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How to install Nessus on Kali Linux for Free Vulnerability Scans

Nessus is a vulnerability scanner and one of the main ways to automate a penetration test for common exploits. With the small free trial Nessus offers you can experiment with utilizing Nessus during a penetration test. This post will prepare you for that.

How To Perform a Man-in-the-Middle Attack: ARP Spoofing

Want to quickly hack somebody on a network? Performing an ARP Spoofing Attack is one of the easiest and most rewarding attacks that you can do. We’ll use Kali Linux and Bettercap to attack and MITM the data from an Arch Linux machine.

How to Visualize and Detect a DDoS Attack Using Wireshark

What does a DDoS attack actually look like?
In this post, I will help you visualize one using Wireshark and a free IP database from Maxmind. This will allow you to see the geolocation (country, state) of any IP address from a sniffed packet in a pcap.

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How To Hack IoT/Hardware Devices: Getting Started Guide

Want to start hacking hardware devices like routers and smart home gadgets? In this post, I’ll show you how to approach these mini-computers, often running Linux. We’ll cover finding and exploiting vulnerabilities with added insights into electronic tricks.

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