Mastering Kali Linux Network Scanning

Secure and gain control of your network environment with effective Kali Linux 2017.2 Scanning techniques About This Book * Make the most of Kali Linux 2017.1 to gain complete control of your network environment * Leverage OpenVAS 9 for full-fledged vulnerability scanning along with completes network traffic capture and analysis * A practical guide that will increase your ability of vulnerability scanning and covering loop holes with Kali Linux 2017.2 Who This Book Is For If you are a security professional or a pentester interested in securing and gaining control of your network environment, then this book is for you. Intermediate students who are looking at maximizing their usage of Kali Linux advanced features will also find this book useful. Some prior knowledge with Linux is necessary. What You Will Learn * Learn the fastest ways to identify and enumerate targets running various operating systems and services. * Find hidden services and automated detection of administrative interfaces * Perform advanced vulnerability scanning with OpenVAS and other tools * Make bulletproof installations of Kali Linux inside our network for continuous assessments * Exploit security flaws to maintain access and perform lateral movements * Access targets in multihome networks and trick firewalls while transferring traffic outside the perimeter In Detail With the ever-increasing amount of data flowing in today's world, information security has become vital to any application. This is where Kali Linux comes in. Kali Linux focuses mainly on security auditing and penetration testing.This book will give you hands-on knowledge with performing basic to advanced Network Scanning tasks. You will first walk through the fundamentals of utilizing Kali Linux to get control over your network Environment. You will then get into the core network scanning tasks like discovery scanning, port scanning, service enumeration, operating system identification, vulnerability mapping, and validation of identified findings. You will also learn about network traffic capture and analysis along with leveraging OpenVAS 9 for vulnerability scanning. Finally, you will be creating your own packages and host your own custom repositories along with securing and monitoring Kali Linux at Network and filesystem level.By the end of this book you will gain immense knowledge of finding loop holes and conquering your network environment.

About the Author :
Anton Belik is an Information Security Officer/Pentester working at KM Software. He is: • A Certified Ethical Hacker v. 7 • An Instructor at CISCO Network Academy for CCNA course • A SecurityTube Metasploit Framework Expert • A SecurityTube Wi-Fi Security Expert • A Mandriva Linux teacher • A Huawei Certified Routing and Switching Solutions Specialist • A Huawei Certified Unified Communication Solution Specialist Anton likes to keep a track of the latest trends in the field of information security, visit the relevant thematic conferences (BlackHat, ZeroNights, PHdays, and so on) and is a member of Saint-Petersburg security group Defcon-Russia. He loves to create pentesting gadgets (like Pineapple, Rubber Ducky, and so on)