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Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing Third Edition, published by Packt

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Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing - Third Edition

Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing - Third Edition

This is the code repository for Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing - Third Edition, published by Packt.

Secure your network with Kali Linux 2019.1 - the ultimate white hat hackers' toolkit

What is this book about?

This book will take you, as a tester or security practitioner through the journey of reconnaissance, vulnerability assessment, exploitation, and post-exploitation activities used by penetration testers and hackers.

This book covers the following exciting features: Select and configure the most effective tools from Kali Linux to test network security Employ stealth to avoid detection in the network being tested Recognize when stealth attacks are being used against your network Exploit networks and data systems using wired and wireless networks as well as web services Identify and download valuable data from target systems Maintain access to compromised systems Use social engineering to compromise the weakest part of the network-the end users

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Instructions and Navigations

All of the code is organized into folders. For example, Chapter02.

The code will look like the following:

<!DOCTYPE foo [ <!ENTITY Variable "hello" > ]><somexml><message>&Variable;</message></somexml>

Following is what you need for this book: This third edition of Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing is for you if you are a security analyst, pentester, ethical hacker, IT professional, or security consultant wanting to maximize the success of your infrastructure testing using some of the advanced features of Kali Linux. Prior exposure of penetration testing and ethical hacking basics will be helpful in making the most out of this book.

With the following software and hardware list you can run all code files present in the book (Chapter 1-14).

Software and Hardware List

Chapter Software required OS required
1 Raspberry Pi3 Kali Linux
5 Malduino Elite, Malduino Kali Linux with Maldunio IDE
6 Alpha Networks wireless adapter (model AWUS036H) Kali Linux with Aircrack Suite
14 USBNTJTAG, JTAG-USB Cable, USB to TTL Serial Cable, Any available router with serial ports Kali Linux
2 - 4, 7-13 Kali Linux

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Get to Know the Author

Vijay Kumar Velu is a passionate information security practitioner, author, speaker, investor, and blogger. He has more than 12 years of IT industry experience, is a licensed penetration tester, and is specialized in providing technical solutions to a variety of 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 couple of books on penetration testing: Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing - Second Edition, and Mobile Application Penetration Testing. For the community, Vijay serves as chair member in NCDRC, India. Out of work, he enjoys playing music and doing charity work.

Robert Beggs is the founder and CEO of DigitalDefence, a Canadian-focused company that specializes in preventing and responding to information security incidents. Robert is a security practitioner with more than 15 years of experience. He has been responsible for the technical leadership and project management of more than 300 consulting engagements, including policy development and review, standards compliance, penetration testing of wired and wireless networks, third party security assessments, incident response and data forensics, and other consulting projects. Previously, he provided security services for a major Canadian financial institution and Netigy, a global network and security infrastructure firm based in San Jose.

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