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Kali Linux Network Scanning Cookbook

Where to begin with this book, well we can start by just how amazing it is! Right off the start you setup a virtual environment and the instructions are pretty clear, I had no issues getting this going. The Windows XP system I didn’t even bother with as I wanted to focus on ISO images of systems I had on hand and that worked perfectly for me. Setting up SSH access was pretty simple, and despite mentioning SCP for secure file transfers it would have been nice to have an example; however fear not you can always use man. On the up side it was nice to see both coverage for VIM and Nano which are standard on all Linux distributions I’m aware of.

This book isn’t the standard pentesting book that I’ve found, it actually goes over some of the foundation behind the different layers of the network protocols and how everything integrates and works in harmony, and how using this information you’ll know what to look for. Service discovery, port scanning, range sweeping, service attacks, and even web application scanning were all covered and well documented. The book has a hidden gem near the end with Chapter 8, the automation alone is well worth the cost of this book! I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to learn more about securing their network setup, know your enemy and you’ll be a head of the crowd.

Publisher Link: https://www.packtpub.com/networking-and-servers/kali-linux-network-scanning-cookbook
Rating: 5
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