Gain practical knowledge and insights by performing advanced system reconnaissance and streamlining offensive operations by using command-line scripting
Key Features
Learn how to apply key attributes of Bash to accomplish common penetration testing tasks
Understand how Bash can connect to AI-driven tools to enhance the effectiveness of cybersecurity assessments
Configure a Bash with essential tools such as curl, openssl, nmap, and other testing utilities
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Book DescriptionBash shell scripting is essential for penetration testing because it’s versatile, efficient, and integrates thoroughly with Unix-based systems commonly used in cybersecurity assessments. In this book, the author leverages his decades of experience in IT and penetration testing to help you with automating repetitive tasks, rapidly analyzing data, and crafting sophisticated exploits, significantly enhancing your effectiveness and productivity.
You’ll get to grips with Bash basics, set up a hacking environment, and create basic scripts, before exploring file management, regular expressions, text processing, and manipulation. The chapters help you get to grips with advanced topics such as networking, parallel processing, and interfacing with artificial intelligence. From there, the book moves on to practical applications, guiding you through reconnaissance, web application and infrastructure pentesting, privilege escalation, persistence, and pivoting, all using Bash scripting. You’ll also get a solid understanding of evasion and obfuscation tactics, integrating AI into penetration testing workflows, and implementing DevSecOps practices.
By the end of this book, you’ll become well-versed with Bash shell scripting techniques tailored for penetration testing scenarios.What you will learn
Understand Bash's role in pentesting and set up a suitable environment
Become proficient in file manipulation, navigation, and permissions
Find out how to use regex for text matching and manipulation
Extract and manipulate text efficiently using Bash
Utilize Bash functions and script organization for efficient workflow
Perform network enumeration, exploitation, and analysis using Bash
Harness the power of parallelism for more efficient task handling
Explore advanced subjects, including evasion, AI integration, and DevSecOps automation
Who this book is forThis book is for penetration testers, cybersecurity professionals, and enthusiasts who want to enhance their skills with Bash shell scripting, as well as gain practical knowledge for automating tasks, analyzing data, and developing advanced exploits within penetration testing scenarios. A basic understanding of Unix-based systems and familiarity with fundamental penetration testing concepts are necessary.
- ISBN10 1835880827
- ISBN13 9781835880838
- Publish Date 27 December 2024
- Publish Status Forthcoming
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Packt Publishing Limited
- Format eBook
- Language English