Hardware Security: The Practical Guide to Penetration Testing and Prevention - Softcover

Scheible, Tobias

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1493227718 ISBN 13: 9781493227716

Publisher: Rheinwerk Computing, 2026

Synopsis

Defend your system against hardware-based security breaches by thinking like a hacker! With this guide, master the tools you need to develop preventative IT security tests and measures. Learn how to perform penetration tests step by step, and then evaluate and correct vulnerabilities. Get up to speed on awareness training methods and hacking tools for protecting your hardware. From USB killers and keyloggers to manipulated Wi-Fi connections and beyond, understand real-world attack scenarios and—most importantly—how to prevent them!

• Understand hardware vulnerabilities and attack vectors
• Work with pentesting hardware to improve security for USBs, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, RFID, LAN, and more
• Develop training mechanisms and testing procedures to reduce the risk of attacks via external devices

About this title

About the Author

Tobias Scheible is a computer scientist and research associate at Albstadt-Sigmaringen University of Applied Sciences, where he works as a lecturer in the university certificate program at the Institute for Continuing Education and teaches part-time modules about network security, internet technologies, and IT forensics. His focus is on IT security hardware, web application security, web forensics, and user-centered teaching.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rheinwerk Computing
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1493227718
• ISBN 13: 9781493227716
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 600