distribution within the cybersecurity industry. Using Kali Linux, a cybersecurity professional will be able to discover and exploit various vulnerabilities and perform advanced penetration testing on both enterprise wired and wireless networks. This book is a comprehensive guide for those who are new to Kali Linux and penetration testing that will have you up to speed in no time. Using real-world scenarios, you’ll understand how to set up a lab and explore core penetration testing concepts. Throughout this book, you’ll focus on information gathering and even discover different vulnerability assessment tools bundled in Kali Linux. You’ll learn to discover target systems on a network, identify security flaws on devices, exploit security weaknesses and gain access to networks, set up Command and Control (C2) operations, and perform web application penetration testing. In this updated second edition, you’ll be able to compromise Active Directory and exploit enterprise networks. Finally, this book covers best practices for performing complex web penetration testing techniques in a highly secured environment. By the end of this Kali Linux book, you’ll have gained the skills to perform advanced penetration testing on enterprise networks using Kali Linux.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
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Section 1: Getting Started with Penetration Testing
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Section 2: Reconnaissance and Network Penetration Testing
11
Section 3: Red Teaming Techniques
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Section 4: Social Engineering and Web Application Attacks

Chapter 3: Setting Up for Advanced Hacking Techniques

Learning the methodology and techniques of performing penetration testing is always exciting. While many professionals may focus on specific types of penetration testing, such as internal assessment, external assessment, social engineering assessment, or even web application security testing, it's always good to understand how to perform wireless penetration testing on wireless enterprise networks and how to compromise a Microsoft Windows domain.

During this chapter, you will learn how to set up your very own Active Directory (AD) lab environment, which will allow you to perform advanced red teaming techniques, such as discovering how to compromise an organization's Windows Domain Controller (DC). Furthermore, you will also learn how to create a wireless penetration testing lab environment to simulate advanced wireless hacking techniques.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Building an...