Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Preparation Guide: Lesson-Based Review of Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing

This book is designed to provide you with the knowledge, tactics, and tools needed to prepare for the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) exam, a qualification that tests the cybersecurity professionals baseline knowledge of security threats, risks, and countermeasures. It covers stealthy network re-con, passive traffic detection, privilege escalation, vulnerability recognition, remote access, spoofing, impersonation, brute force threats, and cross-site scripting. It also covers policies for penetration testing and requirements for documentation.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 205 pages
Publication date: 28 August 2021
Publisher: APress

This comprehensive book is designed to equip you with the essential knowledge, tactics, and tools required to prepare for the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) exam, a prestigious qualification that assesses the foundational knowledge of cybersecurity professionals in terms of security threats, risks, and countermeasures. Through a combination of engaging lectures and hands-on labs, you will delve into the organized framework of certified hacking, covering topics such as stealthy network reconnaissance, passive traffic detection, privilege escalation, vulnerability recognition, remote access, spoofing, impersonation, brute force threats, and cross-site scripting.

Moreover, the book delves into penetration testing policies and the documentation requirements necessary for ethical hacking endeavors. Employing a unique "lesson" format, the book concisely reviews each major topic, including footprinting and reconnaissance, scanning networks, system hacking, sniffers and social engineering, session hijacking, Trojans and backdoor viruses and worms, hacking webservers, SQL injection, buffer overflow, evading IDS, firewalls, and honeypots, among many others.

Whether you are a security professional seeking to enhance your credentials, systems administrators, network administrators, security administrators, junior IT auditors/penetration testers, security specialists, or security consultants, this book is an invaluable resource for expanding your understanding of ethical hacking principles and acquiring the skills necessary to excel in this field.

Weight: 355g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781484272572
Edition number: 1st ed.