Velu - Mastering Kali Linux for advanced penetration testing: secure your network with Kali Linux, the ultimate hackers arsenal

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First published: March 2016
Second edition: June 2017
Production reference: 2191118

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Vijay Kumar Velu is a passionate information security practitioner, author, speaker, and blogger. He is currently working as associate director in one of the Big 4 based in Malaysia. He has more than 11 years of IT industry experience, is a licensed penetration tester, and specialized in providing technical solutions for a variety of cyber problems, ranging from simple security configuration reviews to cyber threat intelligence and incident response. He also holds multiple security qualifications, including Certified Ethical Hacker, EC-Council Certified Security Analyst, and Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator.

Vijay has been invited to speak at the National Cyber Security Summit (NCSS), Indian Cyber Conference (InCyCon), Open Cloud Conference, and other ethical hacking conferences held in India, and he has also delivered multiple guest lectures and training on the importance of information security at various business schools in India.

He has authored a book entitled Mobile Application Penetration Testing, and has also reviewed Learning Android Forensics, Packt Publishing.

In the information security community, Vijay serves as a member of the board in Kuala Lumpur for Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and is the chair member of the National Cyber Defense and Research Center (NCDRC) in India. Outside work, he enjoys playing music and doing charity work.

Vijay is an early adopter of technology and always listens to any crazy ideas so, if you have an innovative idea, product, or service, do not hesitate to drop him a line.

I would like to dedicate this book to the open source community and all security enthusiasts.
Special thanks to my mother, sister, brother, and father for believing in me and always encouraging me to do what I like with all my crazy ideas. Not to forget my gang of friends, Hackerz (Mega, Madhan, Sathish, Kumaresh, Parthi,and Vardha), and my colleagues, Rachel Martis and Reny Cheah for their support.

Thanks to Packt Publishing for all the support that they provided throughout the journey of this book, especially Chandan and Deepti for their indubitable coordination!

Amir Roknifard is a self-educated cyber security solutions architect with a focus on web application, network, and mobile security. He leads research, development, and innovation at KPMG Malaysia, and is a hobby coder and programmer who enjoys spending his time educating people about privacy and security, so that even ordinary people have the knowledge to protect themselves. He likes automation and developed an integrated platform for cyber defence teams to take care of their day-to-day workflow, from request tickets to final reports.

He has accomplished many projects in governmental, military, and public sectors in different countries, has worked for banks and other financial institutions, and for oil, gas, and telecommunication companies. He also has hours of lecturing on IT and information security topics in his resume.

Amir also founded the Academician Journal, which aims to narrow the gap between academia and the information security industry. It tries to identify the reasons this gap occurs, and to analyze and address them. He picks up new ideas that are possibly able to solve the problems of tomorrow and develops them. That is why like-minded people are always welcome to suggest their ideas for the publication or coauthoring of a piece of research via his handle @roknifard.

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