Learn Kali Linux 2019 is an excellent book filled with amazing content and exercises designed with a student-centric approach, making it easy to adapt to and follow through each chapter easily. Learn Kali Linux 2019 starts by introducing the reader to ethical hacking concepts and threat actors, before gradually moving into penetration testing approaches and methodologies. Each chapter smoothly flows onto the next. With each step along the journey, the stages of penetration testing are outlined, with the help of in-depth theory and hands-on labs using one of the most popular penetration testing platforms, Kali Linux.

The reader will learn how to build their own penetration testing lab environment, perform both passive and active reconnaissance using OSINT on the target organizations, perform vulnerability scanning using multiple tools such as Nessus, and perform wireless penetration, network penetration testing, website and web application penetration testing, and client-side attacks.

Furthermore, readers will gain the skills required to perform privilege escalation and lateral movement using the Metasploit framework. Learn Kali Linux 2019 takes you from beginner to expert in terms of learning and understanding penetration testing, while keeping the reader in mind.

This title can also be used as a training guide in penetration testing, ethical hacking, and cyber security-related courses.