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Learn Penetration Testing

You're reading from   Learn Penetration Testing Understand the art of penetration testing and develop your white hat hacker skills

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838640163
Length 424 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Rishalin Pillay Rishalin Pillay
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: The Basics FREE CHAPTER
2. Introduction to Penetration Testing 3. Getting Started with Kali Linux 4. Section 2: Exploitation
5. Performing Information Gathering 6. Mastering Social Engineering 7. Diving into the Metasploit Framework 8. Understanding Password Attacks 9. Working with Burp Suite 10. Attacking Web Applications 11. Getting Started with Wireless Attacks 12. Section 3: Post Exploitation
13. Moving Laterally and Escalating Your Privileges 14. Antivirus Evasion 15. Maintaining Control within the Environment 16. Section 4: Putting It All Together
17. Reporting and Acting on Your Findings 18. Where Do I Go from Here? 19. Assessments 20. Other Books You May Enjoy

Summary

In this chapter, we looked at our penetration testing platform of choice, which is Kali Linux. We explored the installation, configuration, and initial setup. We then began working with basic bash scripts and commonly used commands. To conclude the chapter, we looked at some of the essential tools that are included within Kali Linux.

You now have the ability to install Kali Linux from scratch, you know where to download a prebuilt virtual machine, and you have learned how to install Kali Linux in WSL. In addition to this, you have learned how to perform the initial configuration of Kali Linux such as updating, upgrading, and adding new user accounts. We also explored how to compile basic scripts within the bash environment. You should now have a good understanding of some basic commands and the uses of them, as well as some of the common tools and their main features within...

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