by Sanjib Sinha (Author)
Get started in white-hat ethical hacking using Kali Linux. This
book starts off by giving you an overview of security trends, where you
will learn the OSI security architecture. This will form the foundation
for the rest of Beginning Ethical Hacking with Kali Linux. With
the theory out of the way, you’ll move on to an introduction to
VirtualBox, networking, and common Linux commands, followed by the
step-by-step procedure to build your own web server and acquire the
skill to be anonymous . When you have finished the examples in the first
part of your book, you will have all you need to carry out safe and
ethical hacking experiments.
After an introduction to
Kali Linux, you will carry out your first penetration tests with Python
and code raw binary packets for use in those tests. You will learn how
to find secret directories on a target system, use a TCP client in
Python, and scan ports using NMAP. Along the way you will discover
effective ways to collect important information, track email, and use
important tools such as DMITRY and Maltego, as well as take a look at
the five phases of penetration testing.
The coverage of
vulnerability analysis includes sniffing and spoofing, why ARP poisoning
is a threat, how SniffJoke prevents poisoning, how to analyze protocols
with Wireshark, and using sniffing packets with Scapy. The next part of
the book shows you detecting SQL injection vulnerabilities, using
sqlmap, and applying brute force or password attacks. Besides learning
these tools, you will see how to use OpenVas, Nikto, Vega, and Burp
Suite.
The book will explain the information assurance
model and the hacking framework Metasploit, taking you through important
commands, exploit and payload basics. Moving on to hashes and passwords
you will learn password testing and hacking techniques with John the
Ripper and Rainbow. You will then dive into classic and modern
encryption techniques where you will learn the conventional
cryptosystem.
In the final chapter you will acquire the
skill of exploiting remote Windows and Linux systems and you will learn
how to own a target completely.
What You Will Learn
- Master common Linux commands and networking techniques
- Build your own Kali web server and learn to be anonymous
- Carry out penetration testing using Python
- Detect sniffing attacks and SQL injection vulnerabilities
- Learn tools such as SniffJoke, Wireshark, Scapy, sqlmap, OpenVas, Nikto, and Burp Suite
- Use Metasploit with Kali Linux
- Exploit remote Windows and Linux systems
Who This Book Is For
Developers new to ethical hacking with a basic understanding of Linux programming.
