Metasploit Revealed: Secrets of the Expert Pentester

Metasploit is a popular penetration testing framework that has one of the largest exploit databases around. This book will show you exactly how to prepare yourself against the attacks you will face every day by simulating real-world possibilities.

This learning path will begin by introducing you to Metasploit and its functionalities. You will learn how to set up and configure Metasploit on various platforms to create a virtual test environment. You will also get your hands on various tools and components and get hands-on experience with carrying out client-side attacks. In the next part of this learning path, you’ll develop the ability to perform testing on various services such as SCADA, databases, IoT, mobile, tablets, and many more services.

After this training, we jump into real-world sophisticated scenarios where performing penetration tests are a challenge. With real-life case studies, we take you on a journey through client-side attacks using Metasploit and various scripts built on the Metasploit framework.

The final instalment of your learning journey will be covered through a bootcamp approach. You will be able to bring together the learning together and speed up and integrate Metasploit with leading industry tools for penetration testing. You’ll finish by working on challenges based on user’s preparation and work towards solving the challenge.

The course provides you with highly practical content explaining Metasploit from the following Packt books:

Metasploit for Beginners
Mastering Metasploit, Second Edition
Metasploit Bootcamp

What You Will Learn

Get to know the absolute basics of the Metasploit framework so you have a strong foundation for advanced attacks
Integrate and use various supporting tools to make Metasploit even more powerful and precise
Test services such as databases, SCADA, and many more
Attack the client side with highly advanced techniques
Test mobile and tablet devices with Metasploit
Understand how to Customize Metasploit modules and modify existing exploits
Write simple yet powerful Metasploit automation scripts
Explore steps involved in post-exploitation on Android and mobile platforms