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Hackers, 2nd Edition pages 44-45" src="/images/LinuxBasicsforHackers2e_p44_45.png" style="border:1px solid; height:102px; margin:5px" title="Linux Basics for Hackers, 2nd Edition pages 44-45" /></a><a class="colorbox" href="/images/LinuxBasicsforHackers2e_p78_79.png"><img alt="Linux Basics for Hackers, 2nd Edition pages 78-79" src="/images/LinuxBasicsforHackers2e_p78_79.png" style="border:1px solid; height:102px; margin:5px" title="Linux Basics for Hackers, 2nd Edition pages 78-79" /></a><a class="colorbox" href="/images/LinuxBasicsforHackers2e_p140_141.png"><img alt="Linux Basics for Hackers, 2nd Edition pages 140-141" src="/images/LinuxBasicsforHackers2e_p140_141.png" style="border:1px solid; height:102px; margin:5px" title="Linux Basics for Hackers, 2nd Edition pages 140-141" /></a></div> <p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">If you鈥檙e just getting started along the exciting path of hacking, cybersecurity, and pentesting,聽<em>Linux Basics for Hackers</em> is an excellent introduction. With Kali Linux, an operating system designed for digital forensics and penetration testing, you鈥檒l learn the basics of using Linux and acquire the tools and techniques you鈥檒l need to take control of a Linux environment.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">First, you鈥檒l learn how to install Kali on a virtual machine and get an introduction to basic Linux concepts. Next, you鈥檒l tackle broader Linux topics like manipulating text, controlling file and directory permissions, and managing user environment variables. You鈥檒l then focus on foundational hacking concepts like security and anonymity and learn scripting skills with bash and Python.聽</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Practical tutorials and exercises throughout will reinforce and test your skills as you learn how to:</span></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Cover your tracks by changing your network information and manipulating the journalctl logging utility</span></span></span></li> <li style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Write a tool to scan for network connections, and connect and listen to wireless networks</span></span></span></li> <li style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Keep your internet activity stealthy using Tor, proxy servers, VPNs, and encrypted email</span></span></span></li> <li style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Write a bash script to find potential attack targets over a range of IP addresses</span></span></span></li> <li style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Use and abuse services like MySQL, the Apache web server, and OpenSSH</span></span></span></li> <li style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Build your own hacking tools, such as remote spy cameras and password crackers</span></span></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><strong>New to this edition:</strong> This second edition has been updated to address recent changes to Kali聽 and Linux, including a more secure approach to聽 root privileges, updates to Bluetooth and Linux logging functions, and a new chapter with advice聽on AI in cybersecurity.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Hacking is complex, and there is no single way in. Why not start at the beginning with <em>Linux Basics for Hackers</em>?</span></span></span></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author-bio field-type-text-long field-label-abovec"><div class="field-label">Author Bio </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><strong>OccupyTheWeb (OTW)</strong> 聽is an infosec consultant, forensic investigator, and trainer with more than 20 years in the industry. He maintains the Hackers Arise training site (hackers-arise.com) and trains US military personnel, Department of Defense contractors, and federal employees in information security and hacking.</span></span></span></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-toc field-type-text-long field-label-abovec" id="content"><div class="field-label">Table of contents </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><span style="color:#e74c3c">Acknowledgments聽</span><br /> Preface<br /> <span style="color:#e74c3c">Introduction<br /> Chapter 1: Getting Started with the Basics<br /> Chapter 2: Text Manipulation<br /> Chapter 3: Analyzing and Managing Networks<br /> Chapter 4: Adding and Removing Software<br /> Chapter 5: Controlling File and Directory Permissions<br /> Chapter 6: Process Management<br /> Chapter 7: Managing User Environment Variables<br /> Chapter 8: Bash Scripting<br /> Chapter 9: Compressing and Archiving<br /> Chapter 10: Filesystem and Storage Device Management<br /> Chapter 11: The Logging System<br /> Chapter 12: Using and Abusing Services<br /> Chapter 13: Becoming Secure and Anonymous<br /> Chapter 14: Understanding and Inspecting Wireless Networks<br /> Chapter 15: Managing the Linux Kernel and Loadable Kernel Modules<br /> Chapter 16: Automating Tasks with Job Scheduling<br /> Chapter 17: Python Scripting Basics for Hackers<br /> Chapter 18: Artificial Intelligence for Hackers</span><br /> Index</p> <p>The chapters in聽<span style="color:#e74c3c">red</span>聽are included in this<u><a href="https://nostarch.com/early-access-program"><span style="color:#3498db">聽Early Access</span></a></u>聽PDF.</p> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="block-shariff-shariff-block" class="block block-shariff clearfix"> <div class="shariff" data-services="["facebook","print","twitter"]" data-theme="colored" data-orientation="horizontal" data-twitter-via="nostarch" data-lang="en"></div> </section> </div> </section> <aside class="col-sm-3" role="complementary"> <div class="region region-sidebar-second"> <section id="block-system-navigation" class="block block-system block-menu clearfix"> <h2 class="block-title">Navigation</h2> <ul class="menu nav"><li class="first last leaf"><a href="/user" title="">My account</a></li> </ul> </section> <section id="block-block-52" class="block block-block clearfix"> <p><a href="/mailchimp/subscribe">Want sweet deals? 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