Introduction

Now that you have learned about the tools that are included in Kali Linux, we will now proceed to investigate some real-world scenarios. Many of the attacks we performed were performed intentionally on vulnerable software and systems. However, it is unlikely that when you use Kali to attack a system, it will be as unprotected as our current test platform.

In this chapter, we will explore techniques to set up some realistic testing environments. In the current state of information technology, most businesses use Platform as a Service (PAAS) solutions, Cloud Server hosts, or employ a small network comprising of desktops, servers, and a firewall (standalone) or firewall/router combination. We will set up these environments and then launch attacks against them.

The end goal of all of our attacks will be to gain root level access.