Hacking

Kali Linux - An Ethical Hacker's Cookbook. Practical recipes that combine strategies, attacks, and tools for advanced penetration testing - Second Edition

Himanshu Sharma

Many organizations have been affected by recent cyber events. At the current rate of hacking, it has become more important than ever to pentest your environment in order to ensure advanced-level security. This book is packed with practical recipes that will quickly get you started with Kali Linux (version 2018.4 / 2019), in addition to covering the core functionalities. The book will get you off to a strong start by introducing you to the installation and configuration of Kali Linux, which will help you to perform your tests. You will also learn how to plan attack strategies and perform web application exploitation using tools such as Burp and JexBoss. As you progress, you will get to grips with performing network exploitation using Metasploit, Sparta, and Wireshark. The book will also help you delve into the technique of carrying out wireless and password attacks using tools such as Patator, John the Ripper, and airoscript-ng. Later chapters will draw focus to the wide range of tools that help in forensics investigations and incident response mechanisms. As you wrap up the concluding chapters, you will learn to create an optimum quality pentest report.By the end of this book, you will be equipped with the knowledge you need to conduct advanced penetration testing, thanks to the book’s crisp and task-oriented recipes.

Kali Linux - An Ethical Hacker's Cookbook. Practical recipes that combine strategies, attacks, and tools for advanced penetration testing - Second Edition

Himanshu Sharma

Many organizations have been affected by recent cyber events. At the current rate of hacking, it has become more important than ever to pentest your environment in order to ensure advanced-level security. This book is packed with practical recipes that will quickly get you started with Kali Linux (version 2018.4 / 2019), in addition to covering the core functionalities. The book will get you off to a strong start by introducing you to the installation and configuration of Kali Linux, which will help you to perform your tests. You will also learn how to plan attack strategies and perform web application exploitation using tools such as Burp and JexBoss. As you progress, you will get to grips with performing network exploitation using Metasploit, Sparta, and Wireshark. The book will also help you delve into the technique of carrying out wireless and password attacks using tools such as Patator, John the Ripper, and airoscript-ng. Later chapters will draw focus to the wide range of tools that help in forensics investigations and incident response mechanisms. As you wrap up the concluding chapters, you will learn to create an optimum quality pentest report.By the end of this book, you will be equipped with the knowledge you need to conduct advanced penetration testing, thanks to the book’s crisp and task-oriented recipes.

Kali Linux - Assuring Security by Penetration Testing. With Kali Linux you can test the vulnerabilities of your network and then take steps to secure it. This engaging tutorial is a comprehensive guide to this penetration testing platform, specially written for IT security professionals. - Second Edition

Written as an interactive tutorial, this book covers the core of Kali Linux with real-world examples and step-by-step instructions to provide professional guidelines and recommendations for you. The book is designed in a simple and intuitive manner that allows you to explore the whole Kali Linux testing process or study parts of it individually. If you are an IT security professional who has a basic knowledge of Unix/Linux operating systems, including an awareness of information security factors, and want to use Kali Linux for penetration testing, then this book is for you.

Kali Linux 2 - Assuring Security by Penetration Testing. Achieve the gold standard in penetration testing with Kali using this masterpiece, now in its third edition! - Third Edition

Gerard Johansen, Lee Allen, Tedi Heriyanto, Shakeel...

Kali Linux is a comprehensive penetration testing platform with advanced tools to identify, detect, and exploit the vulnerabilities uncovered in the target network environment. With Kali Linux, you can apply appropriate testing methodology with defined business objectives and a scheduled test plan, resulting in a successful penetration testing project engagement.Kali Linux – Assuring Security by Penetration Testing is a fully focused, structured book providing guidance on developing practical penetration testing skills by demonstrating cutting-edge hacker tools and techniques with a coherent, step-by-step approach. This book offers you all of the essential lab preparation and testing procedures that reflect real-world attack scenarios from a business perspective, in today's digital age.

Kali Linux 2 - Assuring Security by Penetration Testing. Achieve the gold standard in penetration testing with Kali using this masterpiece, now in its third edition! - Third Edition

Gerard Johansen, Lee Allen, Tedi Heriyanto, Shakeel...

Kali Linux is a comprehensive penetration testing platform with advanced tools to identify, detect, and exploit the vulnerabilities uncovered in the target network environment. With Kali Linux, you can apply appropriate testing methodology with defined business objectives and a scheduled test plan, resulting in a successful penetration testing project engagement.Kali Linux – Assuring Security by Penetration Testing is a fully focused, structured book providing guidance on developing practical penetration testing skills by demonstrating cutting-edge hacker tools and techniques with a coherent, step-by-step approach. This book offers you all of the essential lab preparation and testing procedures that reflect real-world attack scenarios from a business perspective, in today's digital age.

Kali Linux 2: Windows Penetration Testing. Kali Linux: a complete pentesting toolkit facilitating smooth backtracking for working hackers

Wolf Halton, Bo Weaver

Microsoft Windows is one of the two most common OS and managing its security has spawned the discipline of IT security. Kali Linux is the premier platform for testing and maintaining Windows security. Kali is built on the Debian distribution of Linux and shares the legendary stability of that OS. This lets you focus on using the network penetration, password cracking, forensics tools and not the OS. This book has the most advanced tools and techniques to reproduce the methods used by sophisticated hackers to make you an expert in Kali Linux penetration testing. First, you are introduced to Kali's top ten tools and other useful reporting tools. Then, you will find your way around your target network and determine known vulnerabilities to be able to exploit a system remotely. Next, you will prove that the vulnerabilities you have found are real and exploitable. You will learn to use tools in seven categories of exploitation tools. Further, you perform web access exploits using tools like websploit and more. Security is only as strong as the weakest link in the chain. Passwords are often that weak link. Thus, you learn about password attacks that can be used in concert with other approaches to break into and own a network. Moreover, you come to terms with network sniffing, which helps you understand which users are using services you can exploit, and IP spoofing, which can be used to poison a system's DNS cache. Once you gain access to a machine or network, maintaining access is important.Thus, you not only learn penetrating in the machine you also learn Windows privilege’s escalations. With easy to follow step-by-step instructions and support images, you will be able to quickly pen test your system and network.

Kali Linux 2: Windows Penetration Testing. Kali Linux: a complete pentesting toolkit facilitating smooth backtracking for working hackers

Wolf Halton, Bo Weaver

Microsoft Windows is one of the two most common OS and managing its security has spawned the discipline of IT security. Kali Linux is the premier platform for testing and maintaining Windows security. Kali is built on the Debian distribution of Linux and shares the legendary stability of that OS. This lets you focus on using the network penetration, password cracking, forensics tools and not the OS. This book has the most advanced tools and techniques to reproduce the methods used by sophisticated hackers to make you an expert in Kali Linux penetration testing. First, you are introduced to Kali's top ten tools and other useful reporting tools. Then, you will find your way around your target network and determine known vulnerabilities to be able to exploit a system remotely. Next, you will prove that the vulnerabilities you have found are real and exploitable. You will learn to use tools in seven categories of exploitation tools. Further, you perform web access exploits using tools like websploit and more. Security is only as strong as the weakest link in the chain. Passwords are often that weak link. Thus, you learn about password attacks that can be used in concert with other approaches to break into and own a network. Moreover, you come to terms with network sniffing, which helps you understand which users are using services you can exploit, and IP spoofing, which can be used to poison a system's DNS cache. Once you gain access to a machine or network, maintaining access is important.Thus, you not only learn penetrating in the machine you also learn Windows privilege’s escalations. With easy to follow step-by-step instructions and support images, you will be able to quickly pen test your system and network.

Kali Linux 2: Windows Penetration Testing. Kali Linux: a complete pentesting toolkit facilitating smooth backtracking for working hackers

Wolf Halton, Bo Weaver

Microsoft Windows is one of the two most common OS and managing its security has spawned the discipline of IT security. Kali Linux is the premier platform for testing and maintaining Windows security. Kali is built on the Debian distribution of Linux and shares the legendary stability of that OS. This lets you focus on using the network penetration, password cracking, forensics tools and not the OS. This book has the most advanced tools and techniques to reproduce the methods used by sophisticated hackers to make you an expert in Kali Linux penetration testing. First, you are introduced to Kali's top ten tools and other useful reporting tools. Then, you will find your way around your target network and determine known vulnerabilities to be able to exploit a system remotely. Next, you will prove that the vulnerabilities you have found are real and exploitable. You will learn to use tools in seven categories of exploitation tools. Further, you perform web access exploits using tools like websploit and more. Security is only as strong as the weakest link in the chain. Passwords are often that weak link. Thus, you learn about password attacks that can be used in concert with other approaches to break into and own a network. Moreover, you come to terms with network sniffing, which helps you understand which users are using services you can exploit, and IP spoofing, which can be used to poison a system's DNS cache. Once you gain access to a machine or network, maintaining access is important.Thus, you not only learn penetrating in the machine you also learn Windows privilege’s escalations. With easy to follow step-by-step instructions and support images, you will be able to quickly pen test your system and network.

Kali Linux 2018: Windows Penetration Testing. Conduct network testing, surveillance, and pen testing on MS Windows using Kali Linux 2018 - Second Edition

Wolf Halton, Bo Weaver

Microsoft Windows is one of the two most common OSes, and managing its security has spawned the discipline of IT security. Kali Linux is the premier platform for testing and maintaining Windows security. Kali is built on the Debian distribution of Linux and shares the legendary stability of that OS. This lets you focus on using the network penetration, password cracking, and forensics tools, and not the OS.This book has the most advanced tools and techniques to reproduce the methods used by sophisticated hackers to make you an expert in Kali Linux penetration testing. You will start by learning about the various desktop environments that now come with Kali. The book covers network sniffers and analysis tools to uncover the Windows protocols in use on the network. You will see several tools designed to improve your average in password acquisition, from hash cracking, online attacks, offline attacks, and rainbow tables to social engineering. It also demonstrates several use cases for Kali Linux tools like Social Engineering Toolkit, and Metasploit, to exploit Windows vulnerabilities.Finally, you will learn how to gain full system-level access to your compromised system and then maintain that access. By the end of this book, you will be able to quickly pen test your system and network using easy-to-follow instructions and support images.

Kali Linux 2018: Windows Penetration Testing. Conduct network testing, surveillance, and pen testing on MS Windows using Kali Linux 2018 - Second Edition

Wolf Halton, Bo Weaver

Microsoft Windows is one of the two most common OSes, and managing its security has spawned the discipline of IT security. Kali Linux is the premier platform for testing and maintaining Windows security. Kali is built on the Debian distribution of Linux and shares the legendary stability of that OS. This lets you focus on using the network penetration, password cracking, and forensics tools, and not the OS.This book has the most advanced tools and techniques to reproduce the methods used by sophisticated hackers to make you an expert in Kali Linux penetration testing. You will start by learning about the various desktop environments that now come with Kali. The book covers network sniffers and analysis tools to uncover the Windows protocols in use on the network. You will see several tools designed to improve your average in password acquisition, from hash cracking, online attacks, offline attacks, and rainbow tables to social engineering. It also demonstrates several use cases for Kali Linux tools like Social Engineering Toolkit, and Metasploit, to exploit Windows vulnerabilities.Finally, you will learn how to gain full system-level access to your compromised system and then maintain that access. By the end of this book, you will be able to quickly pen test your system and network using easy-to-follow instructions and support images.

Kali Linux 2018: Windows Penetration Testing. Conduct network testing, surveillance, and pen testing on MS Windows using Kali Linux 2018 - Second Edition

Wolf Halton, Bo Weaver

Microsoft Windows is one of the two most common OSes, and managing its security has spawned the discipline of IT security. Kali Linux is the premier platform for testing and maintaining Windows security. Kali is built on the Debian distribution of Linux and shares the legendary stability of that OS. This lets you focus on using the network penetration, password cracking, and forensics tools, and not the OS.This book has the most advanced tools and techniques to reproduce the methods used by sophisticated hackers to make you an expert in Kali Linux penetration testing. You will start by learning about the various desktop environments that now come with Kali. The book covers network sniffers and analysis tools to uncover the Windows protocols in use on the network. You will see several tools designed to improve your average in password acquisition, from hash cracking, online attacks, offline attacks, and rainbow tables to social engineering. It also demonstrates several use cases for Kali Linux tools like Social Engineering Toolkit, and Metasploit, to exploit Windows vulnerabilities.Finally, you will learn how to gain full system-level access to your compromised system and then maintain that access. By the end of this book, you will be able to quickly pen test your system and network using easy-to-follow instructions and support images.

Kali Linux. Audyt bezpieczeństwa sieci Wi-Fi dla każdego. Wydanie II

Vivek Ramachandran, Cameron Buchanan

Odkryj słabe punkty infrastruktury sieciowej! Sieci Wi-Fi obecnie można znaleźć wszędzie — coraz trudniej o miejsce, w którym nie będziemy w zasięgu przynajmniej jednej z nich. Taka sytuacja ma jedną wadę: brak możliwości fizycznej kontroli dostępu do sygnału. Zastanawiasz się, czy Twoja sieć jest bezpieczna i czy żadna postronna osoba nie ma możliwości podłączenia się do wewnętrznych zasobów? To są kluczowe pytania, na które musisz poznać odpowiedź, od tego zależy bezpieczeństwo użytkowników i przetwarzanych danych. Jak przekonać się, czy Twoja sieć jest całkowicie bezpieczna? Spróbuj się do niej włamać! Testy penetracyjne to najskuteczniejsza technika weryfikacji bezpieczeństwa systemów informatycznych. Kali Linux to popularna i zaawansowana dystrybucja systemu Linux, zawierająca zestaw niezbędnych narzędzi każdego pentestera. Jeżeli chcesz wykorzystać jej potencjał, w tej książce znajdziesz szczegółowe omówienie dostępnych narzędzi oraz sposobów prowadzenia ataków. Szyfrowania WEP, WPA/WPA2 mają swoje słabe strony, które może wykorzystać potencjalny intruz, a ataki typu Honeypot, Misassociation, Caffe Latte to tylko niektóre z opisanych tu technik. Dzięki lekturze kolejnych rozdziałów będziesz w stanie sprawdzić podatność na zaawansowane ataki Man-in-the-Middle oraz poznasz metodologię prowadzenia testów penetracyjnych. Sięgnij po tę książkę i zbuduj własne laboratorium do testowania bezpieczeństwa sieci Wi-Fi. Czego możesz dokonać dzięki tej książce... Dowiesz się, jak zbudować własne laboratorium do testowania sieci bezprzewodowych. Naczysz się, jak przechwytywać pakiety przesyłane w sieciach bezprzewodowych. Poznasz sposoby i łamania kluczy szyfrowania WPA-2. Dowiesz się, w jaki sposób wykrywać ukryte sieci, które nie rozgłaszają identyfikatorów SSID. Poznasz zalety i wady różnych technologii sieci bezprzewodowych. Nauczysz się przechwytywać pakiety sondujące i śledzić sieci bezprzewodowe, do których podłączał się użytkownik. Zrozumiesz, jak działa uwierzytelnianie z wykorzystaniem protokołu Radius. Opanujesz różne metody przechwytywania ruchu sieciowego i gromadzenia interesujących Cię informacji. Dowiesz się, jak deszyfrować ruch sieciowy przy użyciu pozyskanych kluczy szyfrowania. Zainwestuj w bezpieczeństwo Twojej sieci bezprzewodowej!

Kali Linux. Audyt bezpieczeństwa sieci Wi-Fi dla każdego. Wydanie II

Vivek Ramachandran, Cameron Buchanan

Odkryj słabe punkty infrastruktury sieciowej! Sieci Wi-Fi obecnie można znaleźć wszędzie — coraz trudniej o miejsce, w którym nie będziemy w zasięgu przynajmniej jednej z nich. Taka sytuacja ma jedną wadę: brak możliwości fizycznej kontroli dostępu do sygnału. Zastanawiasz się, czy Twoja sieć jest bezpieczna i czy żadna postronna osoba nie ma możliwości podłączenia się do wewnętrznych zasobów? To są kluczowe pytania, na które musisz poznać odpowiedź, od tego zależy bezpieczeństwo użytkowników i przetwarzanych danych. Jak przekonać się, czy Twoja sieć jest całkowicie bezpieczna? Spróbuj się do niej włamać! Testy penetracyjne to najskuteczniejsza technika weryfikacji bezpieczeństwa systemów informatycznych. Kali Linux to popularna i zaawansowana dystrybucja systemu Linux, zawierająca zestaw niezbędnych narzędzi każdego pentestera. Jeżeli chcesz wykorzystać jej potencjał, w tej książce znajdziesz szczegółowe omówienie dostępnych narzędzi oraz sposobów prowadzenia ataków. Szyfrowania WEP, WPA/WPA2 mają swoje słabe strony, które może wykorzystać potencjalny intruz, a ataki typu Honeypot, Misassociation, Caffe Latte to tylko niektóre z opisanych tu technik. Dzięki lekturze kolejnych rozdziałów będziesz w stanie sprawdzić podatność na zaawansowane ataki Man-in-the-Middle oraz poznasz metodologię prowadzenia testów penetracyjnych. Sięgnij po tę książkę i zbuduj własne laboratorium do testowania bezpieczeństwa sieci Wi-Fi. Czego możesz dokonać dzięki tej książce... Dowiesz się, jak zbudować własne laboratorium do testowania sieci bezprzewodowych. Naczysz się, jak przechwytywać pakiety przesyłane w sieciach bezprzewodowych. Poznasz sposoby i łamania kluczy szyfrowania WPA-2. Dowiesz się, w jaki sposób wykrywać ukryte sieci, które nie rozgłaszają identyfikatorów SSID. Poznasz zalety i wady różnych technologii sieci bezprzewodowych. Nauczysz się przechwytywać pakiety sondujące i śledzić sieci bezprzewodowe, do których podłączał się użytkownik. Zrozumiesz, jak działa uwierzytelnianie z wykorzystaniem protokołu Radius. Opanujesz różne metody przechwytywania ruchu sieciowego i gromadzenia interesujących Cię informacji. Dowiesz się, jak deszyfrować ruch sieciowy przy użyciu pozyskanych kluczy szyfrowania. Zainwestuj w bezpieczeństwo Twojej sieci bezprzewodowej!

Kali Linux. Audyt bezpieczeństwa sieci Wi-Fi dla każdego. Wydanie II

Vivek Ramachandran, Cameron Buchanan

Odkryj słabe punkty infrastruktury sieciowej! Sieci Wi-Fi obecnie można znaleźć wszędzie — coraz trudniej o miejsce, w którym nie będziemy w zasięgu przynajmniej jednej z nich. Taka sytuacja ma jedną wadę: brak możliwości fizycznej kontroli dostępu do sygnału. Zastanawiasz się, czy Twoja sieć jest bezpieczna i czy żadna postronna osoba nie ma możliwości podłączenia się do wewnętrznych zasobów? To są kluczowe pytania, na które musisz poznać odpowiedź, od tego zależy bezpieczeństwo użytkowników i przetwarzanych danych. Jak przekonać się, czy Twoja sieć jest całkowicie bezpieczna? Spróbuj się do niej włamać! Testy penetracyjne to najskuteczniejsza technika weryfikacji bezpieczeństwa systemów informatycznych. Kali Linux to popularna i zaawansowana dystrybucja systemu Linux, zawierająca zestaw niezbędnych narzędzi każdego pentestera. Jeżeli chcesz wykorzystać jej potencjał, w tej książce znajdziesz szczegółowe omówienie dostępnych narzędzi oraz sposobów prowadzenia ataków. Szyfrowania WEP, WPA/WPA2 mają swoje słabe strony, które może wykorzystać potencjalny intruz, a ataki typu Honeypot, Misassociation, Caffe Latte to tylko niektóre z opisanych tu technik. Dzięki lekturze kolejnych rozdziałów będziesz w stanie sprawdzić podatność na zaawansowane ataki Man-in-the-Middle oraz poznasz metodologię prowadzenia testów penetracyjnych. Sięgnij po tę książkę i zbuduj własne laboratorium do testowania bezpieczeństwa sieci Wi-Fi. Czego możesz dokonać dzięki tej książce... Dowiesz się, jak zbudować własne laboratorium do testowania sieci bezprzewodowych. Naczysz się, jak przechwytywać pakiety przesyłane w sieciach bezprzewodowych. Poznasz sposoby i łamania kluczy szyfrowania WPA-2. Dowiesz się, w jaki sposób wykrywać ukryte sieci, które nie rozgłaszają identyfikatorów SSID. Poznasz zalety i wady różnych technologii sieci bezprzewodowych. Nauczysz się przechwytywać pakiety sondujące i śledzić sieci bezprzewodowe, do których podłączał się użytkownik. Zrozumiesz, jak działa uwierzytelnianie z wykorzystaniem protokołu Radius. Opanujesz różne metody przechwytywania ruchu sieciowego i gromadzenia interesujących Cię informacji. Dowiesz się, jak deszyfrować ruch sieciowy przy użyciu pozyskanych kluczy szyfrowania. Zainwestuj w bezpieczeństwo Twojej sieci bezprzewodowej!

Kali Linux Cookbook. Boost your pentesting career with essential tools such as Nmap, Metasploit, and Wireshark - Third Edition

Corey P. Schultz

This hands-on guide will help you become a penetration testing expert by gaining command of the powerful tools of Kali Linux, from versions 2024.3 through 2025.1, aligned with the latest features introduced and applying them in real-world security assessments.This cookbook’s third edition is updated to include the latest advancements in cybersecurity. The author leverages their 20 years of industry experience to guide you through installing Kali on multiple platforms, setting up lab environments, and using modern tools, such as Nmap, Metasploit, Wireshark, OpenVAS, and AI-driven reconnaissance. You’ll also explore automated social engineering, wireless hacking, web and database exploitation, and advanced persistence techniques, delivering a comprehensive and up-to-date penetration testing resource. Recognizing the critical role of human factors in security, this edition expands on social engineering tactics, including psychological principles and AI-driven automation, to craft highly effective attack campaigns.By the end of this book, you’ll have strengthened your grasp of the entire penetration testing process, from environment setup and reconnaissance to vulnerability analysis, exploitation, and maintaining access, and be equipped with industry-standard tools to enhance your effectiveness as a security professional.

Kali Linux Cookbook. Boost your pentesting career with essential tools such as Nmap, Metasploit, and Wireshark - Third Edition

Corey P. Schultz

This hands-on guide will help you become a penetration testing expert by gaining command of the powerful tools of Kali Linux, from versions 2024.3 through 2025.1, aligned with the latest features introduced and applying them in real-world security assessments.This cookbook’s third edition is updated to include the latest advancements in cybersecurity. The author leverages their 20 years of industry experience to guide you through installing Kali on multiple platforms, setting up lab environments, and using modern tools, such as Nmap, Metasploit, Wireshark, OpenVAS, and AI-driven reconnaissance. You’ll also explore automated social engineering, wireless hacking, web and database exploitation, and advanced persistence techniques, delivering a comprehensive and up-to-date penetration testing resource. Recognizing the critical role of human factors in security, this edition expands on social engineering tactics, including psychological principles and AI-driven automation, to craft highly effective attack campaigns.By the end of this book, you’ll have strengthened your grasp of the entire penetration testing process, from environment setup and reconnaissance to vulnerability analysis, exploitation, and maintaining access, and be equipped with industry-standard tools to enhance your effectiveness as a security professional.

Kali Linux Cookbook. Effective penetration testing solutions - Second Edition

Corey P. Schultz, Bob Perciaccante

Kali Linux is a Linux distribution designed for penetration testing and security auditing. It is the successor to BackTrack, the world’s most popular penetration testing distribution. Kali Linux is the most widely used platform and toolkit for penetration testing. Security is currently the hottest field in technology with a projected need for millions of security professionals.This book focuses on enhancing your knowledge in Kali Linux for security by expanding your skills with toolkits and frameworks that can increase your value as a security professional.Kali Linux Cookbook, Second Edition starts by helping you install Kali Linux on different options available. You will also be able to understand the lab architecture and install a Windows host for use in the lab. Next, you will understand the concept of vulnerability analysis and look at the different types of exploits. The book will introduce you to the concept and psychology of Social Engineering and password cracking. You will then be able to use these skills to expand the scope of any breaches you create. Finally, the book will guide you in exploiting specific technologies and gaining access to other systems in the environment. By the end of this book, you will have gained the core knowledge and concepts of the penetration testing process.