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The Ultimate Kali Linux Book - Third Edition

By : Glen D. Singh
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Book Image

The Ultimate Kali Linux Book - Third Edition

5 (2)
By: Glen D. Singh

Overview of this book

Embark on an exciting journey into the world of Kali Linux – the central hub for advanced penetration testing. Honing your pentesting skills and exploiting vulnerabilities or conducting advanced penetration tests on wired and wireless enterprise networks, Kali Linux empowers cybersecurity professionals. In its latest third edition, this book goes further to guide you on how to setup your labs and explains breaches using enterprise networks. This book is designed for newcomers and those curious about penetration testing, this guide is your fast track to learning pentesting with Kali Linux 2024.x. Think of this book as your stepping stone into real-world situations that guides you through lab setups and core penetration testing concepts. As you progress in the book you’ll explore the toolkit of vulnerability assessment tools in Kali Linux, where gathering information takes the spotlight. You'll learn how to find target systems, uncover device security issues, exploit network weaknesses, control operations, and even test web applications. The journey ends with understanding complex web application testing techniques, along with industry best practices. As you finish this captivating exploration of the Kali Linux book, you'll be ready to tackle advanced enterprise network testing – with newfound skills and confidence.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
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Index

Guidelines for penetration testers

Having the skill set of an ethical hacker and penetration tester, you need to be aware of the boundaries between ethical and criminal activities. Remember, performing any intrusive actions using a computing system to cause harm to another person, system, or organization is illegal. Therefore, penetration testers must follow a code of conduct to ensure they remain on the ethical side of the law at all times.

Gaining written permission

Before performing a penetration test on a targeted organization, ensure that you have obtained legal written permission from the organization. If additional permission is required from other authorities, please ensure that you acquire all the legal permission documents. Having legal written permission is like having a get-out-of-jail-free card as a penetration tester, but this comes with a responsibility.

The activities performed by a penetration tester involve simulating real-world cyber-attacks on a targeted...