Hacker's Toolbox
'Hackers Toolbox' is an essential, hands-on field guide to executing penetration testing assessments using the Kali Linux operating system. Focusing on the pre-installed toolkit and offensive security workflows, this book demonstrates how to conduct systematic security evaluations.
Readers explore passive and active reconnaissance, port scanning with Nmap, vulnerability assessment, wireless network cracking (Aircrack-ng), web application testing with Burp Suite, password cracking with Hashcat, Metasploit exploitation, and post-compromise pivoting. Step-by-step instructions guide readers through every phase.
Ideal for ethical hackers, penetration testing students, security enthusiasts, and systems administrators seeking to evaluate their network security posture.
Readers explore passive and active reconnaissance, port scanning with Nmap, vulnerability assessment, wireless network cracking (Aircrack-ng), web application testing with Burp Suite, password cracking with Hashcat, Metasploit exploitation, and post-compromise pivoting. Step-by-step instructions guide readers through every phase.
Ideal for ethical hackers, penetration testing students, security enthusiasts, and systems administrators seeking to evaluate their network security posture.
Contents at a Glance
Chapter 1: Linux Architecture, Kernel, and Filesystem Hierarchy
Chapter 2: Essential Command Line Utilities and Navigation
Chapter 3: Managing Users, Groups, and Permissions (chmod, chown)
Chapter 4: Process Management, Daemons, and System Monitoring
Chapter 5: Package Management (apt, yum, dnf) and Repositories
Chapter 6: Networking in Linux: Interfaces, Routing, and Firewalls (iptables/ufw)
Chapter 7: Bash Shell Scripting: Variables, Loops, and Automation
Chapter 8: Linux Hardening, SSH Security, and Audit Logs
Index & Further Reading
Chapter 1: Linux Architecture, Kernel, and Filesystem Hierarchy
Chapter 2: Essential Command Line Utilities and Navigation
Chapter 3: Managing Users, Groups, and Permissions (chmod, chown)
Chapter 4: Process Management, Daemons, and System Monitoring
Chapter 5: Package Management (apt, yum, dnf) and Repositories
Chapter 6: Networking in Linux: Interfaces, Routing, and Firewalls (iptables/ufw)
Chapter 7: Bash Shell Scripting: Variables, Loops, and Automation
Chapter 8: Linux Hardening, SSH Security, and Audit Logs
Index & Further Reading
