Metasploit, 2nd Edition - David O. Kennedy, Mati Aharoni, Devon Kearns

The new and improved guide to penetration testing using the legendary Metasploit Framework.Metasploit: The Penetration Tester’s Guide has been the definitive security assessment resource for over a decade. The Metasploit Framework makes discovering, exploiting, and sharing vulnerabilities quick and relatively painless, but using it can be challenging for newcomers.Written by renowned ethical hackers and industry experts, this fully updated second edition includes:Advanced Active Directory and cloud penetration testingModern evasion techniques and payload encodingMalicious document generation for client-side exploitationCoverage of recently added modules and commands Starting with Framework essentials—exploits, payloads, Meterpreter, and auxiliary modules—you’ll progress to advanced methodologies aligned with the Penetration Test Execution Standard (PTES). Through real-world examples and simulated penetration tests, you’ll:Conduct network reconnaissance and analyze vulnerabilitiesExecute wireless network and social engineering attacksPerform post-exploitation techniques, including privilege escalationDevelop custom modules in Ruby and port existing exploitsUse MSFvenom to evade detectionIntegrate with Nmap, Nessus, and the Social-Engineer ToolkitWhether you’re a cybersecurity professional, ethical hacker, or IT administrator, this second edition of Metasploit: The Penetration Tester’s Guide is your key to staying ahead in the ever-evolving threat landscape.