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# Kali Linux & modern toolkit focus Step-by-step ethical hacking guide Hands-on hacking tools mastery The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing: Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Made Easy

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## Summary

> 🚀 Unlock the hacker mindset—ethical, effective, essential!

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## Key Features

- • **Career Catalyst:** Written by a seasoned penetration tester and instructor, this book is your gateway to offensive security mastery.
- • **Toolbox of the Pros:** Learn to wield industry-standard tools like Kali Linux, Metasploit, Nmap, and the Social Engineer Toolkit with confidence.
- • **Interactive Learning:** Engage with hands-on examples and exercises that turn theory into actionable skills.
- • **Master the Essentials:** No prior experience needed—jumpstart your ethical hacking journey with clear, structured lessons.
- • **Real-World Methodology:** Follow a proven four-step penetration testing process that mirrors professional workflows.

## Overview

The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing, 2nd Edition, is a beginner-friendly guide that demystifies ethical hacking through a practical, tool-driven approach. Covering key tools like Kali Linux, Metasploit, and Nmap, it offers a structured four-step methodology and hands-on exercises designed by a professional penetration tester and educator. Ideal for newcomers aiming to build a solid foundation in offensive security and penetration testing.

## Description

The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing, 2nd Ed. serves as an introduction to the steps required to complete a penetration test or perform an ethical hack from beginning to end. No prior hacking experience is needed. You will learn how to properly utilize and interpret the results of modern day hacking tools, which are required to complete a penetration test. Tool coverage includes Backtrack and Kali Linux, Google reconnaissance, MetaGooFil, DNS interrogation, Nmap, Nessus, Metasploit, the Social Engineer Toolkit (SET), w3af, Netcat, post exploitation tactics, the Hacker Defender rootkit, and more. The book provides a simple and clean explanation of how to effectively utilize the tools and introduces a four-step methodology for conducting a penetration test or hack. You will be provided with the know-how required to jump start your career or gain a better understanding of offensive security. The book walks through each of the steps and tools in a structured, orderly manner, allowing readers to understand how the output from each tool can be fully utilized in the subsequent phases of the penetration test. This process allows readers to clearly see how the tools and phases function and relate. · The second edition includes updated information covering Kali Linux as well as focusing on the seminal tools required to complete a penetration test New tools added including the Social Engineer Toolkit, Meterpreter, w3af and more! Each chapter contains hands-on examples and exercises that are designed to teach you how to interpret the results and utilize those results in later phases Written by an author who works in the field as a Penetration Tester and who teaches Offensive Security, Penetration Testing, and Ethical Hacking, and Exploitation classes at Dakota State University.

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- Used Book in Good Condition

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| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 542 Reviews |

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