Advanced Penetration Testing for Highly-Secured Environments - Second Edition

Understanding the default architecture

With the default configuration of the VMware Workstation, we can create a multiple layer design. If we counted the VMnet0 switch, then we could architect three segments, but, since we have discussed the downside of doing this, we will just use the first two switches to set the initial phase of the architecture for the book. As we continue, we will add additional switches until we have the final design of the network that we wish to achieve.

Installing Kali Linux

We have a number of choices when it comes to installing Kali, and the one we select is largely a personal preference; the preferred method as a tester is to install the machine from the iso image, because that will provide you with the most control ...