Monika Agarwal – författare

Know how hackers behave to stop them! This cookbook provides many recipes for penetration testing using Metasploit and virtual machines. From basics to advanced techniques, it's ideal for Metaspoilt veterans and newcomers alike.Key FeaturesSpecial focus on the latest operating systems, exploits, and penetration testing techniques for wireless, VOIP, and cloudThis book covers a detailed analysis of third-party tools based on the Metasploit framework to enhance the penetration testing experience.Detailed penetration testing techniques for different specializations like wireless networks, VOIP systems with a brief introduction to penetration testing in the cloudBook DescriptionMetasploit software helps security and IT professionals identify security issues, verify vulnerability mitigations, and manage expert-driven security assessments. Capabilities include smart exploitation, password auditing, web application scanning, and social engineering. Teams can collaborate in Metasploit and present their findings in consolidated reports. The goal of the software is to provide a clear understanding of the critical vulnerabilities in any environment and to manage those risks.Metasploit Penetration Testing Cookbook, Second Edition contains chapters that are logically arranged with an increasing level of complexity and thoroughly covers some aspects of Metasploit, ranging from pre-exploitation to the post-exploitation phase. This book is an update from version 4.0 to version 4.5. It covers the detailed penetration testing techniques for different specializations like wireless networks, VOIP systems, and the cloud.Metasploit Penetration Testing Cookbook, Second Edition covers a number of topics which were not part of the first edition. You will learn how to penetrate an operating system (Windows 8 penetration testing) to the penetration of a wireless network, VoIP network, and then to cloud.The book starts with the basics, such as gathering information about your target, and then develops to cover advanced topics like building your own framework scripts and modules. The book goes deep into operating-systems-based penetration testing techniques and moves ahead with client-based exploitation methodologies. In the post-exploitation phase, it covers meterpreter, antivirus bypass, ruby wonders, exploit building, porting exploits to the framework, and penetration testing, while dealing with VOIP, wireless networks, and cloud computing.This book will help readers to think from a hacker's perspective to dig out the flaws in target networks and also to leverage the powers of Metasploit to compromise them. It will take your penetration skills to the next level.What you will learnSet up a complete penetration testing environment using Metasploit and virtual machinesDiscover how to penetration test popular operating systems such as Windows 8Get familiar with penetration testing based on client side exploitation techniques with detailed analysis of vulnerabilities and codesBuild and analyze meterpreter scripts in RubyLearn penetration testing in VOIP, WLAN, and the cloud from start to finish including information gathering, vulnerability assessment, exploitation, and privilege escalationMake the most of the exclusive coverage of antivirus bypassing techniques using MetasploitWork with BBQSQL to analyze the stored results of the databaseWho this book is forThis book targets both professional penetration testers as well as new users of Metasploit, who wish to gain expertise over the framework and learn an additional skill of penetration testing, not limited to a particular OS. The book requires basic knowledge of scanning, exploitation, and the Ruby language.

Over 100 recipes for penetration testing using Metasploit and virtual machines

About This Book

Special focus on the latest operating systems, exploits, and penetration testing techniquesLearn new anti-virus evasion techniques and use Metasploit to evade countermeasuresAutomate post exploitation with AutoRunScriptExploit Android devices, record audio and video, send and read SMS, read call logs, and much moreBuild and analyze Metasploit modules in RubyIntegrate Metasploit with other penetration testing tools

Who This Book Is For

If you are a Security professional or pentester and want to get into vulnerability exploitation and make the most of the Metasploit framework, then this book is for you. Some prior understanding of penetration testing and Metasploit is required.

What You Will Learn

Set up a complete penetration testing environment using Metasploit and virtual machinesMaster the world''s leading penetration testing tool and use it in professional penetration testingMake the most of Metasploit with PostgreSQL, importing scan results, using workspaces, hosts, loot, notes, services, vulnerabilities, and exploit resultsUse Metasploit with the Penetration Testing Execution Standard methodologyUse MSFvenom efficiently to generate payloads and backdoor files, and create shellcodeLeverage Metasploit''s advanced options, upgrade sessions, use proxies, use Meterpreter sleep control, and change timeouts to be stealthy

In Detail

Metasploit is the world''s leading penetration testing tool and helps security and IT professionals find, exploit, and validate vulnerabilities. Metasploit allows penetration testing automation, password auditing, web application scanning, social engineering, post exploitation, evidence collection, and reporting. Metasploit''s integration with InsightVM (or Nexpose), Nessus, OpenVas, and other vulnerability scanners provides a validation solution that simplifies vulnerability prioritization and remediation reporting. Teams can collaborate in Metasploit and present their findings in consolidated reports.

In this book, you will go through great recipes that will allow you to start using Metasploit effectively. With an ever increasing level of complexity, and covering everything from the fundamentals to more advanced features in Metasploit, this book is not just for beginners but also for professionals keen to master this awesome tool.

You will begin by building your lab environment, setting up Metasploit, and learning how to perform intelligence gathering, threat modeling, vulnerability analysis, exploitation, and post exploitation—all inside Metasploit. You will learn how to create and customize payloads to evade anti-virus software and bypass an organization''s defenses, exploit server vulnerabilities, attack client systems, compromise mobile phones, automate post exploitation, install backdoors, run keyloggers, highjack webcams, port public exploits to the framework, create your own modules, and much more.

Style and approach

This book follows a cookbook style with recipes explaining penetration testing steps with Metasploit. Plenty plethora of code and commands are used to make your learning curve easy and quick.