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Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing, Second Edition

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

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787120235
Length 510 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Vijay Kumar Velu Vijay Kumar Velu
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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

Preface

This book is dedicated to the use of Kali Linux to perform penetration tests on networks, systems, and applications. A penetration test simulates an attack against a network or a system by a malicious outsider or insider. Unlike a vulnerability assessment, penetration testing is designed to include the exploitation phase. Therefore, it proves that the exploit is present, and that it is accompanied by the very real risk of being compromised if not acted upon.

Throughout this book, we will refer to penetration testers, attackers, and hackers interchangeably, as they use the same techniques and tools to assess the security of networks and data systems. The only difference between them is their end objective–a secure data network, or a data breach.

In short, this book will take you through penetration testing with a number of proven techniques to defeat the latest defenses on a network using Kali Linux, from selecting the most effective tools, to rapidly compromising network security, to highlighting the techniques used to avoid detection.

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