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CEH Certified Ethical Hacker Cert Guide, 5th Edition

by Omar Santos, Michael Gregg

August 2025

Intermediate to advanced

917 pages

19h 41m

English

Pearson IT Certification

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How to Use This BookThe Companion Website for Online Content ReviewHow to Access the Pearson Test Prep (PTP) AppCustomizing Your ExamsUpdating Your ExamsPremium Edition eBook and Practice TestsEnd-of-Chapter Review ToolsGoals and MethodsWho Should Read This Book?Strategies for Exam PreparationHow This Book Is Organized
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsSecurity FundamentalsSecurity TestingHacking Methodologies and FrameworksHacking Concepts: Hacker and Cracker DescriptionsEthical Hacking Concepts: Ethical HackersTest Plans—Keeping It LegalEthics and LegalitySummaryExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsDefine Key TermsExercisesReview QuestionsSuggested Reading and Resources
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsThe Hacking ProcessThe Ethical Hacker’s ProcessInformation Security Systems and the StackSummaryExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsDefine Key TermsExercisesReview QuestionsSuggested Reading and Resources
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsFootprintingScanningSummaryExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsDefine Key TermsExercisesReview QuestionsSuggested Reading and Resources
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsEnumerationSystem Hacking Phases and Attack TechniquesEstablishing PersistenceSummaryExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsDefine Key TermsExerciseReview QuestionsSuggested Reading and Resources
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsSocial EngineeringMalware ThreatsVulnerability AnalysisSummaryExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsDefine Key TermsCommand Reference to Check Your MemoryExercisesReview QuestionsSuggested Reading and Resources
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsSniffersSession HijackingDenial of Service (DoS) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)SummaryExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsDefine Key TermsExercisesReview QuestionsSuggested Reading and Resources
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsWeb Server HackingWeb Application HackingDatabase HackingSummaryExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsExerciseReview QuestionsSuggested Reading and Resources
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsWireless and Mobile Device TechnologiesWi-FiSummaryExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview QuestionsSuggested Reading and Resources
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsIntrusion Detection and Prevention SystemsFirewallsEvading NAC and Endpoint SecurityHoneypotsSummaryExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview QuestionsSuggested Reading and Resources
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsCryptography History and ConceptsEncryption AlgorithmsPublic Key InfrastructureEmail and Disk EncryptionCryptoanalysis Tools and AttacksSecurity Protocols and CountermeasuresSummaryExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsDefine Key TermsExercisesReview QuestionsSuggested Reading and Resources
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsCloud ComputingCloud SecurityIoTBotnetsSummaryExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsDefine Key TermsReview QuestionsSuggested Reading and Resources
Hands-on ActivitiesSuggested Plan for Final Review and StudySummary

Content preview from CEH Certified Ethical Hacker Cert Guide, 5th Edition

Chapter 2 The Technical Foundations of Hacking

This chapter covers the following topics:

The Hacking Process: An ethical hacker should understand the goals, motivations, and techniques used by hackers. Consider this phrase: The best way to beat hackers is to understand the way they think.
The Ethical Hacker’s Process: Although the process is similar to what’s used by hackers, there are key differences. One difference is that the ethical hacker operates with permission of the organization. Second, the ethical hacker’s ultimate goal is to secure systems.
Information Security Systems and the Stack: Many attacks are based on the misuse of the protocols that are part of the TCP/IP suite of protocols. Therefore, an ethical hacker should have a good ...