Hacking
By: by Kevin Beaver
Edition: 6th edition.
Series: For dummies; --For dummies
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9781119485476
Subjects: Computer networks; Security measures; Computer security; Hackers
Work titles: Hacking for dummies
Description: "Be a good guy by thinking like a bad guy. To outsmart a hacker, you must think like a hacker. Security expert Kevin Beaver shows you what motivates hackers and what they're looking for. He lets you in on the secrets of vulnerability and penetration testing, security best practices, and everything else you need to know to stop attackers before they cause problems for your business. Learn how to protect your servers and desktops, web applications, mobile devices, or your entire network"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I: Building the foundation for security testing. Introduction to vulnerability and penetration testing ; Cracking the hacker mindset ; Developing your security testing plan ; Hacking methodology; title: Part II: Putting security testing in motion. Information gathering ; Social engineering ; Physical security ; Passwords; title: Part III: Hacking network hosts. Network infrastructure systems ; Wireless networks ; Mobile devices; title: Part IV: Hacking operating systems. Windows ; Linux and macOS; title: Part V: Hacking applications. Communication and messaging systems ; Web applications and mobile apps ; Databases and storage systems; title: Part VI: Security testing aftermath. Reporting your results ; Plugging your security holes ; Managing security processes; title: Part VII: The part of tens. Ten tips for getting security buy-in ; Ten reasons hacking is the only effective way to test ; Ten deadly mistakes; title: Appendix: tools and resources.