BEGINNING ETHICAL HACKING WITH KALI LINUX

Beginning Ethical Hacking with Kali Linux

Kali Linux is a popular Linux distribution used for penetration testing and cybersecurity research. It is maintained by Offensive Security and includes 600+ security tools for ethical hacking, digital forensics, and vulnerability assessment.

This guide explains the basic steps beginners follow when learning ethical hacking using Kali Linux.

🧠 What is Ethical Hacking?

Ethical hacking is the legal practice of testing systems, networks, and applications to find security vulnerabilities before malicious attackers exploit them.

Ethical hackers work in roles like:

Penetration Tester

Security Analyst

SOC Analyst

Cybersecurity Engineer

⚙️ Step 1: Install Kali Linux

You can install Kali Linux in several ways:

✔ Virtual Machine (recommended for beginners)

✔ Dual boot with Windows

✔ Live USB

✔ Cloud installation

Common virtualization tools:

VMware Workstation

Oracle VM VirtualBox

🔍 Step 2: Reconnaissance (Information Gathering)

First step in ethical hacking is collecting information about the target.

Common tools:

Whois

Maltego

theHarvester