Kali Linux CTF Blueprints

Cameron Buchanan

Jul 2014 · Packt Publishing Ltd

About this ebook

Taking a highly practical approach and a playful tone, Kali Linux CTF Blueprints provides step-by-step guides to setting up vulnerabilities, in-depth guidance to exploiting them, and a variety of advice and ideas to build and customising your own challenges. If you are a penetration testing team leader or individual who wishes to challenge yourself or your friends in the creation of penetration testing assault courses, this is the book for you. The book assumes a basic level of penetration skills and familiarity with the Kali Linux operating system.

Ratings and reviews

Kali Linux CTF Blueprints Author Cameron Buchanan takes you on a journey in the land of penetration testing but more so understanding. There are a few things to point out prior to actually getting into a review for this book, 1) Kali Linux is my favorite version of Linux for this type of work. 2) Don't skip ahead in this book as each chapter builds on the last. Great, now that's out of the way we can look into the actual book. I found the setup easy to follow and getting a test environment was as easy as 1-2-3. I really liked how the different environments were broken out on there own and given a full chapter, it really kept things in perspective and ultimately helped the learning experience. If you're unfamiliar with Windows you can still learn a lot from the Linux side or the opposite is true. Something new that I really enjoyed with the windows side was the ColdFusion coverage, previous books I've read on Kali Linux testing didn't even mention this so I felt it was rewarding and refreshing to see something new covered. The book does carry some humor as well, I hope this is a new trend with Packt as it makes for easy reading, sometimes the content in technical books can get q

About the author

Cameron Buchanan is a penetration tester by trade and a writer in his spare time. He has performed penetration tests around the world for a variety of clients across many industries. Previously, he was a member of the RAF. He enjoys doing stupid things, such as trying to make things fly, getting electrocuted, and dunking himself in freezing cold water in his spare time. He is married and lives in London.