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You're reading from Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing, Second Edition Secure your network with Kali Linux – the ultimate white hat hackers' toolkit

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781787120235

Length 510 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Tools

Kali Linux

Concepts

Penetration Testing

Author (1):

Vijay Kumar Velu

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Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Preface

1. Goal-Based Penetration Testing

2. Open Source Intelligence and Passive Reconnaissance FREE CHAPTER

3. Active Reconnaissance of External and Internal Networks

4. Vulnerability Assessment

5. Physical Security and Social Engineering

6. Wireless Attacks

7. Reconnaissance and Exploitation of Web-Based Applications

8. Attacking Remote Access

9. Client-Side Exploitation

10. Bypassing Security Controls

11. Exploitation

12. Action on the Objective

13. Privilege Escalation

14. Command and Control

Who this book is for

If you are a penetration tester, IT professional, or a security consultant who wants to maximize the success of your network testing using some of the advanced features of Kali Linux, then this book is for you. Some prior exposure to the basics of penetration testing/ethical hacking would help you make the most out of this title.

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Authors (1)

Vijay Kumar Velu

Vijay Kumar Velu is a passionate information security practitioner, author, speaker, investor, and blogger. He has 16+ years of IT industry experience, is a licensed penetration tester and is specialized in providing technical solutions to diverse cyber problems, ranging from simple security configuration reviews to cyber threat intelligence. Vijay holds multiple security qualifications, including CEH, ECSA, and CHFI. He has authored a few books on penetration testing: Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing – Second & Third Editions, and Mobile Application Penetration Testing. For the community, Vijay serves as the chair member of NCDRC, India. When not working, he enjoys playing music and doing charity work.

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