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Hands-On Penetration Testing on Windows

You're reading from   Hands-On Penetration Testing on Windows Unleash Kali Linux, PowerShell, and Windows debugging tools for security testing and analysis

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788295666
Length 452 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Phil Bramwell Phil Bramwell
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

1. Bypassing Network Access Control FREE CHAPTER 2. Sniffing and Spoofing 3. Windows Passwords on the Network 4. Advanced Network Attacks 5. Cryptography and the Penetration Tester 6. Advanced Exploitation with Metasploit 7. Stack and Heap Memory Management 8. Windows Kernel Security 9. Weaponizing Python 10. Windows Shellcoding 11. Bypassing Protections with ROP 12. Fuzzing Techniques 13. Going Beyond the Foothold 14. Taking PowerShell to the Next Level 15. Escalating Privileges 16. Maintaining Access 17. Tips and Tricks 18. Assessment 19. Other Books You May Enjoy

Power to the shell – PowerShell fundamentals

PowerShell is a command-line and scripting language framework for task automation and configuration management. I didn't specify for Windows as, for a couple years now, PowerShell is cross-platform; however, it's a Microsoft product. These days it's built in to Windows, and despite its powerful potential for an attacker, it isn't going to be fully blocked. For the Windows pen tester of today, it's a comprehensive and powerful tool in your arsenal that just so happens to be installed on all of your victim PCs.

What is PowerShell?

PowerShell can be a little overwhelming to understand when you first meet it, but ultimately it's just a fancy interface...

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