Introduction to Software Security Testing Course

Environment setup is an essential process for becoming professional software security testers. This course will set up Kali Linux, a Debian-derived Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing.

22 minutes

Course description

Installing Kali Linux as a virtual machine is an easy process. This guide will cover the basic installation. First, you will need compatible computer hardware. Kali Linux is supported on amd64 (x86_64/64-Bit) and i386 (x86/32-bit) platforms. The hardware requirements are minimal and are listed on the official Kali website in the system requirements section.

Syllabus

Software Security Testing handbook

File - 00:10:00
A handbook for this learning path.
Environment setup

Video - 00:10:00
Environment setup is an essential process for becoming professional software security testers. This video will set up Kali Linux, a Debian-derived Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing.
Introduction to Software Security Testing

Video - 00:03:00
Welcome to the Software Security Testing learning path!

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