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Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux 2.0, Second Edition
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Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux 2.0, Second Edition

by Juned Ahmed Ansari
November 2015
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
312 pages
7h 18m
English
Packt Publishing
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Browser exploitation framework

End users are seen as high-value targets that are also prone to attacks through social engineering and spear phishing campaigns. As we discussed before, client-side software presents an attractive attack surface when combined with social engineering attacks. Web browsers are one of the most widely used pieces of client-side software. You won't find even a single organisation that does not use web browsers for their day-to-day activities. Web browsers are used in a wide variety of activities, some of which are really critical. They are as follows:

  • Administration of many devices/appliances have now moved to a web browser from previously used think clients
  • Everything managed in your cloud infrastructure is done using ...
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ISBN: 9781783988525