Summary

In this chapter, you learned about the importance of performing network penetration testing within an organization – it's only a matter of time before a threat actor discovers a security vulnerability within the network and exploits it, leaving your organization compromised due to a cyberattack. Furthermore, you learned about the fundamentals of creating and utilizing remote shells across a network. Additionally, you gained the skills to create your very own payloads and use antimalware evasion techniques to reduce the risk of detection by security solutions. Lastly, you learned how to connect and manage wireless network adapters on Kali Linux.

I hope this chapter has been informative for you and is helpful in your journey as an aspiring penetration tester, learning how to simulate real-world cyberattacks to discover security vulnerabilities and perform exploitation using Kali Linux. In the next chapter, Performing Network Penetration Testing, we will learn how...