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This guide to the Certified Ethical Hacker certification examination provides a comprehensive review of all test subject areas as well as detailed reference material for this computer security and penetration testing exam. The work covers basic cryptography, reconnaissance and information gathering, scanning and enumeration, network hacking, social engineering and physical access, wireless network attacks, trojans and software-based attacks, and developing Pen test routines. Chapters include illustrations, code examples and sidebars and each section concludes with numerous practice questions. An accompanying CD-ROM includes two complete practice exams, an electronic version of the text, as well as recommendations for software tools and other references. Walker is an IT security trainer and a security engineer at Hewlett-Packard. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Get complete coverage of all the objectives included on the EC-Council's Certified Ethical Hacker exam inside this comprehensive resource. Written by an IT security expert, this authoritative guide covers the vendor-neutral CEH exam in full detail. You'll find learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, exam tips, practice exam questions, and in-depth explanations. Designed to help you pass the exam with ease, this definitive volume also serves as an essential on-the-job reference.COVERS ALL EXAM TOPICS, INCLUDING:Introduction to ethical hackingCryptographyReconnaissance and footprintingNetwork scanningEnumerationSystem hackingEvasion techniquesSocial engineering and physical securityHacking web servers and applicationsSQL injectionViruses, trojans, and other attacksWireless hackingPenetration testingCD-ROM FEATURES:Two practice examsPDF copy of the bookBonus appendix with author's recommended tools, sites, and referencesMatt Walker, CEHv7, CPTS, CNDA, CCNA, MCSE, has held a wide variety of IT security teaching, writing, and leadership roles, including director of the Network Training Center on Ramstein AB, Germany, and IT security manager for Lockheed Martin at Kennedy Space Center. He is currently a security engineer for Hewlett-Packard.
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