Kali Linux Cookbook: Effective Penetration Testing Solutions (2nd Edition) – PDF

Kali Linux Cookbook, 2nd Edition, (ePub/PDF) starts by helping you install Kali Linux on different options available. You will also be able to comprehend the lab architecture and install a Windows host for use in the lab. Then, you will understand the concept of vulnerability analysis and look at the different types of exploits. The ebook will introduce you to the psychology and concept of Social Engineering and password cracking. You will then be able to employ these skills to expand the scope of any breaches you create. Finally, the ebook will guide you in using specific technologies and gaining access to other systems in the environment. By the end of this ebook, you will have gained the central knowledge and concepts of the penetration testing process. Key Features

Learn how to scan networks to find exposed computers and servers
Hack into devices to control them, take their data, and make them yours
Target wireless networks, web servers and databases, and password cracking to make the most of Kali Linux

eBook Description Kali Linux is a Linux distribution made for penetration testing and security auditing. It is the replacement to BackTrack, the world’s most popular penetration testing distribution. Kali Linux is the most commonly used platform and toolkit for penetration testing. Security is presently the hottest field in technology with an expected need for millions of security professionals. This ebook Kali Linux Cookbook: Effective Penetration Testing Solutions 2e focuses on enhancing your knowledge in Kali Linux for security by growing your skills with frameworks and toolkits that can increase your value as a security professional. What you will learn

Discover vulnerabilities in hosts
Learn how to hack into wireless networks
Learn how to perform network reconnaissance
Understand password cracking to bypass security
Attack web and database servers to exfiltrate data
Attack vulnerabilities to take control of workstations and servers
Acquire the key skills of ethical hacking to perform penetration testing
Obfuscate your command and control connections to avoid firewall and IPS detection

Table of Contents

Installing Kali and the Lab Setup
Reconnaissance and Scanning
Vulnerability Analysis
Finding Exploits in the Target
Social Engineering
Password Cracking
Privilege Escalation
Wireless Specific Recipes
Web and Database Specific Recipes
Maintaining Access

NOTE: The product only includes the ebook Kali Linux Cookbook, 2nd Edition, in the original ePub format. A converted PDF is available on request. No access codes are included.