Kali Linux - Backtrack Evolved: Assuring Security by Penetration Testing: Secure your networks against attacks, hacks, and intruders with this fast paced and intensive security course using Kali Linux [Video]

2 hours 44 minutes | Friday, June 28, 2013 | Video: AVC (.mp4) 1280x720 25fps | Audio: AAC 48KHz 2ch | 551 MB

Genre: eLearning | Language: English

Kali Linux - Backtrack Evolved: A Penetration Tester’s Guide is a great choice for anybody interested in information security, penetration testing or ethical hacking. While a basic understanding of Linux and TCP/IP will be helpful in understanding the content, it is not essential.

About This Book

This course will offer a complete roadmap for the penetration testing process from start to finish.

Experience hands-on video demonstrations regarding how to use an extensive collection of tools within the Kali-Linux environment to perform penetration tests against every aspect of a target network.

Advanced techniques with detailed explanations that are useful to novice users and experienced viewers alike

Table of Contents

LAB PREPARATION

INFORMATION GATHERING AND RECONNAISSANCE

TARGET DISCOVERY

SCANNING AND ENUMERATION

VULNERABILITY MAPPING

EXPLOITATION WITH METASPLOIT

HANDS-ON EXPLOITATION

PRIVILEGE ESCALATION

What You Will Learn

Prepare a fully-functional and low-budget security lab, where you can practice and develop your penetration testing skills without fear of legal consequence

Gather information about a target with advanced reconnaissance techniques

Identify target systems on a network using host discovery tools

Identify services running on target systems by scanning and enumeration

Discover vulnerabilities to determine potential attack vectors

Launch automated exploits and payloads using the Metasploit Framework

Learn a variety of hands-on techniques to exploit target systems

Establish backdoors to ensure continued access

Escalate privileges to acquire maximum control over compromised systems

In Detail

Kali Linux is the latest Linux distribution from Offensive Security, custom-built for the distinct purposes of performing network security audits and forensic investigations. Kali comes fully loaded with hundreds of integrated tools to perform every aspect of a penetration test.

Kali Linux - Backtrack Evolved: A Penetration Tester’s Guide helps you to develop practical and useful professional skills in the information security industry, while simultaneously delivering the high level of excitement and exhilaration that goes hand-in-hand with the world of computer and network hacking.

Cyber-crime is on the rise and information security is becoming more paramount than ever before. A single attack on a company’s network infrastructure can often result in irreparable damage to a company’s assets and/or reputation.

It is no longer sufficient to merely rely on traditional security measures. In order to ensure the security of critical information assets, it is essential to become familiar with the strategies, tactics, and techniques that are used by actual hackers who seek to compromise your network.

Kali Linux - Backtrack Evolved: A Penetration Tester’s Guide will prepare you to enter the world of professional hacking by ensuring that you are well versed with the skills needed and tools used to compromise the security of enterprise networks and information systems.

Style and Approach

Packt video courses are designed to cover the breadth of the topic in short, hands-on, task-based videos. Each course is divided into short manageable sections, so you can watch the whole thing or jump to the bit you need. The focus is on practical instructions and screencasts showing you how to get the job done.

Many advanced techniques are addressed within this series, but it is still designed to simultaneously accommodate less experienced viewers. The series provides detailed explanations intended to clearly address the underlying processes involved with all tasks performed.

Authors

Justin Hutchens

Justin Hutchens currently works as a security consultant and regularly performs penetration tests and security assessments for a wide range of clients. He previously served in the United States Air Force where he worked as an intrusion detection specialist, network vulnerability analyst and malware forensic investigator for a large enterprise network with over 55,000 networked systems. He currently holds a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology and multiple professional information security certifications, to include CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional), eWPT (eLearnSecurity Web-Application Penetration Tester), GCIH (GIAC Certified Incident Handler), CNDA (Certified Network Defense Architect), CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker), ECSA (EC-Council Certified Security Analyst) and CHFI (Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator). He was also the writer and producer of the Packt eLearning video course “Kali Linux - Backtrack Evolved”.