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Windows and Linux Penetration Testing from Scratch

You're reading from Windows and Linux Penetration Testing from Scratch Harness the power of pen testing with Kali Linux for unbeatable hard-hitting results

Product type Paperback

Published in Aug 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801815123

Length 510 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Languages

Scratch

Tools

Kali Linux

Concepts

Penetration Testing

Author (1):

Phil Bramwell

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Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Recon and Exploitation

2. Chapter 1: Open Source Intelligence FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Bypassing Network Access Control

4. Chapter 3: Sniffing and Spoofing

5. Chapter 4: Windows Passwords on the Network

6. Chapter 5: Assessing Network Security

7. Chapter 6: Cryptography and the Penetration Tester

8. Chapter 7: Advanced Exploitation with Metasploit

9. Part 2: Vulnerability Fundamentals

10. Chapter 8: Python Fundamentals

11. Chapter 9: PowerShell Fundamentals

12. Chapter 10: Shellcoding - The Stack

13. Chapter 11: Shellcoding – Bypassing Protections

14. Chapter 12: Shellcoding – Evading Antivirus

15. Chapter 13: Windows Kernel Security

16. Chapter 14: Fuzzing Techniques

17. Part 3: Post-Exploitation

18. Chapter 15: Going Beyond the Foothold

19. Chapter 16: Escalating Privileges

20. Chapter 17: Maintaining Access

21. Answers

22. Other Books You May Enjoy

Further reading

For more information regarding the topics that were covered in this chapter, take a look at the following resources:

Empire Project on GitHub: https://github.com/EmpireProject/Empire
Microsoft Virtual Academy: PowerShell training: https://mva.microsoft.com/training-topics/powershell#!lang=1033

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Authors (1)

Phil Bramwell

Phil Bramwell

Phil Bramwell, CISSP has been tinkering with gadgets since he was a kid in the 1980s. After obtaining the Certified Ethical Hacker and Certified Expert Penetration Tester certifications in 2004 and a Bachelors of Applied Science in Computer Security from Davenport University in 2007, Phil was a security engineer and consultant who conducted Common Criteria, FIPS, and PCI-DSS assessments, GDPR consulting for a firm in the UK, and social engineering and penetration testing for banks, governments, and universities throughout the USA. After specializing in antimalware analysis and security operations, Phil is now a penetration tester for a Fortune 100 automobile manufacturer. Phil is based in the Metro Detroit area.

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