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Kali Linux Penetration Testing Bible

(KALI-LINUX.AE1) / ISBN : 978-1-64459-423-0
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Become an expert in penetration testing with the course Kali Linux Penetration Testing Bible. Designed for red teamers, ethical hackers, and defensive specialists, this course offers interactive lessons, quizzes, and hands-on labs to enhance your skills. Explore the powerful tools of Kali Linux, master pentesting techniques, and gain expertise in digital forensics and reverse engineering. Stay ahead in the field of cybersecurity by learning how to identify vulnerabilities and automate testing.

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Interactive Lessons

21+ Interactive Lessons | 55+ Exercises | 122+ Flashcards | 122+ Glossary of terms

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Hands-On Labs

32+ LiveLab | 32+ Video tutorials | 59+ Minutes

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1

Introduction

  • What Does This Course Cover?
2

Mastering the Terminal Window

  • Kali Linux File System
  • Managing Users and Groups in Kali
  • Files and Folders Management in Kali Linux
  • Remote Connections in Kali
  • Kali Linux System Management
  • Networking in Kali Linux
  • Summary
3

Bash Scripting

  • Basic Bash Scripting
  • Printing to the Screen in Bash
  • Variables
  • Script Parameters
  • User Input
  • Functions
  • Conditions and Loops
  • Summary
4

Network Hosts Scanning

  • Basics of Networking
  • Network Scanning
  • DNS Enumeration
  • Summary
5

Internet Information Gathering

  • Passive Footprinting and Reconnaissance
  • Summary
6

Social Engineering Attacks

  • Spear Phishing Attacks
  • Payloads and Listeners
  • Social Engineering with the USB Rubber Ducky
  • Summary
7

Advanced Enumeration Phase

  • Transfer Protocols
  • E‐mail Protocols
  • Database Protocols
  • CI/CD Protocols
  • Web Protocols 80/443
  • Graphical Remoting Protocols
  • File Sharing Protocols
  • Summary
8

Exploitation Phase

  • Vulnerabilities Assessment
  • Services Exploitation
  • Summary
9

Web Application Vulnerabilities

  • Web Application Vulnerabilities
  • Summary
10

Web Penetration Testing and Secure Software Development Lifecycle

  • Web Enumeration and Exploitation
  • Secure Software Development Lifecycle
  • Summary
11

Linux Privilege Escalation

  • Introduction to Kernel Exploits and Missing Configurations
  • Kernel Exploits
  • SUID Exploitation
  • Overriding the Passwd Users File
  • CRON Jobs Privilege Escalation
  • sudoers
  • Exploiting Running Services
  • Automated Scripts
  • Summary
12

Windows Privilege Escalation

  • Windows System Enumeration
  • File Transfers
  • Windows System Exploitation
  • Summary
13

Pivoting and Lateral Movement

  • Dumping Windows Hashes
  • Pivoting with Port Redirection
  • Summary
14

Cryptography and Hash Cracking

  • Basics of Cryptography
  • Cracking Secrets with Hashcat
  • Summary
15

Reporting

  • Overview of Reports in Penetration Testing
  • Scoring Severities
  • Report Presentation
  • Summary
16

Assembly Language and Reverse Engineering

  • CPU Registers
  • Assembly Instructions
  • Data Types
  • Memory Segments
  • Addressing Modes
  • Reverse Engineering Example
  • Summary
17

Buffer/Stack Overflow

  • Basics of Stack Overflow
  • Stack Overflow Exploitation
  • Summary
18

Programming with Python

  • Basics of Python
  • Running Python Scripts
  • Debugging Python Scripts
  • Practicing Python
  • Python Basic Syntaxes
  • Variables
  • More Techniques in Python
  • Summary
19

Pentest Automation with Python

  • Penetration Test Robot
  • Summary
20

APPENDIX A: Kali Linux Desktop at a Glance

  • Downloading and Running a VM of Kali Linux
  • Kali Xfce Desktop
  • Summary
21

APPENDIX B: Building a Lab Environment Using Docker

  • Docker Technology
  • Summary
22

2

Mastering the Terminal Window

  • Managing Users Using Users Commands
  • Changing the Permissions of a File Using the chmod Command
4

Network Hosts Scanning

  • Performing Port Scanning and Identifying Live Hosts
  • Performing Zone Transfer Using dig
5

Internet Information Gathering

  • Using Maltego
  • Using Google Hacking Database (GHDB)
  • Using Shodan to Find Webcams
  • Using the Information Gathering Tool
6

Social Engineering Attacks

  • Gathering Information Using the Social Engineering Toolkit
  • Analyzing Malware Using VirusTotal
  • Creating Reverse and Bind Shells Using Netcat
7

Advanced Enumeration Phase

  • Performing Session Hijacking Using Burpsuite
8

Exploitation Phase

  • Performing Vulnerability Scanning Using OpenVAS
  • Searching Exploits Using searchsploit
  • Securing the FTP Service
  • Using the msfvenom Program
9

Web Application Vulnerabilities

  • Exploiting Local File Inclusion and Remote File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
  • Conducting Cross-Site Request Forgery Attacks
  • Exploiting Command Injection Vulnerabilities
  • Exploiting a Website Using SQL Injection
  • Attacking a Website Using XSS Injection
11

Linux Privilege Escalation

  • Creating a Shell Script and cron Job
12

Windows Privilege Escalation

  • Using Basic Enumeration Commands
  • Displaying Networking Information
  • Using Meterpreter to Display the System Information
13

Pivoting and Lateral Movement

  • Using Mimikatz
  • Cracking Passwords Using Cain and Abel
14

Cryptography and Hash Cracking

  • Performing Symmetric Encryption
  • Examining Asymmetric Encryption
  • Observing a SHA256-Generated Hash Value
  • Observing an MD5-Generated Hash Value
19

Pentest Automation with Python

  • Finding Live Hosts by Using the Ping Sweep in Python

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