Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux - Second Edition - Tapa blanda

Juned Ahmed Ansari

 
9781783988525: Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux - Second Edition
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ISBN 10: 1783988525 ISBN 13: 9781783988525
Editorial: Packt Publishing, 2015

Sinopsis

Build your defense against web attacks with Kali Sana

About This Book

  • Gain a deep understanding of the flaws in web applications and exploit them in a practical manner
  • Get hands-on web application hacking experience with a range of tools in Kali Sana
  • Develop the practical skills required to master multiple tools in the Kali Sana toolkit

Who This Book Is For

If you are already working as a network penetration tester and want to expand your knowledge of web application hacking, then this book tailored for you. Those who are interested in learning more about the Kali Sana tools that are used to test web applications will find this book a thoroughly useful and interesting guide.

What You Will Learn

  • Set up your lab with Kali Sana
  • Identify the difference between hacking a web application and network hacking
  • Understand the different techniques used to identify the flavor of web applications
  • Expose vulnerabilities present in web servers and their applications using server-side attacks
  • Use SQL and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks
  • Check for XSS flaws using the burp suite proxy
  • Find out about the mitigation techniques used to negate the effects of the Injection and Blind SQL attacks

In Detail

Kali Sana is the new generation of the industry-leading BackTrack Linux penetration testing and security auditing Linux distribution. It contains several hundred tools aimed at various information security tasks such as penetration testing, forensics, and reverse engineering.

At the beginning of the book, you will be introduced to the concepts of hacking and penetration testing and will get to know about the tools used in Kali Sana that relate to web application hacking. Then, you will gain a deep understanding of SQL and command injection flaws and ways to exploit the flaws. Moving on, you will get to know more about scripting and input validation flaws, AJAX, and the security issues related to AJAX.

At the end of the book, you will use an automated technique called fuzzing to be able to identify flaws in a web application. Finally, you will understand the web application vulnerabilities and the ways in which they can be exploited using the tools in Kali Sana.

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Reseña del editor

If you are already working as a network penetration tester and want to explore web application hacking, then this book tailored for you. Those who are interested in learning more about the Kali Linux 2.0 tools that are used to test web applications will find this book an interesting guide.

Biografía del autor

Juned Ahmed Ansari (@junedlive) is a cyber security researcher based out of Mumbai. He currently leads the penetration testing and offensive security team of a large MNC. Juned has worked as a consultant for large private sector enterprises, guiding them on their cyber security program. He has also worked with start-ups, helping them make their final product secure. Juned has conducted several training sessions on advanced penetration testing, focused on teaching students stealth, and evasion techniques in highly secure environments. His primary focus areas are penetration testing, threat intelligence, and application security research. He holds leading security certifications such as GXPN, CISSP, CCSK, and CISA. Juned enjoys contributing to public groups and forums and occasionally blogs at http://securebits.in.

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Editorial
Packt Publishing
Año de publicación
2015
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1783988525
ISBN 13 
9781783988525
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
2
Número de páginas
292
Contacto del fabricante
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