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Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing

You're reading from Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing This book will make you an expert in Kali Linux penetration testing. It covers all the most advanced tools and techniques to reproduce the methods used by sophisticated hackers. Full of real-world examples – an indispensable manual.

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2014

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781782163121

Length 356 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Kali Linux

Concepts

Penetration Testing

Author (1):

Robert Beggs

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Table of Contents (5) Chapters

Preface

Disclaimer FREE CHAPTER

1. The Attacker's Kill Chain

2. The Delivery Phase

Index

Appendix A. Installing Kali Linux

Kali Linux is a Linux-based operating system that acts as a platform to support several hundred different applications used to audit the security of a network. Its complexity is matched by the diversity of methods to install and use it during testing. This chapter will cover some of the considerations to be made when installing Kali, and will focus on how to get a secure virtual machine up and running as quickly as possible. It will also examine how to set up and maintain an inexpensive site to test the material covered in this book.

Downloading Kali Linux

There are multiple options for downloading and installing Kali Linux. At the time of this publication, the most recent Version is release 1.06; however, Version 1.07 is due for imminent release. The current version is available from the official website (www.kali.org/downloads/) in 32- and 64-bit compilations.

Offensive Security has made the preconfigured version of Advanced RISC Machines (ARM...

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Authors (1)

Robert Beggs

Robert Beggs

Robert Beggs is the founder and CEO of DigitalDefence, a Canadian-focused company that specializes in preventing and responding to information security incidents. Robert is a security practitioner with more than 15 years of experience. He has been responsible for the technical leadership and project management of more than 300 consulting engagements, including policy development and review, standards compliance, penetration testing of wired and wireless networks, third party security assessments, incident response and data forensics, and other consulting projects. Previously, he provided security services for a major Canadian financial institution and Netigy, a global network and security infrastructure firm based in San Jose.

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