To develop in cybersecurity, it is vastly important to keep a growth mindset. Always be learning. In order to allow that, it helps to have the right tools available. One important tool is a dedicated computer for hacking activities such as participating in training labs, testing tools, or learning new methodologies. I reset a Macbook Pro, keeping the intending macOS and installed VMware fusion for running virtual machines (VM) including Kali linux. Since the purpose of building this Macbook is to run VMs for hacking, I am calling this my Hackbook! Phillip Wylie documented his mac setup while creating a pentesting rig, this is a very similar approach to what I took.
To host the various virtual machines I installed VMware Fusion. A software hypervisor for macOS that allows me to create specific machines without needing separate devices. VMware has worked well for me in the past. The networking options are easily updated and creating shared folders between the host and VMs are simple to set up. One major benefit to running virtual machines is the ability to take snapshots of machines, allowing one machine to be rolled back if required.
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In the VMware settings, I updated the machine to use more available memory and created the shared folder in case any files has to be exported from the VM. I also created a snapshot to use as a safe rollback point after getting everything as I liked it.
In my last blog post, I checked out Wazuh an open source security platform for monitoring computers. I added an agent to the kali VM to compare how VMs report vs dedicated machines. Even with a fresh installation, there were a few default configurations identified as issues by the agent, for example allowing insecure properties of SSH. After updating the sshd_config, I was able to force the Wazuh agent to scan the VM again by restarting the service using the command: sudo systemctl restart wazuh-agent.
Try Hack Me is another platform for learning cyber security. Try hack me also has vpn access like Proving Grounds, but their content is organized into rooms and learning paths. Try Hack Me offers content beyond penetration testing. Some rooms are built around devops and blue team as well.
On macOS, I wanted to have Discord so I can easily keep in touch with community while working on things. I can use the host for long term storage, especially things like notes or drafted blog posts. Speaking of notes, I installed Obsidian to track playbooks and write ups as I explored. The obsidian vaults are backed up to google drive so I can access notes from various machines.
Earlier in this post, I explained how I customized a Kali VM. Kali tools, platform access, and agent testing is my intended use for that machine. Each VM can be for unique purposes as needed in a sandbox environment.
I just realise that you have M1 chip on your Mac. You cannot run splunk with it in linux as the architecture is different, only x84 version is supported by splunk. If you want to use splunk on M1/M2 Macs you must run it under macOS and then Rosetta2 will handling emulation between x86 and M-series.
Hi,
I was wondering can i install splunk while running kali linux on vmware fusion on my macbook m1?
I can't seem to get it to install it gives me an error when i type in the command ./splunk start -accept-license. 152ee80cbc
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