CEH v11 Certified Ethical Hacker Study Guide

Chapter 12Attack and Defense

THE FOLLOWING CEH TOPICS ARE COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:

• Firewalls
• Network security
• Boundary protection appliances
• Log analysis tools
• Security models
• Information security incidents
• Technical assessment methods

 Attacking is an important element of an ethical hacking engagement. Once you've gotten through all of your evaluation of the environment, you can move into trying to gain access to it. While social engineering can be an important element in an attack, it's not the only way in. Once you get inside, you will also want to work on moving laterally. This can require some technical attacks. It may involve ...