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Kafka Streams in Action: Real-time apps and microservices with the Kafka Streams API
by Bill BejeckSummaryKafka Streams in Action teaches you everything you need to know to implement stream processing on data flowing into your Kafka platform, allowing you to focus on getting more from your data without sacrificing time or effort.Foreword by Neha Narkhede, Cocreator of Apache KafkaPurchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.About the TechnologyNot all stream-based applications require a dedicated processing cluster. The lightweight Kafka Streams library provides exactly the power and simplicity you need for message handling in microservices and real-time event processing. With the Kafka Streams API, you filter and transform data streams with just Kafka and your application.About the BookKafka Streams in Action teaches you to implement stream processing within the Kafka platform. In this easy-to-follow book, you'll explore real-world examples to collect, transform, and aggregate data, work with multiple processors, and handle real-time events. You'll even dive into streaming SQL with KSQL! Practical to the very end, it finishes with testing and operational aspects, such as monitoring and debugging. What's insideUsing the KStreams APIFiltering, transforming, and splitting dataWorking with the Processor APIIntegrating with external systemsAbout the ReaderAssumes some experience with distributed systems. No knowledge of Kafka or streaming applications required.About the AuthorBill Bejeck is a Kafka Streams contributor and Confluent engineer with over 15 years of software development experience.Table of ContentsPART 1 - GETTING STARTED WITH KAFKA STREAMS Welcome to Kafka StreamsKafka quicklyPART 2 - KAFKA STREAMS DEVELOPMENT Developing Kafka StreamsStreams and stateThe KTable APIThe Processor APIPART 3 - ADMINISTERING KAFKA STREAMS Monitoring and performanceTesting a Kafka Streams applicationPART 4 - ADVANCED CONCEPTS WITH KAFKA STREAMS Advanced applications with Kafka StreamsAPPENDIXESAppendix A - Additional configuration informationAppendix B - Exactly once semantics
Kafka Troubleshooting in Production: Stabilizing Kafka Clusters in the Cloud and On-premises
by Elad EldorThis book provides Kafka administrators, site reliability engineers, and DataOps and DevOps practitioners with a list of real production issues that can occur in Kafka clusters and how to solve them. The production issues covered are assembled into a comprehensive troubleshooting guide for those engineers who are responsible for the stability and performance of Kafka clusters in production, whether those clusters are deployed in the cloud or on-premises. This book teaches you how to detect and troubleshoot the issues, and eventually how to prevent them.Kafka stability is hard to achieve, especially in high throughput environments, and the purpose of this book is not only to make troubleshooting easier, but also to prevent production issues from occurring in the first place. The guidance in this book is drawn from the author's years of experience in helping clients and internal customers diagnose and resolve knotty production problems and stabilize their Kafka environments. The book is organized into recipe-style troubleshooting checklists that field engineers can easily follow when under pressure to fix an unstable cluster. This is the book you will want by your side when the stakes are high, and your job is on the line. What You Will LearnMonitor and resolve production issues in your Kafka clustersProvision Kafka clusters with the lowest costs and still handle the required loadsPerform root cause analyses of issues affecting your Kafka clustersKnow the ways in which your Kafka cluster can affect its consumers and producersPrevent or minimize data loss and delays in data streamingForestall production issues through an understanding of common failure pointsCreate checklists for troubleshooting your Kafka clusters when problems occurWho This Book Is ForSite reliability engineers tasked with maintaining stability of Kafka clusters, Kafka administrators who troubleshoot production issues around Kafka, DevOps and DataOps experts who are involved with provisioning Kafka (whether on-premises or in the cloud), developers of Kafka consumers and producers who wish to learn more about Kafka
Kafka in Action (In Action Ser.)
by Viktor Gamov Dave Klein Dylan ScottMaster the wicked-fast Apache Kafka streaming platform through hands-on examples and real-world projects.In Kafka in Action you will learn: Understanding Apache Kafka concepts Setting up and executing basic ETL tasks using Kafka Connect Using Kafka as part of a large data project team Performing administrative tasks Producing and consuming event streams Working with Kafka from Java applications Implementing Kafka as a message queue Kafka in Action is a fast-paced introduction to every aspect of working with Apache Kafka. Starting with an overview of Kafka's core concepts, you'll immediately learn how to set up and execute basic data movement tasks and how to produce and consume streams of events. Advancing quickly, you&’ll soon be ready to use Kafka in your day-to-day workflow, and start digging into even more advanced Kafka topics. About the technology Think of Apache Kafka as a high performance software bus that facilitates event streaming, logging, analytics, and other data pipeline tasks. With Kafka, you can easily build features like operational data monitoring and large-scale event processing into both large and small-scale applications. About the book Kafka in Action introduces the core features of Kafka, along with relevant examples of how to use it in real applications. In it, you&’ll explore the most common use cases such as logging and managing streaming data. When you&’re done, you&’ll be ready to handle both basic developer- and admin-based tasks in a Kafka-focused team. What's inside Kafka as an event streaming platform Kafka producers and consumers from Java applications Kafka as part of a large data project About the reader For intermediate Java developers or data engineers. No prior knowledge of Kafka required. About the author Dylan Scott is a software developer in the insurance industry. Viktor Gamov is a Kafka-focused developer advocate. At Confluent, Dave Klein helps developers, teams, and enterprises harness the power of event streaming with Apache Kafka. Table of Contents PART 1 GETTING STARTED 1 Introduction to Kafka 2 Getting to know Kafka PART 2 APPLYING KAFK 3 Designing a Kafka project 4 Producers: Sourcing data 5 Consumers: Unlocking data 6 Brokers 7 Topics and partitions 8 Kafka storage 9 Management: Tools and logging PART 3 GOING FURTHER 10 Protecting Kafka 11 Schema registry 12 Stream processing with Kafka Streams and ksqlDB
Kafka: Real-Time Data and Stream Processing at Scale
by Gwen Shapira Neha Narkhede Todd PalinoEvery enterprise application creates data, whether it’s log messages, metrics, user activity, outgoing messages, or something else. And how to move all of this data becomes nearly as important as the data itself. If you’re an application architect, developer, or production engineer new to Apache Kafka, this practical guide shows you how to use this open source streaming platform to handle real-time data feeds.Engineers from Confluent and LinkedIn who are responsible for developing Kafka explain how to deploy production Kafka clusters, write reliable event-driven microservices, and build scalable stream-processing applications with this platform. Through detailed examples, you’ll learn Kafka’s design principles, reliability guarantees, key APIs, and architecture details, including the replication protocol, the controller, and the storage layer.Understand publish-subscribe messaging and how it fits in the big data ecosystem.Explore Kafka producers and consumers for writing and reading messagesUnderstand Kafka patterns and use-case requirements to ensure reliable data deliveryGet best practices for building data pipelines and applications with KafkaManage Kafka in production, and learn to perform monitoring, tuning, and maintenance tasksLearn the most critical metrics among Kafka’s operational measurementsExplore how Kafka’s stream delivery capabilities make it a perfect source for stream processing systems
Kafka: Real-Time Data and Stream Processing at Scale
by Gwen Shapira Todd Palino Rajini Sivaram Krit PettyEvery enterprise application creates data, whether it consists of log messages, metrics, user activity, or outgoing messages. Moving all this data is just as important as the data itself. With this updated edition, application architects, developers, and production engineers new to the Kafka streaming platform will learn how to handle data in motion. Additional chapters cover Kafka's AdminClient API, transactions, new security features, and tooling changes.Engineers from Confluent and LinkedIn responsible for developing Kafka explain how to deploy production Kafka clusters, write reliable event-driven microservices, and build scalable stream processing applications with this platform. Through detailed examples, you'll learn Kafka's design principles, reliability guarantees, key APIs, and architecture details, including the replication protocol, the controller, and the storage layer.You'll examine:Best practices for deploying and configuring KafkaKafka producers and consumers for writing and reading messagesPatterns and use-case requirements to ensure reliable data deliveryBest practices for building data pipelines and applications with KafkaHow to perform monitoring, tuning, and maintenance tasks with Kafka in productionThe most critical metrics among Kafka's operational measurementsKafka's delivery capabilities for stream processing systems
Kahoot! Quiz Time Dinosaurs: Test Yourself Challenge Your Friends (Kahoot! Quiz Time)
by DKMore than 250 trivia questions for curious minds!When did dinosaurs roam the Earth? Which dinosaur was the biggest? Find out in this quiz book, packed with questions and facts about the age of the dinosaurs. Challenge yourself, your family, and friends with awesome questions based on the award-winning online Kahoot! games. Answer the questions, keep score, and declare the winner. Scan the QR codes throughout the book to find more cool quizzes on the same topics within Kahoot! and test your knowledge further. Go for gold and make learning awesome!Kahoot! and the K! logo are trademarks of Kahoot! AS.
Kahoot! Quiz Time Earth: Test Yourself Challenge Your Friends (Kahoot! Quiz Time)
by DKMore than 250 trivia questions for curious minds!What is the highest mountain in the world? What is the Earth’s core made of? Find out in this quiz book, packed with questions and facts about Planet Earth. Challenge yourself, your family, and friends with awesome questions based on the award-winning online Kahoot! games. Answer the questions, keep score, and declare the winner. Scan the QR codes throughout the book to find more cool quizzes on the same topics within Kahoot! and test your knowledge further. Go for gold and make learning awesome!Kahoot! and the K! logo are trademarks of Kahoot! AS.
Kali Linux - An Ethical Hacker's Cookbook
by Himanshu SharmaOver 120 recipes to perform advanced penetration testing with Kali Linux About This Book • Practical recipes to conduct effective penetration testing using the powerful Kali Linux • Leverage tools like Metasploit, Wireshark, Nmap, and many more to detect vulnerabilities with ease • Confidently perform networking and application attacks using task-oriented recipes Who This Book Is For This book is aimed at IT security professionals, pentesters, and security analysts who have basic knowledge of Kali Linux and want to conduct advanced penetration testing techniques. What You Will Learn • Installing, setting up and customizing Kali for pentesting on multiple platforms • Pentesting routers and embedded devices • Bug hunting 2017 • Pwning and escalating through corporate network • Buffer over?ows 101 • Auditing wireless networks • Fiddling around with software-defned radio • Hacking on the run with NetHunter • Writing good quality reports In Detail With the current rate of hacking, it is very important to pentest your environment in order to ensure advanced-level security. This book is packed with practical recipes that will quickly get you started with Kali Linux (version 2016.2) according to your needs, and move on to core functionalities. This book will start with the installation and configuration of Kali Linux so that you can perform your tests. You will learn how to plan attack strategies and perform web application exploitation using tools such as Burp, and Jexboss. You will also learn how to perform network exploitation using Metasploit, Sparta, and Wireshark. Next, you will perform wireless and password attacks using tools such as Patator, John the Ripper, and airoscript-ng. Lastly, you will learn how to create an optimum quality pentest report! By the end of this book, you will know how to conduct advanced penetration testing thanks to the book's crisp and task-oriented recipes. Style and approach This is a recipe-based book that allows you to venture into some of the most cutting-edge practices and techniques to perform penetration testing with Kali Linux.
Kali Linux - An Ethical Hacker's Cookbook
by Himanshu SharmaWith the current rate of hacking, it is very important to pentest your environment in order to ensure advanced-level security. This book will be packed with practical recipes that will quickly get you started with Kali Linux (version 2016.2) as per your requirements and move on to core functionalities.
Kali Linux - An Ethical Hacker's Cookbook - Second Edition: Practical recipes that combine strategies, attacks, and tools for advanced penetration testing, 2nd Edition
by Himanshu SharmaThis book is aimed at IT security professionals, pentesters, and security analysts who have basic knowledge of Kali Linux and want to conduct advanced penetration testing techniques.
Kali Linux 2 – Assuring Security by Penetration Testing - Third Edition
by Tedi Heriyanto Shakeel Ali Lee Allen Gerard JohansenAchieve the gold standard in penetration testing with Kali using this masterpiece, now in its third edition! About This Book * Get a rock-solid insight into penetration testing techniques and test your corporate network against threats like never before * Formulate your pentesting strategies by relying on the most up-to-date and feature-rich Kali version in town--Kali Linux 2 (aka Sana). * Experience this journey with new cutting-edge wireless penetration tools and a variety of new features to make your pentesting experience smoother Who This Book Is For If you are an IT security professional or a student with basic knowledge of Unix/Linux operating systems, including an awareness of information security factors, and you want to use Kali Linux for penetration testing, this book is for you. What You Will Learn * Find out to download and install your own copy of Kali Linux * Properly scope and conduct the initial stages of a penetration test * Conduct reconnaissance and enumeration of target networks * Exploit and gain a foothold on a target system or network * Obtain and crack passwords * Use the Kali Linux NetHunter install to conduct wireless penetration testing * Create proper penetration testing reports In Detail Kali Linux is a comprehensive penetration testing platform with advanced tools to identify, detect, and exploit the vulnerabilities uncovered in the target network environment. With Kali Linux, you can apply appropriate testing methodology with defined business objectives and a scheduled test plan, resulting in a successful penetration testing project engagement. Kali Linux - Assuring Security by Penetration Testing is a fully focused, structured book providing guidance on developing practical penetration testing skills by demonstrating cutting-edge hacker tools and techniques with a coherent, step-by-step approach. This book offers you all of the essential lab preparation and testing procedures that reflect real-world attack scenarios from a business perspective, in today's digital age. Style and approach This practical guide will showcase penetration testing through cutting-edge tools and techniques using a coherent, step-by-step approach.
Kali Linux 2018.x: Conduct network testing, surveillance, and pen testing on MS Windows using Kali Linux 2018, 2nd Edition
by Bo Weaver Wolf HaltonIf you are a working ethical hacker who is looking to expand the offensive skillset with a thorough understanding of Kali Linux, then this is the book for you. Prior knowledge about Linux operating systems, BASH terminal, and Windows command line would be highly beneficial.
Kali Linux 2018: Unleash the full potential of Kali Linux 2018, now with updated tools, 4th Edition
by Tedi Heriyanto Shakeel Ali Lee Allen Gerard Johansen Alex Samm Shiva V. N Parasram Damian BoodooAchieve the gold standard in penetration testing with Kali using this masterpiece, now in its fourth editionKey FeaturesRely on the most updated version of Kali to formulate your pentesting strategiesTest your corporate network against threatsExplore new cutting-edge wireless penetration tools and featuresBook DescriptionKali Linux is a comprehensive penetration testing platform with advanced tools to identify, detect, and exploit the vulnerabilities uncovered in the target network environment. With Kali Linux, you can apply the appropriate testing methodology with defined business objectives and a scheduled test plan, resulting in successful penetration testing project engagement.This fourth edition of Kali Linux 2018: Assuring Security by Penetration Testing starts with the installation of Kali Linux. You will be able to create a full test environment to safely practice scanning, vulnerability assessment, and exploitation. You’ll explore the essentials of penetration testing by collecting relevant data on the target network with the use of several footprinting and discovery tools. As you make your way through the chapters, you’ll focus on specific hosts and services via scanning and run vulnerability scans to discover various risks and threats within the target, which can then be exploited. In the concluding chapters, you’ll apply techniques to exploit target systems in order to gain access and find a way to maintain that access. You’ll also discover techniques and tools for assessing and attacking devices that are not physically connected to the network, including wireless networks.By the end of this book, you will be able to use NetHunter, the mobile version of Kali Linux, and write a detailed report based on your findings.What you will learnConduct the initial stages of a penetration test and understand its scopePerform reconnaissance and enumeration of target networksObtain and crack passwordsUse Kali Linux NetHunter to conduct wireless penetration testingCreate proper penetration testing reportsUnderstand the PCI-DSS framework and tools used to carry out segmentation scans and penetration testingCarry out wireless auditing assessments and penetration testingUnderstand how a social engineering attack such as phishing worksWho this book is forThis fourth edition of Kali Linux 2018: Assuring Security by Penetration Testing is for pentesters, ethical hackers, and IT security professionals with basic knowledge of Unix/Linux operating systems. Prior knowledge of information security will help you understand the concepts in this book
Kali Linux CTF Blueprints
by Cameron BuchananTaking a highly practical approach and a playful tone, Kali Linux CTF Blueprints provides step-by-step guides to setting up vulnerabilities, in-depth guidance to exploiting them, and a variety of advice and ideas to build and customising your own challenges. If you are a penetration testing team leader or individual who wishes to challenge yourself or your friends in the creation of penetration testing assault courses, this is the book for you. The book assumes a basic level of penetration skills and familiarity with the Kali Linux operating system.
Kali Linux Cookbook
by David De Smet Willie L. PritchettA practical, cookbook style with numerous chapters and recipes explaining the penetration testing. The cookbook-style recipes allow you to go directly to your topic of interest if you are an expert using this book as a reference, or to follow topics throughout a chapter to gain in-depth knowledge if you are a beginner.This book is ideal for anyone who wants to get up to speed with Kali Linux. It would also be an ideal book to use as a reference for seasoned penetration testers.
Kali Linux Cookbook - Second Edition
by David De Smet Willie PritchettIf you are an experienced security professional then this is the ideal book for you to use as a reference. This book assumes that you have basic knowledge of how to use Kali Linux tools to run penetration tests and basic experience in Linux and networking.
Kali Linux Hacking-Tools für Dummies (Für Dummies)
by Felix Alexa Konstantin Goretzki Tobias ScheibleSie möchten testen, wie sicher Ihr IT-System ist? Dann hilft Ihnen dieses Buch! Es zeigt Ihnen Schritt für Schritt, wie Sie Ihre Systeme mit Kali Linux auf Herz und Nieren prüfen. Sie lernen, wie Passwörter geknackt werden, wie Sie Schwachstellen von Websites finden, die Konfigurationen von Webservern überprüfen und vieles mehr. Außerdem führen die Autoren Sie in Wireless Attacks, Sniffing, Spoofing und IT-Forensik-Analysen ein. Endlose Theorie? Fehlanzeige! Unter Anleitung ausgewiesener IT-Security-Experten lernen Sie aus der Sicht von Hackern zu denken und Ihre IT-Infrastruktur entsprechend zu sichern.
Kali Linux Intrusion and Exploitation Cookbook
by Dhruv Shah Ishan GirdharOver 70 recipes for system administrators or DevOps to master Kali Linux 2 and perform effective security assessments About This Book • Set up a penetration testing lab to conduct a preliminary assessment of attack surfaces and run exploits • Improve your testing efficiency with the use of automated vulnerability scanners • Work through step-by-step recipes to detect a wide array of vulnerabilities, exploit them to analyze their consequences, and identify security anomalies Who This Book Is For This book is intended for those who want to know more about information security. In particular, it's ideal for system administrators and system architects who want to ensure that the infrastructure and systems they are creating and managing are secure. This book helps both beginners and intermediates by allowing them to use it as a reference book and to gain in-depth knowledge. What You Will Learn • Understand the importance of security assessments over merely setting up and managing systems/processes • Familiarize yourself with tools such as OPENVAS to locate system and network vulnerabilities • Discover multiple solutions to escalate privileges on a compromised machine • Identify security anomalies in order to make your infrastructure secure and further strengthen it • Acquire the skills to prevent infrastructure and application vulnerabilities • Exploit vulnerabilities that require a complex setup with the help of Metasploit In Detail With the increasing threats of breaches and attacks on critical infrastructure, system administrators and architects can use Kali Linux 2.0 to ensure their infrastructure is secure by finding out known vulnerabilities and safeguarding their infrastructure against unknown vulnerabilities. This practical cookbook-style guide contains chapters carefully structured in three phases – information gathering, vulnerability assessment, and penetration testing for the web, and wired and wireless networks. It's an ideal reference guide if you're looking for a solution to a specific problem or learning how to use a tool. We provide hands-on examples of powerful tools/scripts designed for exploitation. In the final section, we cover various tools you can use during testing, and we help you create in-depth reports to impress management. We provide system engineers with steps to reproduce issues and fix them. Style and approach This practical book is full of easy-to-follow recipes with based on real-world problems faced by the authors. Each recipe is divided into three sections, clearly defining what the recipe does, what you need, and how to do it. The carefully structured recipes allow you to go directly to your topic of interest.
Kali Linux Intrusion and Exploitation Cookbook
by Dhruv Shah<P><P>Over 70 recipes for system administrators or DevOps to master Kali Linux 2 and perform effective security assessments <P><P>About This Book <P><P>Set up a penetration testing lab to conduct a preliminary assessment of attack surfaces and run exploits <P><P>Improve your testing efficiency with the use of automated vulnerability scanners <P><P>Work through step-by-step recipes to detect a wide array of vulnerabilities, exploit them to analyze their consequences, and identify security anomalies <P><P>Who This Book Is For <P><P>This book is intended for those who want to know more about information security. In particular, it's ideal for system administrators and system architects who want to ensure that the infrastructure and systems they are creating and managing are secure. This book helps both beginners and intermediates by allowing them to use it as a reference book and to gain in-depth knowledge. <P><P>What You Will Learn <P><P>Understand the importance of security assessments over merely setting up and managing systems/processes <P><P>Familiarize yourself with tools such as OPENVAS to locate system and network vulnerabilities <P><P>Discover multiple solutions to escalate privileges on a compromised machine <P><P>Identify security anomalies in order to make your infrastructure secure and further strengthen it <P><P>Acquire the skills to prevent infrastructure and application vulnerabilities <P><P>Exploit vulnerabilities that require a complex setup with the help of Metasploit <P><P>In Detail <P><P>With the increasing threats of breaches and attacks on critical infrastructure, system administrators and architects can use Kali Linux 2.0 to ensure their infrastructure is secure by finding out known vulnerabilities and safeguarding their infrastructure against unknown vulnerabilities. <P><P>This practical cookbook-style guide contains chapters carefully structured in three phases - information gathering, vulnerability assessment, and penetration testing for the web, and wired and wireless networks. It's an ideal reference guide if you're looking for a solution to a specific problem or learning how to use a tool. We provide hands-on examples of powerful tools/scripts designed for exploitation. <P><P>In the final section, we cover various tools you can use during testing, and we help you create in-depth reports to impress management. We provide system engineers with steps to reproduce issues and fix them. <P><P>Style and approach <P><P>This practical book is full of easy-to-follow recipes with based on real-world problems faced by the authors. Each recipe is divided into three sections, clearly defining what the recipe does, what you need, and how to do it. The carefully structured recipes allow you to go directly to your topic of interest.
Kali Linux Network Scanning Cookbook
by Justin Hutchens"Kali Linux Network Scanning Cookbook" is intended for information security professionals and casual security enthusiasts alike. It will provide the foundational principles for the novice reader but will also introduce scripting techniques and in-depth analysis for the more advanced audience. Whether you are brand new to Kali Linux or a seasoned veteran, this book will aid in both understanding and ultimately mastering many of the most powerful and useful scanning techniques in the industry. It is assumed that the reader has some basic security testing experience.
Kali Linux Network Scanning Cookbook - Second Edition
by Justin Hutchens Michael HixonOver 100 practical recipes that leverage custom scripts and integrated tools in Kali Linux to help you effectively master network scanning About This Book • Learn the fundamentals behind commonly used scanning techniques • Deploy powerful scanning tools that are integrated into the Kali Linux testing platform • The practical recipes will help you automate menial tasks and build your own script library Who This Book Is For This book is for information security professionals and casual security enthusiasts alike. It provides foundational principles if you're a novice, but will also introduce scripting techniques and in-depth analysis if you're more advanced. Whether you are brand new to Kali Linux or a seasoned veteran, this book will help you both understand and ultimately master many of the most powerful and useful scanning techniques in the industry. It is assumed that you have some basic security testing experience. What You Will Learn • Develop a network-testing environment to test scanning tools and techniques • Understand the principles of network-scanning tools by building scripts and tools • Identify distinct vulnerabilities in web apps and remote services and learn how they are exploited • Perform comprehensive scans to identify listening on TCP and UDP sockets • Get started with different Kali desktop environments--KDE, MATE, LXDE, and Xfce • Use Sparta for information gathering, port scanning, fingerprinting, vulnerability scanning, and more • Evaluate DoS threats and learn how common DoS attacks are performed • Learn how to use Burp Suite to evaluate web applications 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 step-by-step cookbook on network scanning trains you in important scanning concepts based on version 2016.2. It will enable you to conquer any network environment through a range of network scanning techniques and will also equip you to script your very own tools. Starting with the fundamentals of installing and managing Kali Linux, this book will help you map your target with a wide range of network scanning tasks, including discovery, port scanning, fingerprinting, and more. You will learn how to utilize the arsenal of tools available in Kali Linux to conquer any network environment. The book offers expanded coverage of the popular Burp Suite and has new and updated scripts for automating scanning and target exploitation. You will also be shown how to identify remote services, how to assess security risks, and how various attacks are performed. You will cover the latest features of Kali Linux 2016.2, which includes the enhanced Sparta tool and many other exciting updates. This immersive guide will also encourage the creation of personally scripted tools and the skills required to create them. Style and approach This step-by-step guide is full of recipes that will help you use integrated scanning tools in Kali Linux and develop custom scripts to make new and unique tools of your own.
Kali Linux Penetration Testing Bible
by Gus KhawajaA comprehensive how-to pentest book, using the popular Kali Linux tools Kali is a popular Linux distribution used by security professionals and is becoming an important tool for daily use and for certifications. Penetration testers need to master Kali’s hundreds of tools for pentesting, digital forensics, and reverse engineering. Kali Linux Penetration Testing Bible is a hands-on guide for getting the most from Kali Linux for pentesting. This book is for working cybersecurity professionals in offensive, hands-on roles, including red teamers, white hat hackers, and ethical hackers. Defensive specialists will also find this book valuable, as they need to be familiar with the tools used by attackers. This is the most comprehensive pentesting book on the market, covering every aspect of the art and science of penetration testing. It covers topics like building a modern Dockerized environment, the basics of bash language in Linux, finding vulnerabilities in different ways, identifying false positives, and practical penetration testing workflows. You’ll also learn to automate penetration testing with Python and dive into advanced subjects like buffer overflow, privilege escalation, and beyond. Gain a thorough understanding of the hundreds of penetration testing tools available in Kali Linux Master the entire range of techniques for ethical hacking, so you can be more effective in your job and gain coveted certifications Learn how penetration testing works in practice and fill the gaps in your knowledge to become a pentesting expert Discover the tools and techniques that hackers use, so you can boost your network’s defenses For established penetration testers, this book fills all the practical gaps, so you have one complete resource that will help you as your career progresses. For newcomers to the field, Kali Linux Penetration Testing Bible is your best guide to how ethical hacking really works.
Kali Linux Revealed: Mastering The Penetration Testing Distribution
by Jim O'Gorman Mati Aharoni Raphaël HertzogKali Linux has not only become the information security professional's platform of choice, but evolved into an industrial-grade, and world-class operating system distribution--mature, secure, and enterprise-ready. <p><p> Through the decade-long development process, Muts and his team, along with countless volunteers from the hacker community, have taken on the burden of streamlining and organizing our work environment, freeing us from much of the drudgery. They provided a secure and reliable foundation, allowing us to concentrate on securing our digital world. <p> An amazing community has built up around Kali Linux. Every month, more than 300,000 of us download a version of Kali. We come together in online and real-world training rooms and grind through the sprawling Offensive Security Penetration Testing Labs, pursuing the near-legendary Offensive Security certifications. We come together on the Kali forums, some 40,000 strong, and hundreds of us at a time can be found on the Kali IRC channel. We gather at conferences and attend Kali Dojos to learn from the developers themselves how to best leverage Kali. <p> However, the Kali team has never released an official Kali Linux manual, until now. <p> In this book, we'll focus on the Kali Linux platform itself, and help you understand and maximize Kali from the ground up. The developers will walk you through Kali Linux features and fundamentals, provide a crash course in basic Linux commands and concepts, and then walk you through the most common Kali Linux installation scenarios. You'll learn how to configure, troubleshoot and secure Kali Linux and then dive into the powerful Debian package manager. Throughout this expansive section, you'll learn how to install and configure packages, how to update and upgrade your Kali installation, and how to create your own custom packages. Then you'll learn how to deploy your custom installation across massive enterprise networks. Finally, you'll be guided through advanced topics such as kernel compilation, custom ISO creation, industrial-strength encryption, and even how to install crypto kill switches to safeguard your sensitive information. <p> Whether you're a veteran or an absolute n00b, this is the best place to start with Kali Linux, the security professional's platform of choice.
Kali Linux Social Engineering
by Rahul Singh PatelThis book is a practical, hands-on guide to learning and performing SET attacks with multiple examples.Kali Linux Social Engineering is for penetration testers who want to use BackTrack in order to test for social engineering vulnerabilities or for those who wish to master the art of social engineering attacks.
Kali Linux Web Penetration Testing Cookbook
by Gilberto Najera-GutierrezThis book is for IT professionals, web developers, security enthusiasts, and security professionals who want an accessible reference on how to find, exploit, and prevent security vulnerabilities in web applications. You should know the basics of operating a Linux environment and have some exposure to security technologies and tools.