Hacking for Beginners: 5-in-1 Ethical Hacking (ebook)

Hacking for Beginners: 5-in-1 Book Set is a practical introduction to cybersecurity, ethical hacking, and penetration testing for beginners who want to build foundational security skills.

The book begins with Kali Linux and penetration testing, including installation in virtual and physical environments, system configuration, networking fundamentals, and essential security tools.

It then progresses through reconnaissance and information gathering, covering networking essentials, host and port scanning, domain analysis, server discovery, operating-system identification, and information analysis.

The third module focuses on vulnerability scanning and network sniffing, introducing tools and concepts such as Nessus, OpenVAS, vulnerability assessment, network monitoring, and social engineering awareness.

The fourth module introduces Metasploit, including its interface, penetration-testing modules, payload concepts, Meterpreter sessions, and practical security-assessment scenarios.

The final module explores wireless security and password-cracking concepts, including wireless network monitoring, Airodump-ng, password dictionaries, hash-password concepts, and advanced password-cracking topics.

This guide is suitable for cybersecurity beginners, aspiring penetration testers, IT students, security enthusiasts, and anyone looking to understand the fundamentals of ethical hacking. The book also emphasizes obtaining authorization before conducting penetration tests and understanding the legal boundaries of security testing.

Use only on systems and networks you own or have explicit permission to test.