Singh Glen D - Learn Kali Linux 2019: Perform powerful penetration testing using Kali Linux, Metasploit, Nessus, Nmap, and Wireshark

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Glen D. Singh, CEH, CHFI, 3xCCNA (cyber ops, security, and routing and switching) is a cyber security instructor, author, and consultant. He specializes in penetration testing, digital forensics, network security, and enterprise networking. He enjoys teaching and mentoring students, writing books, and participating in a range of outdoor activities. As an aspiring game-changer, Glen is passionate about developing cyber security awareness in his homeland, Trinidad and Tobago.

Lystra K. Maingot is a trained ethical hacker and digital forensics investigator. He has conducted numerous tests and investigations, and has worked in penetration testing and digital forensics investigation training for several years. He is also trained in networking and earned his MSc in network security from Anglia Ruskin University in the UK. He intends to pursue his passion for cyber security in the hope of making our cyber environment a safer place.

Rishalin Pillay has over 12 years' cyber security experience, and has acquired a vast number of skills consulting for Fortune 500 companies while participating in projects involving tasks associated with network security design, implementation, and vulnerability analysis. He has reviewed several books, and authored the book Learn Penetration Testing. He holds many certifications that demonstrate his knowledge and expertise in the cyber security field from vendors such as (ISC)2, Cisco, Juniper, Checkpoint, Microsoft, and CompTIA. Rishalin currently works at a large software company as a senior cyber security engineer.

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Learn Kali Linux 2019 is an excellent book filled with amazing content and exercises designed with a student-centric approach, making it easy to adapt to and follow through each chapter easily. Learn Kali Linux 2019 starts by introducing the reader to ethical hacking concepts and threat actors, before gradually moving into penetration testing approaches and methodologies. Each chapter smoothly flows onto the next. With each step along the journey, the stages of penetration testing are outlined, with the help of in-depth theory and hands-on labs using one of the most popular penetration testing platforms, Kali Linux.

The reader will learn how to build their own penetration testing lab environment, perform both passive and active reconnaissance using OSINT on the target organizations, perform vulnerability scanning using multiple tools such as Nessus, and perform wireless penetration, network penetration testing, website and web application penetration testing, and client-side attacks.

Furthermore, readers will gain the skills required to perform privilege escalation and lateral movement using the Metasploit framework.