October 2018
Intermediate to advanced
528 pages
12h 33m
English
book
Kali Linux 2018: Assuring Security by Penetration Testing - Fourth Edition
by Shiva V. N. Parasram, Alex Samm, Damian Boodoo, Gerard Johansen, Lee Allen, Tedi Heriyanto, Shakeel Ali
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Summary
In this chapter, we looked at creating a lab environment for penetration testing. As explained, your lab setup will depend solely on the resources available to you, such as CPU, RAM, and HDD space. It's a good idea to experiment with as many different OSes as you can, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, and even ARM OSes (available at https://www.vulnhub.com/) to be able to get yourself some experience in a controlled environment where you may legally carry out tests.
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