Top 5 Best Hacking Books for Learning Kali Linux (2017)

Kali Linux is a set of tools which are dedicated to carrying out numerous information security tasks which include penetration testing, computer testing, security research and reverse engineering. It is an advanced penetration testing and security auditing software. It provides with more than 600 penetration testing tools which you can use. Also, it is totally free of cost.

How Kali Linux Differs From Other Operating Systems?

Using kali does not make you a hacker. Too many people think so and are completely out of their depth, being unable to do basic tasks in some cases. Kali Linux is designed for digital forensics and penetration testing. Kali Linux is developed using a secure environment with only a small number of trusted people that are allowed to commit packages, with each package being signed by the developer.

Requirements:

• Minimum Space in Harddisk Should Be 10GB
• Minimum 512 MB Of RAM Including i386 Processor
• Virtual machine or a bootable kali Linux live USB/Pendrive

Top 5 Best Hacking Books for Learning Kali Linux (2017)

1 Basic Security Testing with Kali Linux 2

This book is mostly used by the beginners since, it gives a brief introduction and a complete overview of kali Linux along with a thorough explanation of topics such as Metasploit, Exploiting Windows & Linux systems, Social Engineering, Password attacks etc. The language used in this book can easily be understood and followed.

2 Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing

As the name suggests, this book is for those who aspire to master kali Linux. This book covers everything right from the basics to the advanced version. You will find commonly used security testing methods at the start followed by exploitation and post-exploitation methods in the middle and you will also learn to bypass physical security, social engineering, web services and attacking network direct end user. This is one of the best books which you can have for learning testing the security.

3 Kali Linux: Wireless Penetration Testing Beginner’s Guide

Again as the name suggests, this book is dedicated to wireless penetration testing which means, you can hack WiFi password and do similar things. Here, you will learn to create WLAN Lab and experiment pentesting like bypassing WLAN Authentication, Encryption flaws and Attack clients, with an in-depth tutorial. It provides with an extensive knowledge of what all you can do in wireless technologies. It follows the pentester’s method and it is used for advanced Wireless attacks from Sniffing to Capturing WPA-2 keys.

4 Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux

The Internet is used all around the world at a very large scale. With this high usage, the security and privacy will surely be compromised. In this book, you will only find tricks for Web pentesting covering a wide range of lessons on SQL Injection, XSS, Exploiting server flaws, Authentication & Hijacking techniques etc. You will also learn to find vulnerabilities in Web-Apps and Site using the most effective tools available for Web Penetration Testers. Apart from all this, you also get to learn to secure The Web and its components, like patching flaws and preventing malicious exploitation.

5 The Linux Command Line: A-Z Introduction

This is amazing books for those who wants to start learning Kali Linux from scratch. In this book, you will find very basic things about Linux, All about Linux commands. If you’re already familiar with working with Linux operating systems such as Ubuntu, feel free to skip this one. Before you start to learn Ethical hacking, you must get comfortable using the command line and that is just what this book focuses on.

Final Word

These books are helpful if you get stuck at anything or if you wish to learn something new in kali Linux. If we have missed out on any such helpful book to learn kali Linux from then, please let us know in the comments section and keep visiting there for more Stuff Like This.