CEH: Certified Ethical Hacker Version 8 Study Guide - Softcover

Oriyano, Sean–Philip

Softcover

ISBN 10: 111864767X ISBN 13: 9781118647677

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2014

Synopsis

Prepare for the new Certified Ethical Hacker version 8 exam with this Sybex guide

Security professionals remain in high demand. The Certified Ethical Hacker is a one–of–a–kind certification designed to give the candidate a look inside the mind of a hacker. This study guide provides a concise, easy–to–follow approach that covers all of the exam objectives and includes numerous examples and hands–on exercises. Coverage includes cryptography, footprinting and reconnaissance, scanning networks, enumeration of services, gaining access to a system, Trojans, viruses, worms, covert channels, and much more. A companion website includes additional study tools, Including practice exam and chapter review questions and electronic flashcards.

• Security remains the fastest growing segment of IT, and CEH certification provides unique skills
• The CEH also satisfies the Department of Defense’s 8570 Directive, which requires all Information Assurance government positions to hold one of the approved certifications
• This Sybex study guide is perfect for candidates studying on their own as well as those who are taking the CEHv8 course
• Covers all the exam objectives with an easy–to–follow approach
• Companion website includes practice exam questions, flashcards, and a searchable Glossary of key terms

CEHv8: Certified Ethical Hacker Version 8 Study Guide is the book you need when you′re ready to tackle this challenging exam

Also available as a set, Etical Hacking and Web Hacking Set, 9781119072171 with The Web Application Hacker′s Handbook: Finding and Exploiting Security Flaws, 2nd Edition.  

About this title

About the Author

Sean–Philip Oriyano CEH, CEI, CISSP, is cofounder and vice president of Sonwell & Oriyano, LLC, an IT security consulting and training company based in Las Vegas. Oriyano is a 20–year veteran of the IT industry and is currently an instructor who specializes in infrastructure and security topics for various public and private entities. Sean has served as an IT security instructor for the US Air Force, Navy, and Army at locations both in North America and internationally.

From the Back Cover

Includes Real–World Scenarios, Hands–On Exercises, and Access to Exam Prep Software Featuring:

+ Practice Test Environment

+ Hundreds of Practice Questions

+ Electronic Flashcards

+ Chapter Review Questions

+ Glossary of Key Terms

Complete Preparation for the Certified Ethical Hacker Exam Version 8

This in–depth study guide prepares you for the unique and challenging Certified Ethical Hacker version 8 (CEHv8) exam. IT security expert Sean–Philip Oriyano has compiled a comprehensive overview of the CEH certification requirements with a concise and easy–to–follow approach to this difficult exam. Essential topics like intrusion detection, DDoS attacks, buffer overflows, and virus creation are covered in detail. This DoD 8570.1–compliant study guide from Sybex includes:

Full coverage of all exam topics in a systematic approach, so you can be confident you re getting the instruction you need for the exam

Practical hands–on exercises to reinforce critical skills

Real–world scenarios that put what you ve learned in the context of actual job roles

Challenging review questions in each chapter to prepare you for exam day

Exam Essentials, a key feature in each chapter that identifies critical areas you must become proficient in before taking the exam

A handy section that maps every official exam objective to the corresponding chapter in the book so you can track your exam prep objective by objective

Sybex Exam Prep Tools

Go to www.sybex.com/go/cehv8 for access to a full set of study tools to help you prepare for the exam, including:

• Chapter review questions
• Full–length practice exams
• Hundreds of electronic flashcards
• Glossary of key terms

Includes coverage of all exam objectives, including these key topics:

• Introduction to Ethical Hacking
• Footprinting and Reconnaissance
• Scanning Networks
• Enumeration
• System Hacking
• Trojans and Backdoors
• Viruses and Worms
• Sniffers
• Social Engineering
• Denial of Service
• Session Hijacking
• Hacking Webservers
• Hacking Web Applications
• SQL Injection
• Hacking Wireless Networks
• Evading IDS, Firewalls, and Honeypots
• Buffer Overflow
• Cryptography
• Penetration Testing

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 111864767X
• ISBN 13: 9781118647677
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 504