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Hacking for dummies / Kevin Beaver

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Son, Inc., c2022Edition: 7th EditionDescription: 396 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781119872191
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QA 76.9.A25 .B43 2022
Contents:
Introduction -- Part 1: Building the Foundation for Security Testing -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Vulnerability and Penetration Testing -- Chapter 2: Cracking the Hacker Mindset -- Chapter 3: Developing Your Security Testing Plan -- Chapter 4: Hacking Methodology -- Part 2: Putting Security Testing in Motion -- Chapter 5: Information Gathering -- Chapter 6: Social Engineering -- Chapter 7: Physical Security -- Chapter 8: Passwords -- Part 3: Hacking Network Hosts -- Chapter 9: Network Infrastructure Systems -- Chapter 10: Wireless Networks -- Chapter 11: Mobile Devices -- Part 4: Hacking Operating Systems -- Chapter 12: Windows -- Chapter 13: Linux and macOS -- Part 5: Hacking Applications -- Chapter 14: Communication and Messaging Systems -- Chapter 15: Web Applications and Mobile Apps -- Chapter 16: Databases and Storage Systems -- Part 6: Security Testing Aftermath -- Chapter 17: Reporting Your Results -- Chapter 18: Plugging Your Security Holes -- Chapter 19: Managing Security Processes -- Part 7: The Part of Tens -- Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Getting Security Buy-In -- Chapter 21: Ten Reasons Hacking Is the Only Effective Way to Test -- Chapter 22: Ten Deadly Mistakes -- Appendix: Tools and Resources -- Index.
Summary: Learn to think like a hacker to secure your own systems and data Your smartphone, laptop, and desktop computer are more important to your life and business than ever before. On top of making your life easier and more productive, they hold sensitive information that should remain private. Luckily for all of us, anyone can learn powerful data privacy and security techniques to keep the bad guys on the outside where they belong. Hacking For Dummies takes you on an easy-to-follow cybersecurity voyage that will teach you the essentials of vulnerability and penetration testing so that you can find the holes in your network before the bad guys exploit them. You will learn to secure your Wi-Fi networks, lock down your latest Windows 11 installation, understand the security implications of remote work, and much more.
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Includes index.

Introduction -- Part 1: Building the Foundation for Security Testing -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Vulnerability and Penetration Testing -- Chapter 2: Cracking the Hacker Mindset -- Chapter 3: Developing Your Security Testing Plan -- Chapter 4: Hacking Methodology -- Part 2: Putting Security Testing in Motion -- Chapter 5: Information Gathering -- Chapter 6: Social Engineering -- Chapter 7: Physical Security -- Chapter 8: Passwords -- Part 3: Hacking Network Hosts -- Chapter 9: Network Infrastructure Systems -- Chapter 10: Wireless Networks -- Chapter 11: Mobile Devices -- Part 4: Hacking Operating Systems -- Chapter 12: Windows -- Chapter 13: Linux and macOS -- Part 5: Hacking Applications -- Chapter 14: Communication and Messaging Systems -- Chapter 15: Web Applications and Mobile Apps -- Chapter 16: Databases and Storage Systems -- Part 6: Security Testing Aftermath -- Chapter 17: Reporting Your Results -- Chapter 18: Plugging Your Security Holes -- Chapter 19: Managing Security Processes -- Part 7: The Part of Tens -- Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Getting Security Buy-In -- Chapter 21: Ten Reasons Hacking Is the Only Effective Way to Test -- Chapter 22: Ten Deadly Mistakes -- Appendix: Tools and Resources -- Index.

Learn to think like a hacker to secure your own systems and data Your smartphone, laptop, and desktop computer are more important to your life and business than ever before. On top of making your life easier and more productive, they hold sensitive information that should remain private. Luckily for all of us, anyone can learn powerful data privacy and security techniques to keep the bad guys on the outside where they belong. Hacking For Dummies takes you on an easy-to-follow cybersecurity voyage that will teach you the essentials of vulnerability and penetration testing so that you can find the holes in your network before the bad guys exploit them. You will learn to secure your Wi-Fi networks, lock down your latest Windows 11 installation, understand the security implications of remote work, and much more.

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