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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 12 Final Preparation

The first 11 chapters of this book cover the technologies, protocols, design concepts, and considerations required for your preparation in passing the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Version 11 exam. These chapters cover the information that is necessary to pass the exam. However, most people need more preparation than simply reading the first 11 chapters of this book. This chapter, along with the Introduction of the book, suggests hands-on activities and a study plan that will help you complete your preparation for the exam.

Hands-on Activities

As mentioned, you should not expect to pass the CEH exam by just reading this book. The CEH exam requires hands-on experience with many of the tools and techniques ...