Learning The Penetration Testing Distribution
What you’ll learn
- Kali Linux
- Kali Linux Operating system
Requirements
- You Need to have a PC with internet connection to download.
- PC must have minimum of 8GB RAM and other basic requirements
Who this course is for:
- Beginners to Kali Linux
Description
Welcome to this course
In this course you will learn about the Kali Linux system that is the Kali Linux operating system in detail
We will not be going through every single tools on Kali Linux but we will be studying about that operating system and how to use it
We will be going through installing Kali in PC as well as Virtual Machine and much more
Go through the Introduction part to know more about the course so that you will know the content of the course and make a good decision to buy this course for you
Here is some details about Kali Linux which is a PenTesting Distribution
What is Kali Linux and what is a Penetration Testing Distribution
What is a penetration testing distribution As legend tells it years ago there was a penetration test in an isolated environment where the assessment team was not able to bring in any computers or have network access in or out of the target environment In order to do the work the first penetration testing distribution was born It was a bootable Live CD configured with various tools needed to do the work and after the assessment was completed the Live CD was shared online and became very popular
Kali Linux has a direct lineage from this original distribution running on through BackTrack Linux and now is Kali Linux
What are the makings of a great penetration testing distribution What a penetration testing distribution is judged on has changed over the years Originally it was just how many tools did it hold Then it was did it have package management and how often were they updated As we have matured so has the features that we need to provide The true indication of a great Penetration Testing distribution is the selection of useful and relevant features that it offers security professionals What kind of features are we talking about Were happy you asked Weve made a short list of some of these Kali Linux features and linked them to their respective sources