Explore Kali Linux’s capabilities with practical steps and in-depth labs
Discover penetration testing best practices, including how to replicate a hacker’s toolkit
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Description
Journey into the world of Kali Linux – the central hub for advanced penetration testing, with this ultimate guide to exposing security vulnerabilities in websites and both wired and wireless enterprise networks.
With real-world scenarios, practical steps and coverage of popular tools, this third edition of the bestselling Ultimate Kali Linux Book is your fast track to learning penetration testing with Kali Linux 2024.x. As you work through the book, from preliminary penetration testing activities through performing network and website penetration testing, to exploring Active Directory and social engineering attacks, you’ll discover the range of vulnerability assessment tools in Kali Linux, building your confidence and proficiency as a penetration tester or ethical hacker.
This new edition of the book features a brand new chapter on Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), as well as new labs on web applications and social engineering. Procedures for building virtual labs have also been improved, making these easier to understand and follow.
Think of this book as your stepping stone into the modern world of penetration testing and ethical hacking – with the practical guidance and industry best practices the book provides, you’ll be ready to tackle real-world cybersecurity challenges head-on.
Who is this book for?
This ultimate guide to Kali Linux is for students, trainers, cybersecurity professionals, cyber enthusiasts, network security professionals, ethical hackers, penetration testers, and security engineers.
No prior knowledge of Kali Linux is required, this book will take you from first steps to advanced penetration testing techniques.
What you will learn
Install and configure Kali Linux 2024.1
Think like an adversary to strengthen your cyber defences
Create a lab environment using virtualization technologies to reduce costs
Learn how common security vulnerabilities can be exploited
Use Nmap to discover security weakness on a target system on a network
Explore post-exploitation techniques and Command and Control tactics
Understand how attackers abuse the trust of Active Directory
This is a comprehensive guide to setting up ethical hacking environments leveraging the Kali Linux build. The Kali Linux build provides a variety of tools that can be used by the “Red Teamers” to identify vulnerabilities within an infrastructure, whether on-premises, cloud, or hybrid. This book guides the reader through setting up lab environments that can be used to test and identify potential threats before they are leveraged by attackers. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced cybersecurity professional, you will benefit from having a copy of this book.
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David Meece "Cybertech Dave"Jul 25, 2024
5
This book is written well and very beginner friendly. The way the author explains the technical concepts is perfect for newcomers with less experience. I would highly recommend this book to students or more seasoned cybersecurity professionals in the field.
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blkhedrulzSep 22, 2024
5
Just be aware that all examples in the book are based on using a Windows virtual machine to run Kali and set up a virtual testing network. So if you are like me and avoid Windows like the plague be prepared to buy a cheap mini PC running Windows to be able to work through the examples verbatim, or to spend some time figuring out how to adapt what he is doing to another system. Overall and awesome book.
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RaymondJul 20, 2024
5
The Ultimate Kali Linux Book - Third Edition: Harness Nmap, Metasploit, Aircrack-ng, and Empire for cutting-edge pentesting 3rd ed. Edition by Glen D Singh is a comprehensive guide to ethical hacking and penetration testing with Kali Linux. I originally purchased the Audible edition to study for thne Comptia Pentest + exam as adjunct material to Comptia study guides. The audio helped to reinforce topics for study. This prompted me to order a kindle copy and I read through for further reinforcement of command and concepts. The book is excellent for those new to advanced in Kali Linux. The author uses real-world scenarios to explain and explore penetration testing concepts. This is done by a step by step of setting up a pentest lab using virtual machines.Exercises focus on reconnaissance, Open-source intelligence gathering, asset and network discovery techniques and how to use/commands for tools in Kali Linux which can target systems, perform vulnerability assessments, perform social engineering attacks, identify security flaws on devices, exploit security weaknesses to gain access, persistence, command and control and data extraction. Compromise of Active Directory and enterprise network exploitation and red teaming is covered on wired and wireless networks as well as explanation of how to exploit vulnerable web applications.Tools covered include Nmap, Metasploit, Aircrack-ng, the Harvester, SET Toolkit and many other Kali Tools and Applications. I highly recommend this for learning, reinforcing for Pentest exams and as a shelf reference guide.The authors' concise, well elaborated and easy to follow explanations make this a comfortable read. After reading this and using it as study , I would happily purchase the authors' future books as he is clearly accomplished as an instructor and author.
Glen D. Singh is a cybersecurity author, educator and SecOps professional. His areas of expertise are cybersecurity operations, offensive security tactics and techniques, and enterprise networking. He holds a Master of Science (MSc) in cybersecurity and many industry certifications from top awarding bodies such as EC-Council, Cisco, and Check Point.
Glen loves teaching and mentoring others while sharing his wealth of knowledge and experience as an author. He has written many books, which focus on vulnerability discovery and exploitation, threat detection, intrusion analysis, incident response, network security, and enterprise networking. As an aspiring game changer, Glen is passionate about increasing cybersecurity awareness in his homeland, Trinidad and Tobago.
Glen D. Singh is a cybersecurity author, educator and SecOps professional. His areas of expertise are cybersecurity operations, offensive security tactics and techniques, and enterprise networking. He holds a Master of Science (MSc) in cybersecurity and many industry certifications from top awarding bodies such as EC-Council, Cisco, and Check Point.
Glen loves teaching and mentoring others while sharing his wealth of knowledge and experience as an author. He has written many books, which focus on vulnerability discovery and exploitation, threat detection, intrusion analysis, incident response, network security, and enterprise networking. As an aspiring game changer, Glen is passionate about increasing cybersecurity awareness in his homeland, Trinidad and Tobago.
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