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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

Antimalware evasion techniques

As an aspiring ethical hacker and penetration tester, you will be developing custom payloads that are designed for specific targets, such as systems running Windows and Linux-based operating systems. In addition, if you’re performing mobile penetration testing, you will be creating payloads for mobile-based operating systems such as Android and iOS. The approach and tools used for payload development can significantly vary across these platforms. For example, the tools and vulnerabilities exploited for Android and iOS systems are quite different from those for Windows and Linux.

More importantly, you will need to consider whether your targeted systems are running any antimalware programs that are designed to detect and prevent any malicious code on the host. If a targeted system has an antimalware application installed, either it’s a native application such as Microsoft Defender Antivirus (sometimes referred to as Windows Defender)...