Zohaib Yousaf

Metasploit has scripts for scanning, dictionary attacks, gives pivoting ability and backgrounding and upgrading shells. It comes pre-installed in some Linux versions. In this tutorial, we should see the two common ways of installing Metasploit on Ubuntu.

A pen tester should be well equipped with different tricks to transfer files from a remote server as well from one directory to another. In this tutorial, we shall discuss different ways to transfer files using the command-line.

GUI is not often possible, and you are not expected to rely on GUI/Gnome based tools for testing and exploitation practices. Suppose you have gained a shell on some machine and want to download an exploit, then the web browser is not available.

OpenVPN is a free VPN service for secure remote access of your server/machine. It gives you the capability to encrypt your web traffic and route it securely. OpenVPN enables you to have complete control of your tunneled traffic because the server and client, both are under your surveillance.

This tutorial will walk you through the settings of  Wi-Fi profile and static IP on wireless as well as wired networks on Arch Linux using netctl.