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Author: Kevin Beaver
ISBN : 0470550937
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A new edition of the bestselling guide-now updated to cover the latest hacks and how to prevent them!It's bad enough when a hack occurs-stealing identities, bank accounts, and personal information. But when the hack could have been prevented by taking basic security measures-like the ones described in this book-somehow that makes a bad situation even worse. This beginner guide to hacking examines some of the best security measures that exist and has been updated to cover the latest hacks for Windows 7 and the newest version of Linux.
Offering increased coverage of Web application hacks, database hacks, VoIP hacks, and mobile computing hacks, this guide addresses a wide range of vulnerabilities and how to identify and prevent them. Plus, you'll examine why ethical hacking is oftentimes the only way to find security flaws, which can then prevent any future malicious attacks.
- Explores the malicious hackers's mindset so that you can counteract or avoid attacks completely
- Covers developing strategies for reporting vulnerabilities, managing security changes, and putting anti-hacking policies and procedures in place
- Completely updated to examine the latest hacks to Windows 7 and the newest version of Linux
- Explains ethical hacking and why it is essential
Hacking For Dummies, 3rd Edition shows you how to put all the necessary security measures in place so that you avoid becoming a victim of malicious hacking.
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- Paperback: 408 pages
- Publisher: For Dummies; 3 edition (January 12, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470550937
- ISBN-13: 978-0470550939
- Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 0.9 x 9.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
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Hacking for Dummies could have been more accurately titled "Penetration Testing For Dummies" but that would have made for a less dramatic title and maybe cost it a few sales.
As it is, Kevin Beaver presents us with an excellent primer on how to announce, initiate, and conduct penetration tests within your organization. I say within but in fact he includes instructions on how to test systems from the outside as well.
The first part is titled "Building the Foundations of Ethical Hacking". It is vital. You simply cannot begin breaking into networks without letting people know what you are doing, especially in the United States where prosecutors are joyfully sending people to jail on felony charges for breaking privacy laws.
You should first plan your hacking tests, determine how far you are willing to go, balance the need to test with the risk that testing could damage the target system, or at least disrupt access. Then take your plan and have it authorized by the appropriate managers. If the organization wants you to conduct a stealth test, you should nevertheless get the OK from a few senior managers in IT and other departments.
Part Two gives an overview of social engineering hacks, i.e. circumventing security by getting people with authorized access to let you in, for instance by posing as tech support and getting people to reveal their password.
Parts one and two will stay relevant for many years because they deal with people rather than specific technologies.
Parts three to six are more hands on and describe tools you can use to hack into operating systems and networks. Beaver covers Windows, Linux, and Novell. Much of what you find in the Linux sections applies to any flavour of Unix.