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Advanced Infrastructure Penetration Testing

You're reading from   Advanced Infrastructure Penetration Testing Defend your systems from methodized and proficient attackers

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788624480
Length 396 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Chiheb Chebbi Chiheb Chebbi
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Preface 1. Introduction to Advanced Infrastructure Penetration Testing FREE CHAPTER 2. Advanced Linux Exploitation 3. Corporate Network and Database Exploitation 4. Active Directory Exploitation 5. Docker Exploitation 6. Exploiting Git and Continuous Integration Servers 7. Metasploit and PowerShell for Post-Exploitation 8. VLAN Exploitation 9. VoIP Exploitation 10. Insecure VPN Exploitation 11. Routing and Router Vulnerabilities 12. Internet of Things Exploitation 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Linux kernel exploitation

There are many motives for hacking, but nothing can be compared with the excitement of fully taking control of the systems. This can be done by exploiting the Linux kernel. Attacking the core of the system will make hackers feel on top of the world; that is why the kernel represents a high-priority target for every hacker.

UserLand versus kernel land

Most operating systems rely on a ring protection model. This model represents superposed conceptual rings varying from high to low privileges. There are four layers numbered from 0 to 3:

  • Ring 3: This layer is the usual interaction layer, with the user normally in the user mode.
  • Ring 2: This layer contains operations with low privilege.
  • Ring 1: This is...
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