Everything about Kali Linux

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

1. Read the overview: Kali LinuxA 5-minute orientation
2. Skim a recent paper: Weaponized IoT: A Comprehensive Comparative Forensic Analysis of Hacker Raspberry Pi and PC Kali Linux MachineInfluential work since 2022
3. Pick up a classic book: Linux Basics for HackersThe most-reprinted book on the subject
4. Read the landmark paper: Research on WiFi Penetration Testing with Kali LinuxCited 18 times
5. Go sideways: Kali NetHunterA closely related topic
6. Go sideways: Parrot OSA closely related topic

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

• Research on WiFi Penetration Testing with Kali Linux

  He-Jun Lu, Yang Yu · 2021 · Complexity · 18 citations

• Penetration Testing: Wireless Network Attacks Method on Kali Linux OS

  Renas R. Asaad · 2021 · Academic Journal of Nawroz University · 16 citations

• Kali Linux – Assuring Security by Penetration Testing

  · 2014 · Network Security · 14 citations

• Penetration Testing using Kali Linux: SQL Injection, XSS, Wordpres, and WPA2 Attacks

  Teddy Surya Gunawan, Muhammad Kasim Lim, Mira Kartiwi · 2018 · Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science · 14 citations

• Penetration Testing of IEEE 802.11 Encryption Protocols using Kali Linux Hacking Tools

  Michael Kyei, Michael Asante · 2020 · International Journal of Computer Applications · 8 citations

• Android Hacking in Kali Linux Using Metasploit Framework

  Abhishek Arote, Umakant Mandawkar · 2021 · International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology · 7 citations

• Web application security analysis using the Kali Linux operating system

  Ivan Babincev, Dejan Vuletic · 2016 · Vojnotehnicki glasnik · 7 citations

• On the Review and Setup of Security Audit using Kali Linux

  Teddy Surya Gunawan, Muhammad Kassim Lim, Nurul Fariza Zulkurnain · 2018 · Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science · 7 citations

🆕 Influential since 2022

• Weaponized IoT: A Comprehensive Comparative Forensic Analysis of Hacker Raspberry Pi and PC Kali Linux Machine

  Mohamed Chahine Ghanem, Eduardo Almeida Palmieri, Wiktor Sowinski-Mydlarz · 2025 · IoT · 7 citations

• Engineering the Human Mind: Social Engineering Attack Using Kali Linux

  Joy Winston James · 2023 · SN Computer Science · 6 citations

• Uncovering Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities: A Kali Linux Investigative Exploration Perspective

  Zarif Bin Akhtar, Ahmed Tajbiul Rawol · 2024 · International Journal of Advanced Network, Monitoring and Controls · 5 citations

• A Secure Detection Framework for ARP, DHCP, and DoS Attacks on Kali Linux

  Monika Dandotiya · 2022 · International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology · 5 citations

• Penetration Testing Sistem Jaringan Komputer Menggunakan Kali Linux untuk Mengetahui Kerentanan Keamanan Server dengan Metode Black Box

  Marzuki Hasibuan, Andi Marwan Elhanafi · 2022 · sudo Jurnal Teknik Informatika · 5 citations

📚 Books worth reading

• Linux Basics for HackersOccupyTheWeb · 2018
• Kali Linux Network Scanning CookbookJustin Hutchens · 2014
• Hacking with KaliJames Broad, Andrew Bindner · 2013
• Penetration TestingGeorgia Weidman · 2014
• Basic security testing with Kali LinuxDaniel W. Dieterle · 2013
• Learning Kali LinuxRic Messier · 2018
• Comprehensive Nmap Command GuideMr.Biswadeb Mukherjee · 2024
• Wireshark for Security Professionals: Using Wireshark and the Metasploit FrameworkJessey Bullock · 2017

Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.

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