Hands-On Penetration Testing on Windows: Unleash Kali Linux, PowerShell, and Windows debugging tools for security testing and analysis

Master the art of identifying vulnerabilities within the windows OS and develop the desired solutions for it using Kali Linux 2016.2. About This Book * Unlock the pain points of identifying vulnerabilities and developing solutions in your system using Kali Linux 2016.2. *Learn the art of exploiting 32 and 64 bit Windows kernel drivers. *An advance and practical guide that will teach several bypassing techniques, to gain control of your Windows environment. Who This Book Is For If you are looking at exploiting any Windows environment and gaining control over that system then this book is for you. Prior experience with Windows exploitation, Kali Linux and some of the Windows debugging tools would be necessary. What You Will Learn * Exploit several common Windows network vulnerabilities *Debug and reverse-engineer Windows programs *Exploit 32 and 64 bit Windows kernel drivers. *Catch and hold admin rights on the network, and maintain backdoors on the network after your initial testing is done. *Attacking Windows Embedded (IoT) In Detail Windows has always been a go to platform for users around the globe to perform administration or ad-hoc tasks and managing its security has spawned the discipline of IT security. Readers will learn to demonstrate how to perform advanced penetration testing on Windows platform with Kali Linux 2016.2. This book starts with the fundamentals of Kali Linux and how readers can leverage it to pentest the Windows OS. We will then move forward with teaching our readers advanced penetration testing techniques that will help our readers to develop solutions to pentest Windows environment. Later this book will also teach our reader's the pentesting techniques like precision heap spraying and bypassing EMET (Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit). Finally, this book will also cover 64 and 32 bit Windows kernel driver exploitation along with kernel pool exploitation. By the end of this book our readers will be well versed with identifying vulnerabilities within the Windows OS and developing the desired solution for it.

Table of Contents:
Table of Contents Bypassing Network Access Control Sniffing and Spoofing Windows Passwords on the Network Advanced Network Attacks Cryptography and the Penetration Tester Advanced Exploitation with Metasploit Stack and Heap: Memory Management Windows Kernel Security Weaponizing Python Windows Shellcoding Bypassing Protections with ROP Fuzzing Techniques Going beyond the Foothold Taking PowerShell to the Next Level Escalating Privileges Maintaining Access Tips and Tricks Assessment

About the Author :
Wolf Halton is an internationally known authority on computer and Internet security, (since his earliest book was pirated widely in the Far-East), an Amazon best-selling author on computer security, and the CEO of Atlanta Cloud Technology. He specializes in compliance & governance, security engineering, disaster recovery, open-source consulting, virtualization and datacenter restructuring. Wolf started hacking Windows in 1993 and loaded Linux for the first time in 2002. Wolf works with non-profits to curtail cyber-bullying, and to increase the number of kids who choose to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering, Analytics, and Medical (STEAM) careers. Wolf attributes whatever successes he has had to his darling bride, Helen, without whose tireless encouragement he would have never come so far so fast. To contact Wolf, e-mail him at wolf@atlantacloudtech.com. Bo Weaver is an old-school ponytailed geek who misses the old days of black screens and green text, when mice were only found under the subflooring and monitors only had eight colors. His first involvement with networks was in 1972, while working on an R&D project called ARPANET in the US Navy. Here, he also learned the power of Unix and how to "outsmart" the operating system. In the early days of BBS systems, he helped set up, secure, and maintain these systems in the South. He later worked with many in the industry to set up Internet providers and secured these environments. Bo has been working with and using Linux daily since the 1990s, and he is a promoter of open source (yes, Bo runs on Linux). He has also worked in physical security fields as a private investigator and in executive protection. Bo is now the senior penetration tester for Compliancepoint, an Atlanta-based security consulting company, where he works remotely from under a tree in the North Georgia mountains. Bo is Cherokee and works with Native American youth to help keep their traditions alive and strong. He is also the father of a geek son, Ross, a hacker in his own right, and the grandfather of two grandchildren, Rachel and Austin, who at their young age can Nmap a network. To contact Bo, e-mail him at bo@boweaver.com. https://www.linkedin.com/in/techstar/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/billyjgrayjr/ http://www.ggc.edu/about-ggc/directory/yi-ding https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephsikes/