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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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11

Action on the Objective and Lateral Movement

If exploiting a system is the definition of what a penetration test is, it is the action on the objective after the exploitation that gives the test its real purpose. This step demonstrates the severity of the exploit and the impact that it could have on the organization. This chapter will focus on the immediate post-exploit activities, as well as the aspect of horizontal privilege escalation—the process of using an exploited system as a starting point to jump on to other systems on the network.

By the end of this chapter, you will have learned about the following topics:

  • Local privilege escalation
  • Post-exploitation tools
  • Lateral movement within the target networks
  • Compromising domain trusts
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