Ebook: Metasploit for beginners: create a threat-free environment with the best-in-class tool

Cover ; Copyright ; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewer; www.PacktPub.com; Customer Feedback; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction to Metasploit and Supporting Tools ; The importance of penetration testing; Vulnerability assessment versus penetration testing; The need for a penetration testing framework; Introduction to Metasploit; When to use Metasploit?; Making Metasploit effective and powerful using supplementary tools; Nessus; NMAP; w3af; Armitage; Summary; Exercises; Chapter 2: Setting up Your Environment ; Using the Kali Linux virtual machine -- the easiest way.