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Kali Linux Network Scanning Cookbook

You're reading from   Kali Linux Network Scanning Cookbook A Step-by-Step Guide leveraging Custom Scripts and Integrated Tools in Kali Linux

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2017
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ISBN-13 9781787287907
Length 634 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Michael Hixon Michael Hixon
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting Started FREE CHAPTER 2. Reconnaissance 3. Discovery 4. Port Scanning 5. Fingerprinting 6. Vulnerability Scanning 7. Denial of Service 8. Working with Burp Suite 9. Web Application Scanning 10. Attacking the Browser with BeEF 11. Working with Sparta 12. Automating Kali Tools

What this book covers

Chapter 1, Getting Started, explains the configuration of a security lab and then the installation and configuration of Kali Linux and other security tools.

Chapter 2, Reconnaissance, explains how to collect information on your target using passive information-gathering techniques. Collecting subdomains, e-mail addresses, and DNS enumeration are covered in depth.

Chapter 3, Discovery, explains gathering domain information on our target and identifying hosts on a given network segment.

Chapter 4, Port Scanning, covers multiple tools and methods for finding open ports on one or more hosts.

Chapter 5, Fingerprinting, explains identifying the services and versions associated with them once having identified open ports on our target(s).

Chapter 6, Vulnerability Scanning, discusses ways to identify vulnerabilities based on the services and versions found in the previous chapter.

Chapter 7, Denial of Service, covers how to execute several types of DoS attack.

Chapter 8, Working with Burp Suite, covers Burp Suite and how to use the many tools it comes bundled with.

Chapter 9, Web Application Scanning, covers a number of tools and techniques for testing web applications.

Chapter 10, Attacking the Browser with BeEF, covers the Browser Exploitation Framework (BeEF), including configuration, hooking a browser, and a number of exploits.

Chapter 11, Working with Sparta, looks at how to configure and modify Sparta. We also cover how to take full advantage of the tool to collect and organize your information gathering.

Chapter 12, Automating Kali Tools, demonstrates automating a number of Kali tools to both collect information and exploit targets.

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