Kali Linux, Ethical Hacking and Pen Testing for Beginners

Name: Kali Linux, Ethical Hacking and Pen Testing for Beginners
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Learn what it takes to become an Ethical Hacker. Discover the world of Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing.

Created byBally Kehal (Cybertraining365), Samy Mkacher

Last updated 12/2016

English

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What you'll learn

Know what an ethical hacker is and what they do in their Jobs
Common information security terms
How to install Kali Linux using VMWare

Course content

5 sections • 43 lectures • 4h 27m total length

Course Intro4:37
OSI Model and CIA11:37
Spoofing and Hijacking11:37
Cross Site Scripting & Cross Site Request Forgery8:47
Explore cross-site scripting and cross-site request forgery, detailing how attackers inject client-side scripts, store them, and exploit user actions, with mitigations like output encoding and token-based protections.
SQL Injection6:08
Wireless Network Security10:49
Analyze wireless security, including 802.1X with EAP over LAN, MAC address spoofing risks, and rogue access points that capture passwords on WPA2 networks.
Common Malware7:02

About Kali and use cases2:22
In this lesson we'll introduce you to Kali and it's use cases. By the end of the lecture you will be able to find where to download Kali and the different options you have for running it.
Installing and configuring Kali on a VMware Virtual Machine3:23
In this lesson you'll get guided through the Kali install process on VMware.
Configuring the network adapter3:54
In this lesson you'll learn important network settings to help you setup the proper penetration testing enviorment.
Booting Kali for the first time2:22
In this lesson we will teach you the first thing to do when you've successfully booted Kali...Change the default password!
Basic commands with Kali and VMware3:39
In this lesson we will teach you the first thing to do when you've successfully booted Kali...Change the default password!
Basic Kali Configuration1:38
In this lesson we'll teach you how to change the host name via the terminal.
Configuring your network1:21
In this lesson we'll show you how to request your IP Address.
Requesting and Configuring IP Addresses3:25
In this lesson you'll learn how to ping your IP address and troubleshoot a DNS Resolution
Managing services in Kali2:29
In this lesson you'll learn some of the services that run behind Kali Linux which are Apache, SSH, and MySQL
Managing Apache in Kali3:08
In this lesson you'll learn how to manage Apache inside of Kali
Managing SSH in Kali1:48
In this lesson you'll learn how to manage SSH inside of Kali
Managing MySQL in Kali4:26
In this lesson you'll learn how to manage MySQL inside of Kali.
Vulnerability Analysis Tools Overview3:47
This lesson introduces you to the various tools inside of Kali and their use cases
Tools Overview1:35
This lesson introduces you to the various tools inside of Kali and their use cases
Information Gathering Tools Overview1:28
This lesson introduces you to the various tools inside of Kali and their use cases
Maltego2:25
This lesson introduces you to the various tools inside of Kali and their use cases
Web Applications Tools Overview2:19
This lesson introduces you to the various tools inside of Kali and their use cases
Burp Suite1:43
This lesson introduces you to the various tools inside of Kali and their use cases
Password Attacks Tools Overview0:49
This lesson introduces you to the various tools inside of Kali and their use cases
Ophcrack1:27
This lesson introduces you to the various tools inside of Kali and their use cases
Armitage2:19
This lesson introduces you to the various tools inside of Kali and their use cases
Cracking Wi-Fi Passwords on a WEP Network16:22
Top 10 Security Tools Overview4:01
This lesson introduces you to the various tools inside of Kali and their use cases

Penetration Testing11:00
Pen-Testing Techniques14:32
Explore threat models and threat agents, conduct a risk assessment, and test with a security function driven approach to identify controls and vulnerabilities; document findings and deliver a final report.
Scope of Pen-Testing14:31
Explore popular penetration testing techniques, including passive research, open source monitoring, network mapping and fingerprinting, spoofing, network sniffing, trojan attacks, brute-force attacks, and vulnerability scanning, plus testing process and reporting.
Types of Pen-Testing and its Strategies Part 112:16
Types of Pen-Testing and its Strategies Part 29:07
Types of Pen-Testing and its Strategies Part 313:57
Types of Pen-Testing and its Strategies Part 414:54
Examine telephony security assessment and social engineering as penetration testing strategies, including voip, pbx, modems, and mailbox risks. Build high-quality tests through hardware, software, databases, operating systems, and networks knowledge.

Injecting MySQL Logs12:46
Threat Actor Attribution6:17
Identify threat actor groups by analyzing email metadata, shared mail bodies, and consistent macro patterns across campaigns. Trace relationships through downloaders, IP addresses, and same binaries to confirm attribution.
Understanding Heap Overflow Protection5:59
Source Code Fuzzing Lab: Crash Analysis using American Fuzzy Lop6:10
Perform crash analysis in a fuzzing lab using American Fuzzy Lop, reproducing crashes from crafted inputs on an elf binary and inspecting memory access violations with a debugger.
Intercepting Process Injection on Suspended Threads13:16
Examine how the malware injects a binary into a suspended Internet Explorer process, overwrites memory, and aligns execution to a new base.

Requirements

How to install a VM is recommended but not required

Description

At the beginning of this course you will get a breakdown of the world of ethical hacking. If you ever wondered what ethical hacking is or what an ethical hacker does, this is for you. This section will be covered by a certified ethical hacker (CEH) and trainer who has 20 years of experience in the world of information security

Next we will go into Kali Linux which is the ethical hacker’s OS for all things hacking. We will show you how to install Kali using VMWare. We will show you some important configuration settings that you should be aware of and go over some of the top tools in Kali. We will end with a demo on how to crack Wi-Fi passwords on a WEP network.

The last section will dive into penetration testing and specifically the methodologies professional penetration testing teams take to protect businesses.

Who this course is for:

Anyone interested in cybersecurity

Kali Linux, Ethical Hacking and Pen Testing for Beginners

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Course content

Introduction to Ethical Hacking and Security Industry Terminology7 lectures • 1hr 1min

Kali 10123 lectures • 1hr 12min

Penetration Testing Methodologies7 lectures • 1hr 30min

BONUS: Labs on Source Code Fuzzing, Infecting MySQL logs and more!5 lectures • 44min

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