Kali Linux is the preferred Linux distribution of pen-testers and hackers alike. Armed with plenty of tools, Kali Linux gives you everything that you would need to get started with hacking.

Question arises, how do you learn hacking or penetration testing (good guys that try to prevent hacking)? While there are plenty of tutorials available on the internet, Packt Publishing is offering a limited time offer on its Kali Linux cookbook that will surely help you to learn to use Kali Linux for penetration testing. Packt Publishing is a known name in technical book publication.

This cookbook is divided into numerous chapters and contains tutorials 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.”

A quick summary about what Kali Linux Cookbook contains:

Installation and setup Kali Linux on various platforms

Customizing Kali Linux for individual needs

Locating vulnerabilities with Nessus and OpenVAS

Exploit vulnerabilities with Metasploit

Learn how to escalate privileges on a compromised machine

Learn to use Kali Linux in all phases of a penetration test

Crack WEP/WPA/WPA2 encryption

Simulate an actual penetration test using Kali Linux

This book is free to download till 2nd Feb 2016. Now, as the saying goes, there are no free lunches. Even though the offer is ‘free download’, you’ll have to provide your email id.

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