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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

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Introduction

The EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) exam is one of the leading ethical hacking and cybersecurity certifications available today. CEH is recognized by the industry as providing candidates with a solid foundation of hands-on security testing skills and knowledge. The CEH exam covers a broad range of security concepts to prepare candidates for the technologies that they are likely to be working with if they move into a role that requires hands-on security testing.

Let’s talk some about what this book is. It offers you the information you need to know to pass the CEH exam. It’s highly recommended that you spend time with the tools and software discussed in the book. You should also complete a number of practice tests to become ...