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Learn Kali Linux 2019

You're reading from   Learn Kali Linux 2019 Perform powerful penetration testing using Kali Linux, Metasploit, Nessus, Nmap, and Wireshark

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2019
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ISBN-13 9781789611809
Length 550 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Glen D. Singh Glen D. Singh
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Joshua Crumbaugh Joshua Crumbaugh
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Table of Contents (22) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Kali Linux Basics FREE CHAPTER
2. Introduction to Hacking 3. Setting Up Kali - Part 1 4. Setting Up Kali - Part 2 5. Getting Comfortable with Kali Linux 2019 6. Section 2: Reconnaissance
7. Passive Information Gathering 8. Active Information Gathering 9. Section 3: Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing with Kali Linux 2019
10. Working with Vulnerability Scanners 11. Understanding Network Penetration Testing 12. Network Penetration Testing - Pre-Connection Attacks 13. Network Penetration Testing - Gaining Access 14. Network Penetration Testing - Post-Connection Attacks 15. Network Penetration Testing - Detection and Security 16. Client-Side Attacks - Social Engineering 17. Performing Website Penetration Testing 18. Website Penetration Testing - Gaining Access 19. Best Practices 20. Assessments 21. Other Books You May Enjoy

Understanding Kali Linux

Let's go over a little bit of the history of BackTrack (https://www.backtrack-linux.org/). The BackTrack operating system was developed and maintained by the Auditor Security Collection and Whax organizations back in 2006. At the time, BackTrack was based on the Linux operating system, Ubuntu. Being Linux-based meant that BackTrack provided many opportunities for the penetration tester, with one of its benefits being the ability to boot from a live CD and live USB bootable media. However, the latest version of the BackTrack operating system is BackTrack 5, which was released in 2011 before the project was archived. In 2012, the next-generation operating system, and now successor to BackTrack, was announced, known as Kali Linux, which was built from the ground up. In March 2013, Kali Linux was officially released to the public.

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