KaliLinuxisacomprehensivepenetrationtestingplatformwithadvancedtoolstoidentify,detect,andexploitthevulnerabilitiesuncoveredinthetargetnetworkenvironment.WithKaliLinux,youcanapplytheappropriatetestingmethodologywithdefinedbusinessobjectivesandascheduledtestplan,resultinginsuccessfulpenetrationtestingprojectengagement.ThisfourtheditionofKaliLinux2018:AssuringSecuritybyPenetrationTestingstartswiththeinstallationofKaliLinux.Youwillbeabletocreateafulltestenvironmenttosafelypracticescanning,vulnerabilityassessment,andexploitation.You’llexploretheessentialsofpenetrationtestingbycollectingrelevantdataonthetargetnetworkwiththeuseofseveralfootprintinganddiscoverytools.Asyoumakeyourwaythroughthechapters,you’llfocusonspecifichostsandservicesviascanningandrunvulnerabilityscanstodiscovervariousrisksandthreatswithinthetarget,whichcanthenbeexploited.Intheconcludingchapters,you’llapplytechniquestoexploittargetsystemsinordertogainaccessandfindawaytomaintainthataccess.You’llalsodiscovertechniquesandtoolsforassessingandattackingdevicesthatarenotphysicallyconnectedtothenetwork,includingwirelessnetworks.Bytheendofthisbook,youwillbeabletouseNetHunter,themobileversionofKaliLinux,andwriteadetailedreportbasedonyourfindings.