Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Cert Guide

Michael Gregg

Pearson IT Certification, Dec 2, 2013 - Computers - 704 pages

This is the eBook version of the print title. Note that the eBook does not provide access to the practice test software that accompanies the print book.

Learn, prepare, and practice for CEH v8 exam success with this cert guide from Pearson IT Certification, a leader in IT certification learning.

• Master CEH exam topics
• Assess your knowledge with chapter-ending quizzes
• Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks

Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Cert Guide is a best-of-breed exam study guide. Leading security consultant and certification expert Michael Gregg shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

You'll get a complete test preparation routine organized around proven series elements and techniques. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly. Review questions help you assess your knowledge, and a final preparation chapter guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your final study plan.

This EC-Council authorized study guide helps you master all the topics on the CEH v8 (312-50) exam, including:

• Ethical hacking basics
• Technical foundations of hacking
• Footprinting and scanning
• Enumeration and system hacking
• Linux and automated assessment tools
• Trojans and backdoors
• Sniffers, session hijacking, and denial of service
• Web server hacking, web applications, and database attacks
• Wireless technologies, mobile security, and mobile attacks
• IDS, firewalls, and honeypots
• Buffer overflows, viruses, and worms
• Cryptographic attacks and defenses
• Physical security and social engineering

Contents

• Chapter 1 Ethical Hacking Basics: 3
• Chapter 2 The Technical Foundations of Hacking: 39
• Chapter 3 Footprinting and Scanning: 77
• Chapter 4 Enumeration and System Hacking: 137
• Chapter 5 Linux and Automated Assessment Tools: 173
• Chapter 6 Trojans and Backdoors: 213
• Chapter 7 Sniffers Session Hijacking and Denial of Service: 251
• Chapter 8 Web Server Hacking Web Applications and Database Attacks: 297
• Chapter 9 Wireless Technologies Mobile Security and Attacks: 341
• Chapter 10 IDS Firewalls and Honeypots: 381
• Chapter 11 Buffer Overflows Viruses and Worms: 417
• Chapter 12 Cryptographic Attacks and Defenses: 453
• Chapter 13 Physical Security and Social Engineering: 493
• Chapter 14 Final Preparation: 527
• Answers to the Do I Know This Already? Quizzes and Review Questions CD only: 3
• Memory Tables CD only: 33
• Memory Table Answer Key CD only: 39

About the author

Michael Gregg (CISSP, SSCP, CISA, MCSE, MCT, CTT+, A+, N+, Security+, CCNA, CASP, CISA, CISM, CEH, CHFI, and GSEC) is the founder and president of Superior Solutions, Inc., a Houston, Texas-based IT security consulting firm. Superior Solutions performs security assessments and penetration testing for Fortune 1000 firms. The company has performed security assessments for private, public, and governmental agencies. Its Houston-based team travels the country to assess, audit, and provide training services.

Michael is responsible for working with organizations to develop cost-effective and innovative technology solutions to security issues and for evaluating emerging technologies. He has more than 20 years of experience in the IT field and holds two associate’s degrees, a bachelor’s degree, and a master’s degree. In addition to coauthoring the first, second, and third editions of Security Administrator Street Smarts, Michael has written or co-authored 14 other books, including Build Your Own Security Lab: A Field Guide for Network Testing (Wiley, 2008); Hack the Stack: Using Snort and Ethereal to Master the 8 Layers of an Insecure Network (Syngress, 2006); Certified Ethical Hacker Exam Prep 2 (Que, 2006); and Inside Network Security Assessment: Guarding Your IT Infrastructure (Sams, 2005).

Michael has been quoted in newspapers such as the New York Times and featured on various television and radio shows, including NPR, ABC, CBS, Fox News, and others, discussing cyber security and ethical hacking. He has created more than a dozen IT security training security classes. He has created and performed video instruction on many security topics, such as cyber security, CISSP, CISA, Security+, and others.

When not consulting, teaching, or writing, Michael enjoys 1960s muscle cars and has a slot in his garage for a new project car.

You can reach Michael by email at [e-mail].

Bibliographic information

• Title: Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Cert Guide; Cert Guide
• Author: Michael Gregg
• Publisher: Pearson IT Certification, 2013
• ISBN: 0133413020, 9780133413021
• Length: 704 pages
• Subjects: Computers / Certification Guides / General