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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

An overview of the lab setup and technologies used

Building a penetration testing lab enables you to create an environment that’s safe for you to practice and enhance your offensive security skills, scale the environment to add new vulnerable systems and remove older legacy systems that you may no longer need, and even create additional virtual networks to pivot your attacks from one network to another.

The concept of creating your very own virtualized penetration testing lab allows you to maximize the computing resources on your existing computer, without the need to purchase online lab time from various service providers or even buy additional computers and devices. Overall, you’ll be saving a lot of money as opposed to buying physical computers and networking equipment such as routers and switches.

As a cybersecurity lecturer and professional, I have noticed that many people who are starting their journeys in the field of information technology (IT) usually...