CEH v12 Certified Ethical Hacker Study Guide with 750 Practice Test Questions

Length: 768 pages
Edition: 1
Language: English
Publisher: Sybex
Publication Date: 2023-05-09
ISBN-10: 1394186924
ISBN-13: 9781394186921
Sales Rank: #213364 (See Top 100 Books)

The latest version of the official study guide for the in-demand CEH certification, now with 750 Practice Test Questions

Information security and personal privacy remains a growing concern for businesses in every sector. And even as the number of certifications increases, the Certified Ethical Hacker, Version 12 (CEH v12) maintains its place as one of the most sought-after and in-demand credentials in the industry.

In CEH v12 Certified Ethical Hacker Study Guide with 750 Practice Test Questions, you’ll find a comprehensive overview of the CEH certification requirements. Concise and easy-to-follow instructions are combined with intuitive organization that allows you to learn each exam objective in your own time and at your own pace. The Study Guide now contains more end of chapter review questions and more online practice tests. This combines the value from the previous two-book set including a practice test book into a more valuable Study Guide.

The book offers thorough and robust coverage of every relevant topic, as well as challenging chapter review questions, even more end of chapter review questions to validate your knowledge, and Exam Essentials, a key feature that identifies important areas for study. There are also twice as many online practice tests included. You’ll learn about common attack practices, like reconnaissance and scanning, intrusion detection, DoS attacks, buffer overflows, wireless attacks, mobile attacks, Internet of Things vulnerabilities, and more. It also provides:

Practical, hands-on exercises that reinforce vital, real-world job skills and exam competencies
Essential guidance for a certification that meets the requirements of the Department of Defense 8570 Directive for Information Assurance positions
Complimentary access to the Sybex online learning center, complete with chapter review questions, full-length practice exams, hundreds of electronic flashcards, and a glossary of key terms

The CEH v12 Certified Ethical Hacker Study Guide with 750 Practice Test Questions is your go-to official resource to prep for the challenging CEH v12 exam and a new career in information security and privacy.

Cover
Title Page
Copyright
About the Authors
    About the Technical Editor
Introduction
    What Is a CEH?
    About EC‐Council
    Using This Book
    Objective Map
    Let's Get Started!
    How to Contact the Publisher
    Assessment Test
    Answers to Assessment Test
Chapter 1: Ethical Hacking
    Overview of Ethics
    Overview of Ethical Hacking
    Attack Modeling
    Methodology of Ethical Hacking
    Summary
Chapter 2: Networking Foundations
    Communications Models
    Topologies
    Physical Networking
    IP
    TCP
    UDP
    Internet Control Message Protocol
    Network Architectures
    Cloud Computing
    Summary
    Review Questions
Chapter 3: Security Foundations
    The Triad
    Information Assurance and Risk
    Policies, Standards, and Procedures
    Organizing Your Protections
    Security Technology
    Being Prepared
    Summary
    Review Questions
Chapter 4: Footprinting and Reconnaissance
    Open Source Intelligence
    Domain Name System
    Passive Reconnaissance
    Website Intelligence
    Technology Intelligence
    Summary
    Review Questions
Chapter 5: Scanning Networks
    Ping Sweeps
    Port Scanning
    Vulnerability Scanning
    Packet Crafting and Manipulation
    Evasion Techniques
    Protecting and Detecting
    Summary
    Review Questions
Chapter 6: Enumeration
    Service Enumeration
    Remote Procedure Calls
    Server Message Block
    Simple Network Management Protocol
    Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
    Web‐Based Enumeration
    Summary
    Review Questions
Chapter 7: System Hacking
    Searching for Exploits
    System Compromise
    Gathering Passwords
    Password Cracking
    Client‐Side Vulnerabilities
    Living Off the Land
    Fuzzing
    Post Exploitation
    Summary
    Review Questions
Chapter 8: Malware
    Malware Types
    Malware Analysis
    Creating Malware
    Malware Infrastructure
    Antivirus Solutions
    Persistence
    Summary
    Review Questions
Chapter 9: Sniffing
    Packet Capture
    Detecting Sniffers
    Packet Analysis
    Spoofing Attacks
    Summary
    Review Questions
Chapter 10: Social Engineering
    Social Engineering
    Physical Social Engineering
    Phishing Attacks
    Social Engineering for Social Networking
    Website Attacks
    Wireless Social Engineering
    Automating Social Engineering
    Summary
    Review Questions
Chapter 11: Wireless Security
    Wi‐Fi
    Bluetooth
    Mobile Devices
    Summary
    Review Questions
Chapter 12: Attack and Defense
    Web Application Attacks
    Denial‐of‐Service Attacks
    Application Exploitation
    Lateral Movement
    Defense in Depth/Defense in Breadth
    Defensible Network Architecture
    Summary
    Review Questions
Chapter 13: Cryptography
    Basic Encryption
    Symmetric Key Cryptography
    Asymmetric Key Cryptography
    Certificate Authorities and Key Management
    Cryptographic Hashing
    PGP and S/MIME
    Disk and File Encryption
    Summary
    Review Questions
Chapter 14: Security Architecture and Design
    Data Classification
    Security Models
    Application Architecture
    Security Architecture
    Summary
    Review Questions
Chapter 15: Cloud Computing and the Internet of Things
    Cloud Computing Overview
    Cloud Architectures and Deployment
    Common Cloud Threats
    Internet of Things
    Operational Technology
    Summary
    Review Questions
Appendix: Answers to Review Questions
    Chapter 2: Networking Foundations
    Chapter 3: Security Foundations
    Chapter 4: Footprinting and Reconnaissance
    Chapter 5: Scanning Networks
    Chapter 6: Enumeration
    Chapter 7: System Hacking
    Chapter 8: Malware
    Chapter 9: Sniffing
    Chapter 10: Social Engineering
    Chapter 11: Wireless Security
    Chapter 12: Attack and Defense
    Chapter 13: Cryptography
    Chapter 14: Security Architecture and Design
    Chapter 15: Cloud Computing and the Internet of Things
Index
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