Learn to hack your own system to protect against malicious attacks from outside Is hacking something left up to the bad guys? Certainly not! Hacking For Dummies, 5th Edition is a fully updated resource that guides you in hacking your system to better protect your network against malicious attacks. This revised text helps you recognize any vulnerabilities that are lurking in your system, allowing you to fix them before someone else finds them. Penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, security best practices, and other aspects of ethical hacking are covered in this book, including Windows 10 hacks, Linux hacks, web application hacks, database hacks, VoIP hacks, and mobile computing hacks. Additionally, you have access to free testing tools and an appendix detailing valuable tools and resources.
Ethical hacking entails thinking like the bad guys to identify any vulnerabilities that they might find in your system—and fixing them before they do. Also called penetration testing, ethical hacking is essential to keeping your system, and all of its data, secure. Understanding how to perform effective ethical hacking can improve the safety of your network.
- Defend your system—and all of the data it holds—against the latest Windows 10 and Linux hacks
- Develop an effective ethical hacking plan that keeps your system safe
- Protect your web applications, databases, laptops, and smartphones by going beyond simple hacking strategies
- Leverage the latest testing tools and techniques when using ethical hacking to keep your system secure
Hacking For Dummies, 5th Edition is a fully updated resource that guides you in hacking your own system to protect it—and it will become your go-to reference when ethical hacking is on your to-do list.
Table of Contents:
Foreword XV
Introduction 1
Part I: Building the Foundation for Security Testing 7
Chapter 1: Introduction to Ethical Hacking 9
Chapter 2: Cracking the Hacker Mindset 25
Chapter 3: Developing Your Ethical Hacking Plan 37
Chapter 4: Hacking Methodology 49
Part II: Putting Security Testing in Motion 59
Chapter 5: Information Gathering 61
Chapter 6: Social Engineering 67
Chapter 7: Physical Security 83
Chapter 8: Passwords 93
Part III: Hacking Network Hosts 121
Chapter 9: Network Infrastructure Systems 123
Chapter 10: Wireless Networks 159
Chapter 11: Mobile Devices 187
Part IV: Hacking Operating Systems 201
Chapter 12: Windows 203
Chapter 13: Linux 231
Part V: Hacking Applications 253
Chapter 14: Communication and Messaging Systems 255
Chapter 15: Web Applications and Mobile Apps 279
Chapter 16: Databases and Storage Systems 305
Part VI: Security Testing Aftermath 317
Chapter 17: Reporting Your Results 319
Chapter 18: Plugging Security Holes 325
Chapter 19: Managing Security Processes 331
Part VII: The Part of Tens 339
Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Getting Security Buy-In 341
Chapter 21: Ten Reasons Hacking Is the Only Effective Way to Test 347
Chapter 22: Ten Deadly Mistakes 351
Appendix: Tools and Resources 355
Index 373
About the Author :
Kevin Beaver is an independent information security consultant, expert witness, professional speaker, and writer with Atlanta, GA-based Principle Logic, LLC. You can connect with Kevin through his website www.principlelogic.com and on Twitter at @kevinbeaver.
Review :
"For those looking for a high-level theoretical approach to network defense, look elsewhere. This is an in the trenches guide you can use to ensure that your organization's systems and network are secure." (Ben Rothke, April 2016)
