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Kali Linux 2 – Assuring Security by Penetration Testing - Third Edition

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  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Kali Linux 2 – Assuring Security by Penetration Testing Third Edition
  4. Kali Linux 2 – Assuring Security by Penetration Testing Third Edition
  5. Credits
  6. Disclaimer
  7. About the Authors
  8. About the Reviewer
  9. www.PacktPub.com
  10. Preface
  11. What you need for this book
  12. Who this book is for
  13. Conventions
  14. Reader feedback
  15. Customer support
  16. 1. Beginning with Kali Linux
  17. Kali Linux tool categories
  18. Downloading Kali Linux
  19. Using Kali Linux
  20. Configuring the virtual machine
  21. Updating Kali Linux
  22. Network services in Kali Linux
  23. Installing a vulnerable server
  24. Installing additional weapons
  25. Summary
  26. 2. Penetration Testing Methodology
  27. Vulnerability assessment versus penetration testing
  28. Security testing methodologies
  29. General penetration testing framework
  30. Information gathering
  31. The ethics
  32. Summary
  33. 3. Target Scoping
  34. Preparing the test plan
  35. Profiling test boundaries
  36. Defining business objectives
  37. Project management and scheduling
  38. Summary
  39. 4. Information Gathering
  40. Using public resources
  41. Querying the domain registration information
  42. Analyzing the DNS records
  43. Getting network routing information
  44. Utilizing the search engine
  45. Metagoofil
  46. Accessing leaked information
  47. Summary
  48. 5. Target Discovery
  49. Identifying the target machine
  50. OS fingerprinting
  51. Summary
  52. 6. Enumerating Target
  53. Understanding the TCP/IP protocol
  54. Understanding the TCP and UDP message format
  55. The network scanner
  56. Unicornscan
  57. Zenmap
  58. Amap
  59. SMB enumeration
  60. SNMP enumeration
  61. VPN enumeration
  62. Summary
  63. 7. Vulnerability Mapping
  64. Vulnerability taxonomy
  65. Automated vulnerability scanning
  66. Network vulnerability scanning
  67. Web application analysis
  68. Fuzz analysis
  69. Database assessment tools
  70. Summary
  71. 8. Social Engineering
  72. Attack process
  73. Attack methods
  74. Social Engineering Toolkit
  75. Summary
  76. 9. Target Exploitation
  77. Vulnerability and exploit repositories
  78. Advanced exploitation toolkit
  79. MSFConsole
  80. MSFCLI
  81. Ninja 101 drills
  82. Writing exploit modules
  83. Summary
  84. 10. Privilege Escalation
  85. Password attack tools
  86. Network spoofing tools
  87. Network sniffers
  88. Summary
  89. 11. Maintaining Access
  90. Working with tunneling tools
  91. Creating web backdoors
  92. Summary
  93. 12. Wireless Penetration Testing
  94. Wireless network recon
  95. Wireless testing tools
  96. Post cracking
  97. Sniffing wireless traffic
  98. Summary
  99. 13. Kali Nethunter
  100. Installing Kali Nethunter
  101. Nethunter icons
  102. Nethunter tools
  103. Third-party applications
  104. Wireless attacks
  105. HID attacks
  106. Summary
  107. 14. Documentation and Reporting
  108. Types of reports
  109. The executive report
  110. The management report
  111. The technical report
  112. Network penetration testing report (sample contents)
  113. Preparing your presentation
  114. Post-testing procedures
  115. Summary
  116. A. Supplementary Tools
  117. Web application tools
  118. Network tool
  119. Summary
  120. B. Key Resources
  121. Paid incentive programs
  122. Reverse engineering resources
  123. Penetration testing learning resources
  124. Exploit development learning resources
  125. Penetration testing on a vulnerable environment
  126. Online web application challenges
  127. Virtual machines and ISO images
  128. Network ports
  129. Index

Summary

This chapter explains the target scoping aspect of penetration testing. If you are planning on performing professional penetration testing, this step should be high on your list of priorities. The main objective of this chapter is to provide a necessary guideline on formalizing the test requirements. For this purpose, a scope process has been introduced to highlight and describe each factor that builds a practical roadmap toward the test execution. The scope process comprises five independent elements, which are gathering client requirements, preparing a test plan, profiling test boundaries, defining business objectives, and project management and scheduling. The aim of a scope process is to acquire and manage as much information as possible about the target environment, which can be useful throughout the penetration testing process. As discussed in the chapter, we have summarized each part of the scope processes in the following manner:

  • Gathering client requirements provides a practical guideline on what information should be gathered from a client or customer in order to conduct the penetration testing successfully. Covering the data on the types of penetration testing, infrastructure information, organization profile, budget outlook, time allocation, and type of deliverables are some of the most important areas that should be cleared at this stage.
  • Preparing a test plan combines a structured testing process, resource allocation, cost analysis, non-disclosure agreement, penetration testing contract, and rules of engagement. All these branches constitute a step-by-step process to prepare a formal test plan that should reflect the actual client requirements, legal and commercial prospects, resource and cost data, and the rules of engagement. Additionally, we have also provided an exemplary type of checklist that can be used to ensure the integrity of a test plan.
  • Profiling test boundaries provides a guideline on what type of limitations and restrictions may occur while justifying the client requirements. These can be in the form of technology limitations, knowledge limitations, or other infrastructure restrictions posed by the client to control the process of penetration testing. These test boundaries can be clearly identified from the client requirements. There are certain procedures that can be followed to overcome these limitations.
  • Defining business objectives focuses on key benefits that a client may get from the penetration testing service. This section provides a set of general objectives structured according to the assessment criteria and the industry achievement.
  • Project management and scheduling is a vital part of a scope process. Once all the requirements have been gathered and aligned according to the test plan, it's time to allocate proper resources and a timescale for each identified task. By using some advanced project management tools, one can easily keep track of all these tasks assigned to specific resources under the defined timeline. This can help increase the test's productivity and efficiency.

In the next chapter, we will illustrate the practical reconnaissance process that contributes a key role in penetration testing. This includes probing the public resources, DNS servers, search engines, and other logical information on the target infrastructure.