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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

Anonymizing internet-based traffic

Ensuring your identity is kept secret during a penetration test is important to prevent the target from knowing who is collecting information about them. However, during the reconnaissance phase of the Cyber Kill Chain® (covered in Chapter 1), you may be using various tools to help automate the information-gathering process. These tools will generate traffic and contain your source IP address within each packet that leaves your device.

For instance, you’re performing a port scan on a targeted web server to identify open ports and running services. When the port scanner tool on your device sends specially crafted packets (probes) to the targeted web server, each probe will contain your source IP address, which can be used to identify your geolocation. The targeted web server will generate log messages on each transaction it performs and will contain a record of all source IP addresses, including yours. Targets can identify and counteract...