To get the most out of this book

The readers should have prior knowledge to networking basics, Linux basic commands, Penetration Testing standards and hands-on experience in using tools such as Metasploit, Nmap, and so on.

The readers should have at least Linux installed for Red Team Engagement. Kali is recommended as it comes with pre-configured tools.

Download the color images

We also provide a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots/diagrams used in this book. You can download it here: https://www.packtpub.com/sites/default/files/downloads/9781788995238_ColorImages.pdf.

Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "Let's try to use the backdoor_lnk module by typing info."

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

git clone https://github.com/g0tmi1k/mpc

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "Click the Add an app button to add an application."

Warnings or important notes appear like this.

Tips and tricks appear like this.