Book description
Updated for Windows 8 and the latest version of Linux
The best way to stay safe online is to stop hackers before they attack - first, by understanding their thinking and second, by ethically hacking your own site to measure the effectiveness of your security. This practical, top-selling guide will help you do both. Fully updated for Windows 8 and the latest version of Linux, Hacking For Dummies, 4th Edition explores the malicious hacker's mindset and helps you develop an ethical hacking plan (also known as penetration testing) using the newest tools and techniques.
More timely than ever, this must-have book covers the very latest threats, including web app hacks, database hacks, VoIP hacks, and hacking of mobile devices.
Guides you through the techniques and tools you need to stop hackers before they hack you
Completely updated to examine the latest hacks to Windows 8 and the newest version of Linux
Explores the malicious hackers's mindset so that you can counteract or avoid attacks completely
Suggests ways to report vulnerabilities to upper management, manage security changes, and put anti-hacking policies and procedures in place
If you're responsible for security or penetration testing in your organization, or want to beef up your current system through ethical hacking, make sure you get Hacking For Dummies, 4th Edition.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Part I: Building the Foundation for Ethical Hacking
- Part II: Putting Ethical Hacking in Motion
- Part III: Hacking Network Hosts
- Part IV: Hacking Operating Systems
- Part V: Hacking Applications
- Part VI: Ethical Hacking Aftermath
- Part VII: The Part of Tens
- Cheat Sheet
Product information
- Title: Hacking For Dummies, 4th Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2013
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9781118380932
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