17. Why Learn All This Before Kali Linux?
Chala mitrano, thoda thambuya aani maage valun baghuya. Khup students mala pahilya divshi vichartat, "Sir, direct Kali Linux shikvaa na, hacking karaychi aahe!" Aani mi hasun sangto – jo goshta tumhala samjat nahi, ti tumhi na hack karu shakta, na secure karu shakta. Nmap port scan karto – port mhanje kay he mahit nasel tar output fakt akde aahet. sqlmap SQL injection karto – SQL yet nasel tar tumhi fakt button dabnare aahat. Aaj aapan pratyek aadhicha part pudhchya attacks aani defences shi jodu. Ha chapter chota aahe pan khup important aahe, lakshat theva – ha tumchya purna career cha "map" aahe.
What you will learn in this chapter
- Why fundamentals decide whether you are a professional or just a tool user
- How networking maps to Nmap, Wireshark and network attacks
- How Linux and SSH map to brute force, privilege escalation and hardening
- How HTTP and web servers map to Burp Suite, Nikto and misconfiguration findings
- How MySQL maps to SQL injection and its fix
- How S3, RDS and IAM map to cloud misconfigurations
- How your reels project becomes the target you will test and secure
Concepts in this chapter
- 17.1You Can't Hack or Secure What You Don't Understand
- 17.2From Networking to Nmap and Wireshark
- 17.3From Linux and SSH to Brute Force, Privilege Escalation and Hardening
- 17.4From HTTP and Web Servers to Burp Suite, Nikto and Misconfigurations
- 17.5From MySQL to SQL Injection
- 17.6From S3, RDS and IAM to Cloud Misconfigurations
- 17.7Your Project as the Target: Roadmap for the Next Parts
The chapter recap is at the end of the last concept page.