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Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing - Fourth Edition
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Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing - Fourth Edition

by Vijay Kumar Velu
February 2022
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
572 pages
13h 16m
English
Packt Publishing
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Exploitation

The key purpose of a penetration test is to exploit a data system and gain the credentials or direct access to the data of interest. It is exploitation that gives penetration testing its meaning. In this chapter, we will examine various means of exploiting systems, including both public exploits and available exploit frameworks. By the end of this chapter, you should be able to understand the following:

  • The Metasploit Framework
  • The exploitation of targets using Metasploit
  • Using public exploits
  • Developing sample Windows-specific exploits
  • Empire PowerShell Framework

The Metasploit Framework

The Metasploit Framework (MSF) is an open-source tool designed to facilitate penetration testing. Written in the Ruby programming language, ...

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