Setting up and working with Kali Linux

Kali Linux is one of the most popular Linux distributions within the cybersecurity industry as it contains over 300 pre-installed software packages that are designed for mostly offensive security assessments. Kali Linux is built on the Debian flavor of Linux and, being a free operating system, it has gained a lot of attention over the years by cybersecurity professionals in the industry. It has a lot of features and tools that make a penetration tester’s or security engineer’s job a bit easier when they’re working.

Ethical hackers and penetration testers commonly use Kali Linux to perform passive reconnaissance (covered in Chapters 4 and 5), scanning and enumeration (covered in Chapter 6), exploitation (covered in Chapter 8), and even post-exploitation techniques (covered in Chapters 10 and 11) on targeted systems and networks. While many folks usually think Kali Linux is designed only for offensive security professionals...