Einstieg in Kali Linux: Penetration Testing und Ethical Hacking mit Linux - Softcover

Ebner, Jürgen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3747507344 ISBN 13: 9783747507346

Publisher: MITP Verlags GmbH, 2023

Synopsis

• From installation to configuration to the use of the most important tools
• Detailed flow of security assessments and performing penetration tests with practical checklist
• Vulnerability analysis with OpenVAS, attacks with WebScarab and Metasploit, IT forensics with Autopsy, reporting with Faraday and many more tools

The Kali Linux distribution specialises in security and penetration testing. It contains hundreds of packages for information collection and vulnerability analysis, and plenty of tools for attacks and exploitation, as well as forensics and reporting, so penetration testers can draw from an almost endless pool of free tools.

This book allows IT security professionals and anyone who wants to become an easy introduction to Kali Linux. The author does not require experience in handling other Linux distributions.

In the first part of the book, you will learn how to install Kali Linux and adapt it to your needs. In addition, the author gives you the basic Linux knowledge you need for penetration testing with Kali Linux.

The second part discusses various security assessments as well as the basic procedure for performing penetration tests. In this way, you can select the right tools for penetration testing in the next step.

From the wealth of tools included with Kali Linux, the author introduces the most important in the third part of the book and shows step by step how and what they are used for, including well-known tools such as Nmap, OpenVAS, Metasploit and John the Ripper.

After reading, you are ready to deploy Kali Linux as well as the key included tools for penetration testing and check IT systems for vulnerabilities.

From the contents:

• Main features and guidelines of Kali Linux
• Installation and configuration
• Linux file system, command line and useful Linux commands
• Safety policies
• Introduction to Security Assessments
• Performing pentests
• Information Collection
• With Nmap, TheHarvester, HTTrack and much more.
• Vulnerability analysis with OpenVAS, Nikto and Siege
• Sniffing and spoofing with Dsniff, Ettercap and Wireshark
• Tools for attacks: wireless attacks (aircrack-ng, Ghost Phisher, Kismet)
  • Pentesting of websites (WebScarab, Skipfish, ZAP)
  • Exploitation (Metasploit, Armitage, etc.)
  • Password attacks (Medusa, JtR and much more).
• IT forensics with Autopsy, Binwalk and more
• Reporting with Cutycapt, Faraday and more
• Penetration Test Checklist
• Practical glossary

Edition details

• Publisher: MITP Verlags GmbH
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: German
• ISBN 10: 3747507344
• ISBN 13: 9783747507346
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Number of pages: 384