2You are about to discover how to start hacking with the #1 hacking/penetration testing tool, Kali Linux, in no time, even if you've never hacked before!

Kali Linux is the king of all penetration testing tools out there. But while its 600+ pre-installed tools and utilities are meant to make penetration testing and forensics easy, at first, it can be overwhelming for experienced and aspiring security professionals to decide which tool to use to conduct a specific penetration test.

That's where this book comes in to streamline your learning experience! If you are uncertain about where to begin even after reading and watching tons of free information online, this book will give you the much needed structure to go all in into the world of ethical hacking into secure computer systems with the best tool for the job.

Since its introduction in 2012 as a successor to the previous version, Back Track Linux, Kali Linux has grown in popularity and capabilities to become the go-to open source security tool for information security professionals around the world.

And this book will show you how to use it like the pros use it even if you've never stepped into a formal Kali Linux class before!

In this book, we are going to cover the major features & tools provided by Kali Linux, including:

• Downloading, installation and set up
• Information gathering tools
• Vulnerability assessment
• Wireless attacks
• Web application attacks
• Exploitation tools
• Forensics tools
• Sniffing and spoofing
• Password cracking
• Maintaining access
• Social engineering tools
• Reverse engineering tools
• Hardware hacking tools
• Reporting tools
• Denial of service attacks
• And much more!

We shall cover each of these features

& tools individually so that after reading this guide, you have hands-on experience with using Kali Linux and can use what you learn when completing the hands-on Kali Linux practice project found in the part 17 of this guide.

To make the learning experience faster and easier for you, for this hands-on, Kali Linux guide, we may have to install some other tools needed to make it easier to learn how to use Kali Linux for penetration testing and cyber security forensics.

Everything is laid out with easy to follow examples and illustrations to help you to follow through, practice and ultimately remember whatever you are learning!