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Kali Linux Cookbook - Second Edition

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Published in Sep 2017
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ISBN-13 9781784390303
Pages 438 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Corey Schultz Corey Schultz
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Corey P. Schultz is a technologist focusing on security research, Internet of Things, and the impact of technology on education and learning. He has over 20 years of experience in the security industry doing security architecture, penetration testing, incident response, and forensic analysis. Corey is currently a technical solutions architect for Cisco Systems Global Security Sales Organization. He works on a daily basis with large environments on designing and architecting secure enterprise networks. You can also find Corey active on Twitter @cschultz0000, where you can also see his schedule of speaking engagements and appearances.
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Bob Perciaccante Bob Perciaccante
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Bob Perciaccante is seasoned information security practitioner who has been in the security field for almost 20 years. Currently, he is a consulting systems engineer for Cisco Systems in Pennsylvania where he has worked for the last 10 years focusing on network and data security, network access control, and secure network architectures. His primary day-to-day responsibilities focus on designing secure network solutions for his customers and working to train customers and partners on security solution implementations and daily operations to get the most out of their infrastructure. When not involved in security activities, Bob enjoys eclectic hobbies such as working on cars, 3D printing, and camping. Collaborating with his Cisco peer, Corey P. Schultz, this book is his first security publication.
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Table of Contents (11) Chapters

Preface 1. Installing Kali and the Lab Setup 2. Reconnaissance and Scanning 3. Vulnerability Analysis 4. Finding Exploits in the Target 5. Social Engineering 6. Password Cracking 7. Privilege Escalation 8. Wireless Specific Recipes 9. Web and Database Specific Recipes 10. Maintaining Access

Upgrading Kali Linux

Now that we have a base install of Kali, let's run through any updates and upgrades required. This is something you want to do periodically with the system, to make sure you are using the most up-to-date information.

Getting ready

Before you start, ensure the following prerequisites:

  • Your computer is connected to the internet
  • Your installation of Kali is running
  • You are logged in as root

How to do it...

To bring an existing Kali Linux installation up to date, you will do the following:

  1. From the main Kali desktop, let's click on the terminal icon in the upper-left part of the screen:
Kali Linux desktop
Since we are already logged in as the root, we will not require any elevation of privileges using the su or sudo commands.
  1. From the Command Prompt, type this:
 apt-get update
Kali Linux Command Prompt
After the initial installation, this process could take several minutes to complete.
  1. Once complete, we will actually upgrade the system by entering the following at the Command Prompt:
 apt-get upgrade
Kali Linux Command Prompt
  1. After a minute or two, you will get a screen explaining what will be upgraded and what needs to be installed for the upgrades to occur. When ready to continue, type Y and press Enter:
Kali linux Command Prompt
This process will take quite some time to complete, so please be patient as your system upgrades.
  1. Once complete, we will reboot the system to ensure we have a fresh running environment. To continue, type this:
 shutdown -r now
Kali Linux Command Prompt

There's more..

During the upgrade, you may get prompted for a couple of items such as following:

apt-listchanges: news section

You may get paused at an apt-listchanges: news section, and you will be presented with a : sign at the bottom; you can use your arrow keys to read the notice, and then just press q to quit and continue.

The configuring macchanger

You can set up the system to change the mac automatically per boot. For our testing purposes, it's not required; however, if you are doing this in a live environment, you may want to configure it. Select No:

Configuring macchanger dialog box

The service restart

You maybe asked to restart services automatically to ease upgrades; select Yes:

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Corey P. Schultz is a technologist focusing on security research, Internet of Things, and the impact of technology on education and learning. He has over 20 years of experience in the security industry doing security architecture, penetration testing, incident response, and forensic analysis. Corey is currently a technical solutions architect for Cisco Systems Global Security Sales Organization. He works on a daily basis with large environments on designing and architecting secure enterprise networks. You can also find Corey active on Twitter @cschultz0000, where you can also see his schedule of speaking engagements and appearances.
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Bob Perciaccante is seasoned information security practitioner who has been in the security field for almost 20 years. Currently, he is a consulting systems engineer for Cisco Systems in Pennsylvania where he has worked for the last 10 years focusing on network and data security, network access control, and secure network architectures. His primary day-to-day responsibilities focus on designing secure network solutions for his customers and working to train customers and partners on security solution implementations and daily operations to get the most out of their infrastructure. When not involved in security activities, Bob enjoys eclectic hobbies such as working on cars, 3D printing, and camping. Collaborating with his Cisco peer, Corey P. Schultz, this book is his first security publication.
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