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Kali Linux 2018: Windows Penetration Testing

You're reading from   Kali Linux 2018: Windows Penetration Testing Conduct network testing, surveillance, and pen testing on MS Windows using Kali Linux 2018

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2018
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ISBN-13 9781788997461
Length 404 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Wolf Halton Wolf Halton
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Bo Weaver Bo Weaver
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Table of Contents (12) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Choosing Your Distro FREE CHAPTER 2. Sharpening the Saw 3. Information Gathering and Vulnerability Assessments 4. Sniffing and Spoofing 5. Password Attacks 6. NetBIOS Name Service and LLMNR - Obsolete but Still Deadly 7. Gaining Access 8. Windows Privilege Escalation and Maintaining Access 9. Maintaining Access on Server or Desktop 10. Reverse Engineering and Stress Testing 11. Other Books You May Enjoy

Choosing Your Distro

Since the first edition of our book, a lot has changed with Kali Linux. Besides Kali now being a Rolling Distribution, it now comes with several Desktop Environments and several different kernel architectures. This means you can run Kali from a small Raspberry Pi or from a full-blown workstation built for speed and power. By adding a normal user account and a little extra configuration and packages, you can make Kali your Daily Driver OS. In this chapter, we will discuss the several desktop environments and the pros and cons of each. This will help you decide which distro to download for your trip into the world of hacking with Kali. If you are not familiar with Linux, this chapter helps give you some under the hood knowledge of Linux and its design.

  • Desktop Environments
  • Choosing your look and feel
  • Configuring for your Daily Driver
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