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The Ultimate Kali Linux Book

You're reading from   The Ultimate Kali Linux Book Perform advanced penetration testing using Nmap, Metasploit, Aircrack-ng, and Empire

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801818933
Length 742 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Glen D. Singh Glen D. Singh
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Table of Contents (23) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Getting Started with Penetration Testing FREE CHAPTER
2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Ethical Hacking 3. Chapter 2: Building a Penetration Testing Lab 4. Chapter 3: Setting Up for Advanced Hacking Techniques 5. Section 2: Reconnaissance and Network Penetration Testing
6. Chapter 4: Reconnaissance and Footprinting 7. Chapter 5: Exploring Active Information Gathering 8. Chapter 6: Performing Vulnerability Assessments 9. Chapter 7: Understanding Network Penetration Testing 10. Chapter 8: Performing Network Penetration Testing 11. Section 3: Red Teaming Techniques
12. Chapter 9: Advanced Network Penetration Testing — Post Exploitation 13. Chapter 10: Working with Active Directory Attacks 14. Chapter 11: Advanced Active Directory Attacks 15. Chapter 12: Delving into Command and Control Tactics 16. Chapter 13: Advanced Wireless Penetration Testing 17. Section 4: Social Engineering and Web Application Attacks
18. Chapter 14: Performing Client-Side Attacks – Social Engineering 19. Chapter 15: Understanding Website Application Security 20. Chapter 16: Advanced Website Penetration Testing 21. Chapter 17: Best Practices for the Real World 22. Other Books You May Enjoy

Defending against social engineering

Defending against a social engineering attack is really important to any organization. While many organizations implement cybersecurity awareness training, it's not always performed frequently to ensure employees are aware of the latest cyberattacks and threats. Cybersecurity user awareness training should be done each month to ensure all employees develop a critical-thinking mindset to identify and flag various types of social engineering attacks.

The following are additional techniques to help defend against social engineering attacks:

  • Threat actors use methods such as impersonation and tailgating (following someone into a secure area) to gain entry to an organization's compound. To prevent such attacks, organizations should implement ID badges for all members of staff, token-based or biometric systems for authentication, and continuous employee and security guard training for security awareness.
  • Sometimes, threat actors...
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