Kali Linux – Assuring Security by Penetration Testing: With Kali Linux you can test the vulnerabilities of your network and then take steps to secure it. ... testing platform, specially writt

Great book and is an easy read with a lot of references and diagrams. I recommend it to anyone in the InfoSec world that is focusing on the Penetration Testing..

Nice intro and provides some basics on installation. Fairly okay in terms of very general information. You could stand to learn more on the Kali.org website. The manual provides decent information on downloading, installation by means of USB, disk or by using a virtual machine. Other than that, it earns a 3 star rating for what is well provided. Beyond that, it spends way too much time on explaining the writers and their backgrounds!

Good overview - if you're looking for an intro to type of publication, this is a good choice. There are other books which delve into the many tools presented in THIS book, but at least this book will give you an idea whether you want to go further or not.

outstanding server as well as the material inside.

Great source of information

The overall contents of the book are quite useful and informative. I work in one of the top financial institutions (Fortune 100) where the security practices require proactive and diligent measures to be taken for all the possible threat scenarios. This is where the Penetration Testing comes in handy. It is, however, not so common in my industry to utilize open source security auditing tools to assess the threats and vulnerabilities which may exist in the network infrastructure (systems or applications). But leveraging a use of Open Source Security Toolkit (i.e. Kali Linux) in parallel provides more flexible and robust structure for conducting the pen-testing exercise. As the combination of both Open Source and Commercial security tools help in broad coverage of vulnerability intelligence. Therefore, it assures that you will not miss any major security issues which may have been existed and yet to be discovered by malicious adversary in near future. The book provides a comprehensive guidelines on the pen-testing methodology and each of its sub-process has been written in clear and concise format divided into individual chapters. The book has distinguished itself from the rest based on several factors, such as the quality of the contents, exceptionally clear and realistic examples, and theoretical explanations behind each concept in the security field.

just basic pentesting info. Rafay Baloch's book is much better.

Quick shipping what I like the most. The book provided example which are very helpful. Easy to read and follow through.

Ottima lettura... Non va troppo in profondità.. ma offre una bella panoramica e spiega in modo chiaro e preciso... consigliato !

Excellent introductory book to Penetration Testing that is a lot more than just an introduction.Hands on examples and practical guidance make this a great reference book too - very well structured and content-rich.Highly recommended.

A little dated, some references were not correct for the current version of Kali

Great book, mainly for IT people and beginner pen testers

very helpful read for understanding and guidence