Take your penetration testing and IT security skills to a whole new level with the secrets of Metasploit

Key Features

[*] Gain the skills to carry out penetration testing in complex and highly-secured environments[*] Become a master using the Metasploit framework, develop exploits, and generate modules for a variety of real-world scenarios[*] Get this completely updated edition with new useful methods and techniques to make your network robust and resilient

Book Description

Metasploit is a popular penetration testing framework that has one of the largest exploit databases around. This book will show you exactly how to prepare yourself against the attacks you will face every day by simulating real-world possibilities.We start by reminding you about the basic functionalities of Metasploit and its use in the most traditional ways. You’ll get to know about the basics of programming Metasploit modules as a refresher, and then dive into carrying out exploitation as well building and porting exploits of various kinds in Metasploit. In the next section, you’ll develop the ability to perform testing on various services such as SCADA, databases, IoT, mobile, tablets, and many more services. After this training, we jump into real-world sophisticated scenarios where performing penetration tests are a challenge. With real-life case studies, we take you on a journey through client-side attacks using Metasploit and various scripts built on the Metasploit framework.By the end of the book, you will be trained specifically on time-saving techniques using Metasploit.

What you will learn

[*] Develop advanced and sophisticated auxiliary modules[*] Port exploits from PERL, Python, and many more programming languages[*] Test services such as databases, SCADA, and many more[*] Attack the client side with highly advanced techniques[*] Test mobile and tablet devices with Metasploit[*] Perform social engineering with Metasploit[*] Simulate attacks on web servers and systems with Armitage GUI[*] Script attacks in Armitage using CORTANA scripting

Who this book is for

This book is a hands-on guide to penetration testing using Metasploit and covers its complete development. It shows a number of techniques and methodologies that will help you master the Metasploit framework and explore approaches to carrying out advanced penetration testing in highly secured environments.

Take your penetration testing and IT security skills to a whole new level with the secrets of MetasploitKey Features[*] Gain the skills to carry out penetration testing in complex and highly-secured environments[*] Become a master using the Metasploit framework, develop exploits, and generate modules for a variety of real-world scenarios[*] Get this completely updated edition with new useful methods and techniques to make your network robust and resilientBook DescriptionMetasploit is a popular penetration testing framework that has one of the largest exploit databases around. This book will show you exactly how to prepare yourself against the attacks you will face every day by simulating real-world possibilities.We start by reminding you about the basic functionalities of Metasploit and its use in the most traditional ways. You’ll get to know about the basics of programming Metasploit modules as a refresher, and then dive into carrying out exploitation as well building and porting exploits of various kinds in Metasploit. In the next section, you’ll develop the ability to perform testing on various services such as SCADA, databases, IoT, mobile, tablets, and many more services. After this training, we jump into real-world sophisticated scenarios where performing penetration tests are a challenge. With real-life case studies, we take you on a journey through client-side attacks using Metasploit and various scripts built on the Metasploit framework.By the end of the book, you will be trained specifically on time-saving techniques using Metasploit.What you will learn[*] Develop advanced and sophisticated auxiliary modules[*] Port exploits from PERL, Python, and many more programming languages[*] Test services such as databases, SCADA, and many more[*] Attack the client side with highly advanced techniques[*] Test mobile and tablet devices with Metasploit[*] Perform social engineering with Metasploit[*] Simulate attacks on web servers and systems with Armitage GUI[*] Script attacks in Armitage using CORTANA scriptingWho this book is forThis book is a hands-on guide to penetration testing using Metasploit and covers its complete development. It shows a number of techniques and methodologies that will help you master the Metasploit framework and explore approaches to carrying out advanced penetration testing in highly secured environments.

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.

Gain basic skills in network forensics and learn how to apply them effectivelyKey FeaturesInvestigate network threats with easePractice forensics tasks such as intrusion detection, network analysis, and scanningLearn forensics investigation at the network levelBook DescriptionNetwork forensics is a subset of digital forensics that deals with network attacks and their investigation. In the era of network attacks and malware threat, it’s now more important than ever to have skills to investigate network attacks and vulnerabilities.Hands-On Network Forensics starts with the core concepts within network forensics, including coding, networking, forensics tools, and methodologies for forensic investigations. You’ll then explore the tools used for network forensics, followed by understanding how to apply those tools to a PCAP file and write the accompanying report. In addition to this, you will understand how statistical flow analysis, network enumeration, tunneling and encryption, and malware detection can be used to investigate your network. Towards the end of this book, you will discover how network correlation works and how to bring all the information from different types of network devices together.By the end of this book, you will have gained hands-on experience of performing forensics analysis tasks.What you will learnDiscover and interpret encrypted trafficLearn about various protocolsUnderstand the malware language over wireGain insights into the most widely used malwareCorrelate data collected from attacksDevelop tools and custom scripts for network forensics automationWho this book is forThe book targets incident responders, network engineers, analysts, forensic engineers and network administrators who want to extend their knowledge from the surface to the deep levels of understanding the science behind network protocols, critical indicators in an incident and conducting a forensic search over the wire.

Discover the next level of network defense and penetration testing with the Metasploit 5.0 frameworkKey FeaturesMake your network robust and resilient with this updated edition covering the latest pentesting techniquesExplore a variety of entry points to compromise a system while remaining undetectedEnhance your ethical hacking skills by performing penetration tests in highly secure environmentsBook DescriptionUpdated for the latest version of Metasploit, this book will prepare you to face everyday cyberattacks by simulating real-world scenarios. Complete with step-by-step explanations of essential concepts and practical examples, Mastering Metasploit will help you gain insights into programming Metasploit modules and carrying out exploitation, as well as building and porting various kinds of exploits in Metasploit.Giving you the ability to perform tests on different services, including databases, IoT, and mobile, this Metasploit book will help you get to grips with real-world, sophisticated scenarios where performing penetration tests is a challenge. You'll then learn a variety of methods and techniques to evade security controls deployed at a target's endpoint. As you advance, you’ll script automated attacks using CORTANA and Armitage to aid penetration testing by developing virtual bots and discover how you can add custom functionalities in Armitage. Following real-world case studies, this book will take you on a journey through client-side attacks using Metasploit and various scripts built on the Metasploit 5.0 framework.By the end of the book, you’ll have developed the skills you need to work confidently with efficient exploitation techniquesWhat you will learnDevelop advanced and sophisticated auxiliary, exploitation, and post-exploitation modulesLearn to script automated attacks using CORTANATest services such as databases, SCADA, VoIP, and mobile devicesAttack the client side with highly advanced pentesting techniquesBypass modern protection mechanisms, such as antivirus, IDS, and firewallsImport public exploits to the Metasploit FrameworkLeverage C and Python programming to effectively evade endpoint protectionWho this book is forIf you are a professional penetration tester, security engineer, or law enforcement analyst with basic knowledge of Metasploit, this book will help you to master the Metasploit framework and guide you in developing your exploit and module development skills. Researchers looking to add their custom functionalities to Metasploit will find this book useful. As Mastering Metasploit covers Ruby programming and attack scripting using Cortana, practical knowledge of Ruby and Cortana is required.

Take your penetration testing and IT security skills to a whole new level with the secrets of Metasploit

Key Features

[*] Gain the skills to carry out penetration testing in complex and highly-secured environments[*] Become a master using the Metasploit framework, develop exploits, and generate modules for a variety of real-world scenarios[*] Get this completely updated edition with new useful methods and techniques to make your network robust and resilient

Book Description

Metasploit is a popular penetration testing framework that has one of the largest exploit databases around. This book will show you exactly how to prepare yourself against the attacks you will face every day by simulating real-world possibilities.We start by reminding you about the basic functionalities of Metasploit and its use in the most traditional ways. You’ll get to know about the basics of programming Metasploit modules as a refresher, and then dive into carrying out exploitation as well building and porting exploits of various kinds in Metasploit. In the next section, you’ll develop the ability to perform testing on various services such as SCADA, databases, IoT, mobile, tablets, and many more services. After this training, we jump into real-world sophisticated scenarios where performing penetration tests are a challenge. With real-life case studies, we take you on a journey through client-side attacks using Metasploit and various scripts built on the Metasploit framework.By the end of the book, you will be trained specifically on time-saving techniques using Metasploit.

What you will learn

[*] Develop advanced and sophisticated auxiliary modules[*] Port exploits from PERL, Python, and many more programming languages[*] Test services such as databases, SCADA, and many more[*] Attack the client side with highly advanced techniques[*] Test mobile and tablet devices with Metasploit[*] Perform social engineering with Metasploit[*] Simulate attacks on web servers and systems with Armitage GUI[*] Script attacks in Armitage using CORTANA scripting

Who this book is for

This book is a hands-on guide to penetration testing using Metasploit and covers its complete development. It shows a number of techniques and methodologies that will help you master the Metasploit framework and explore approaches to carrying out advanced penetration testing in highly secured environments.

Take your penetration testing and IT security skills to a whole new level with the secrets of MetasploitKey Features[*] Gain the skills to carry out penetration testing in complex and highly-secured environments[*] Become a master using the Metasploit framework, develop exploits, and generate modules for a variety of real-world scenarios[*] Get this completely updated edition with new useful methods and techniques to make your network robust and resilientBook DescriptionMetasploit is a popular penetration testing framework that has one of the largest exploit databases around. This book will show you exactly how to prepare yourself against the attacks you will face every day by simulating real-world possibilities.We start by reminding you about the basic functionalities of Metasploit and its use in the most traditional ways. You’ll get to know about the basics of programming Metasploit modules as a refresher, and then dive into carrying out exploitation as well building and porting exploits of various kinds in Metasploit. In the next section, you’ll develop the ability to perform testing on various services such as SCADA, databases, IoT, mobile, tablets, and many more services. After this training, we jump into real-world sophisticated scenarios where performing penetration tests are a challenge. With real-life case studies, we take you on a journey through client-side attacks using Metasploit and various scripts built on the Metasploit framework.By the end of the book, you will be trained specifically on time-saving techniques using Metasploit.What you will learn[*] Develop advanced and sophisticated auxiliary modules[*] Port exploits from PERL, Python, and many more programming languages[*] Test services such as databases, SCADA, and many more[*] Attack the client side with highly advanced techniques[*] Test mobile and tablet devices with Metasploit[*] Perform social engineering with Metasploit[*] Simulate attacks on web servers and systems with Armitage GUI[*] Script attacks in Armitage using CORTANA scriptingWho this book is forThis book is a hands-on guide to penetration testing using Metasploit and covers its complete development. It shows a number of techniques and methodologies that will help you master the Metasploit framework and explore approaches to carrying out advanced penetration testing in highly secured environments.

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.

Gain basic skills in network forensics and learn how to apply them effectivelyKey FeaturesInvestigate network threats with easePractice forensics tasks such as intrusion detection, network analysis, and scanningLearn forensics investigation at the network levelBook DescriptionNetwork forensics is a subset of digital forensics that deals with network attacks and their investigation. In the era of network attacks and malware threat, it’s now more important than ever to have skills to investigate network attacks and vulnerabilities.Hands-On Network Forensics starts with the core concepts within network forensics, including coding, networking, forensics tools, and methodologies for forensic investigations. You’ll then explore the tools used for network forensics, followed by understanding how to apply those tools to a PCAP file and write the accompanying report. In addition to this, you will understand how statistical flow analysis, network enumeration, tunneling and encryption, and malware detection can be used to investigate your network. Towards the end of this book, you will discover how network correlation works and how to bring all the information from different types of network devices together.By the end of this book, you will have gained hands-on experience of performing forensics analysis tasks.What you will learnDiscover and interpret encrypted trafficLearn about various protocolsUnderstand the malware language over wireGain insights into the most widely used malwareCorrelate data collected from attacksDevelop tools and custom scripts for network forensics automationWho this book is forThe book targets incident responders, network engineers, analysts, forensic engineers and network administrators who want to extend their knowledge from the surface to the deep levels of understanding the science behind network protocols, critical indicators in an incident and conducting a forensic search over the wire.

Discover the next level of network defense and penetration testing with the Metasploit 5.0 frameworkKey FeaturesMake your network robust and resilient with this updated edition covering the latest pentesting techniquesExplore a variety of entry points to compromise a system while remaining undetectedEnhance your ethical hacking skills by performing penetration tests in highly secure environmentsBook DescriptionUpdated for the latest version of Metasploit, this book will prepare you to face everyday cyberattacks by simulating real-world scenarios. Complete with step-by-step explanations of essential concepts and practical examples, Mastering Metasploit will help you gain insights into programming Metasploit modules and carrying out exploitation, as well as building and porting various kinds of exploits in Metasploit.Giving you the ability to perform tests on different services, including databases, IoT, and mobile, this Metasploit book will help you get to grips with real-world, sophisticated scenarios where performing penetration tests is a challenge. You'll then learn a variety of methods and techniques to evade security controls deployed at a target's endpoint. As you advance, you’ll script automated attacks using CORTANA and Armitage to aid penetration testing by developing virtual bots and discover how you can add custom functionalities in Armitage. Following real-world case studies, this book will take you on a journey through client-side attacks using Metasploit and various scripts built on the Metasploit 5.0 framework.By the end of the book, you’ll have developed the skills you need to work confidently with efficient exploitation techniquesWhat you will learnDevelop advanced and sophisticated auxiliary, exploitation, and post-exploitation modulesLearn to script automated attacks using CORTANATest services such as databases, SCADA, VoIP, and mobile devicesAttack the client side with highly advanced pentesting techniquesBypass modern protection mechanisms, such as antivirus, IDS, and firewallsImport public exploits to the Metasploit FrameworkLeverage C and Python programming to effectively evade endpoint protectionWho this book is forIf you are a professional penetration tester, security engineer, or law enforcement analyst with basic knowledge of Metasploit, this book will help you to master the Metasploit framework and guide you in developing your exploit and module development skills. Researchers looking to add their custom functionalities to Metasploit will find this book useful. As Mastering Metasploit covers Ruby programming and attack scripting using Cortana, practical knowledge of Ruby and Cortana is required.