Hacking and Penetration Testing with Low Power Devices


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Hacking and Penetration Testing with Low Power Devices shows you how to perform penetration tests using small, low-powered devices that are easily hidden and may be battery-powered. It shows how to use an army of devices, costing less than you might spend on a laptop, from distances of a mile or more. Hacking and Penetration Testing with Low Power Devices shows how to use devices running a version of The Deck, a full-featured penetration testing and forensics Linux distribution, and can run for days or weeks on batteries due to their low power consumption. Author Philip Polstra shows how to use various configurations, including a device the size of a deck of cards that can easily be attached to the back of a computer. While each device running The Deck is a full-featured pen-testing platform, connecting systems together via 802.15.3 networking gives you even more power and flexibility. This reference teaches you how to construct and power these devices, install operating systems, and fill out your toolbox of small low-power devices with hundreds of tools and scripts from the book's companion website. Hacking and Pen Testing with Low Power Devices puts all these tools into your hands and will help keep you at the top of your game performing cutting-edge pen tests from anywhere in the world! Understand how to plan and execute an effective penetration test using an army of low-power devices Learn how to configure and use open-source tools and easy-to-construct low-power devices Leverage IEEE 802.15.4 networking to perform penetration tests from up to a mile away, or use 802.15.4 gateways to perform pen tests from anywhere in the world Access penetration testing operating systems with hundreds of tools and scripts on the book's companion web site




Getting Started with Electronic Projects


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This book is aimed at hobbyists with basic knowledge of electronics circuits. Whether you are a novice electronics project builder, a ham radio enthusiast, or a BeagleBone tinkerer, you will love this book.




BeagleBone for Secret Agents


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If you have some experience with the BeagleBone or similar embedded systems and want to learn more about security and privacy, this book is for you. Alternatively, if you have a security and privacy background and want to learn more about embedded development, this book is for you. You should have some familiarity with Linux systems and with the C and Python programming languages.







The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing


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The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing, Second Edition, serves as an introduction to the steps required to complete a penetration test or perform an ethical hack from beginning to end. The book teaches students how to properly utilize and interpret the results of the modern-day hacking tools required to complete a penetration test. It provides a simple and clean explanation of how to effectively utilize these tools, along with a four-step methodology for conducting a penetration test or hack, thus equipping students with the know-how required to jump start their careers and gain a better understanding of offensive security. Each chapter contains hands-on examples and exercises that are designed to teach learners how to interpret results and utilize those results in later phases. Tool coverage includes: Backtrack Linux, Google reconnaissance, MetaGooFil, dig, Nmap, Nessus, Metasploit, Fast Track Autopwn, Netcat, and Hacker Defender rootkit. This is complemented by PowerPoint slides for use in class. This book is an ideal resource for security consultants, beginning InfoSec professionals, and students. Each chapter contains hands-on examples and exercises that are designed to teach you how to interpret the results and utilize those results in later phases Written by an author who works in the field as a Penetration Tester and who teaches Offensive Security, Penetration Testing, and Ethical Hacking, and Exploitation classes at Dakota State University Utilizes the Kali Linux distribution and focuses on the seminal tools required to complete a penetration test




Python Essentials


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Python Essentials provides a vital tour of the most critical features of Python. Starting with setup and installation, you will soon dive into exploring built-in-library types, Python's rich collection of operators and built-in functions, variables, assignment and scoping rules. From this foundation, you will explore functions, a crucial aspect of any programming language, including considerable sophistication in defining parameters to a function and providing argument values. Explore advanced functional programming using generator expressions, comprehensions, and generator functions. Handle file input and output using web services and context managers, exception handling and explore wider, popular frameworks. Through this concise and practical guide, you will explore all you need to know to leverage this powerful, and industry-standard, programming language.




Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing: A Comprehensive Guide


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"Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing: A Comprehensive Guide" provides a thorough exploration into the realms of cybersecurity, focusing on ethical hacking and penetration testing. In today's interconnected digital landscape, where data breaches and cyber threats loom large, understanding these defensive strategies is paramount for safeguarding sensitive information. The book begins by laying a solid foundation, elucidating the principles and methodologies of ethical hacking and penetration testing. It delves into the ethical considerations, emphasizing the importance of legality, consent, and integrity in conducting security assessments. Readers are then guided through the intricacies of reconnaissance, where they learn to gather information about potential targets, identify vulnerabilities, and assess the overall security posture. From network scanning to web application testing, each stage of the penetration testing process is meticulously dissected, providing practical insights and techniques for uncovering weaknesses in systems and applications. Moreover, the book equips readers with the tools and techniques essential for exploiting vulnerabilities responsibly. Through hands-on tutorials and case studies, aspiring ethical hackers gain invaluable experience in leveraging common attack vectors such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and buffer overflows. Ethical considerations remain at the forefront throughout the journey, as readers learn to document findings, communicate risks effectively, and collaborate with stakeholders to implement robust security measures. Emphasis is placed on the ethical hacker's role as a proactive defender, rather than a malicious adversary, in the ongoing battle against cyber threats. Furthermore, the guide addresses the evolving landscape of cybersecurity, covering emerging technologies, trends, and challenges. Whether it's the rise of cloud computing, IoT devices, or AI-powered attacks, readers are equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to adapt and respond to new threats effectively. In essence, "Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing: A Comprehensive Guide" serves as an indispensable resource for security professionals, students, and anyone seeking to fortify their defenses against cyber threats. With its comprehensive coverage, practical insights, and ethical focus, the book empowers readers to become proficient ethical hackers and penetration testers in today's digital age.




Red Team


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Essential reading for business leaders and policymakers, an in-depth investigation of red teaming, the practice of inhabiting the perspective of potential competitors to gain a strategic advantage Red teaming. The concept is as old as the Devil's Advocate, the eleventh-century Vatican official charged with discrediting candidates for sainthood. Today, red teams are used widely in both the public and the private sector by those seeking to better understand the interests, intentions, and capabilities of institutional rivals. In the right circumstances, red teams can yield impressive results, giving businesses an edge over their competition, poking holes in vital intelligence estimates, and troubleshooting dangerous military missions long before boots are on the ground. But not all red teams are created equal; indeed, some cause more damage than they prevent. Drawing on a fascinating range of case studies, Red Team shows not only how to create and empower red teams, but also what to do with the information they produce. In this vivid, deeply-informed account, national security expert Micah Zenko provides the definitive book on this important strategy -- full of vital insights for decision makers of all kinds.




Hands-On Penetration Testing with Kali NetHunter


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Convert Android to a powerful pentesting platform. Key FeaturesGet up and running with Kali Linux NetHunter Connect your Android device and gain full control over Windows, OSX, or Linux devices Crack Wi-Fi passwords and gain access to devices connected over the same network collecting intellectual dataBook Description Kali NetHunter is a version of the popular and powerful Kali Linux pentesting platform, designed to be installed on mobile devices. Hands-On Penetration Testing with Kali NetHunter will teach you the components of NetHunter and how to install the software. You’ll also learn about the different tools included and how to optimize and use a package, obtain desired results, perform tests, and make your environment more secure. Starting with an introduction to Kali NetHunter, you will delve into different phases of the pentesting process. This book will show you how to build your penetration testing environment and set up your lab. You will gain insight into gathering intellectual data, exploiting vulnerable areas, and gaining control over target systems. As you progress through the book, you will explore the NetHunter tools available for exploiting wired and wireless devices. You will work through new ways to deploy existing tools designed to reduce the chances of detection. In the concluding chapters, you will discover tips and best practices for integrating security hardening into your Android ecosystem. By the end of this book, you will have learned to successfully use a mobile penetration testing device based on Kali NetHunter and Android to accomplish the same tasks you would traditionally, but in a smaller and more mobile form factor. What you will learnChoose and configure a hardware device to use Kali NetHunter Use various tools during pentests Understand NetHunter suite components Discover tips to effectively use a compact mobile platform Create your own Kali NetHunter-enabled device and configure it for optimal results Learn to scan and gather information from a target Explore hardware adapters for testing and auditing wireless networks and Bluetooth devicesWho this book is for Hands-On Penetration Testing with Kali NetHunter is for pentesters, ethical hackers, and security professionals who want to learn to use Kali NetHunter for complete mobile penetration testing and are interested in venturing into the mobile domain. Some prior understanding of networking assessment and Kali Linux will be helpful.




Advanced Penetration Testing


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This book is an introduction for the reader into the wonderful world of IoT device exploitation. The book is supposed to be a tutorial guide that helps a reader understand various skills that are required for hacking an IoT device. As the IoT trend rises to one of the most popular technical trend, manufactures need to take necessary steps to ensure that the devices are secure and protect them from attackers. This hacking guide breaks down the Internet of Things, exploits it, and reveals how these devices can be exploited.The readers will learn to tear apart various Smart devices and understand how to grab the firmware using various techniques such as UART communication, SPI/I2C transfer and also understand how to use the "chip-off" technique to read from BGA/VBGA EEPROM chip. We will learn to identify security issues such as stack and heap overflows, command injection and other web security issues within a device's network daemons. The readers will also be shown how to analyze cloud services utilized by these devices and identify security issues within them that can allow to control the device remotely. Also we will learn to analyze the accompanying mobile apps that allow them to be controlled from anywhere in the world. The readers will be learn how to do all these things above by looking at case studies of VPN Gateway deviceSmart routerSmart home controllerSmart Security camerasSmart industrial tool Smart Fitness bandsAt the end of the chapter we will also learn how to write simple scripts that can help automate to some extent idetifying these kind of security issues within the binaries utilized by these devices. By the end of the book we would have identified 0 or 1-day exploits within all of these devices.What You'll Learn Analyze a real-world IoT device and locate all possible attacker entry points Use reverse engineering techniques to identify security issues within firmware binaries Find 0 or 1-day exploits in various Sniff, capture, and exploit communication protocols, HTTP, custom protocols as well as Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)Who This Book is ForThose interested in learning about IoT security, such as pentesters working in different domains, embedded device developers, or IT people wanting to move to an Internet of Things security role.