Hacking For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/tech))

This work shows readers how to approach their system security from the hacker's perspective and perform non-destructive penetration testing. Learn to hack your own system to protect against malicious attacks from outside Is hacking something left up to the bad guys? Certainly not! Hacking For Dummies, 5th Edition is a fully updated resource that guides you in hacking your system to better protect your network against malicious attacks. This revised text helps you recognize any vulnerabilities that are lurking in your system, allowing you to fix them before someone else finds them. Penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, security best practices, and other aspects of ethical hacking are covered in this book, including Windows 10 hacks, Linux hacks, web application hacks, database hacks, VoIP hacks, and mobile computing hacks. Additionally, you have access to free testing tools and an appendix detailing valuable tools and resources. Ethical hacking entails thinking like the bad guys to identify any vulnerabilities that they might find in your system-and fixing them before they do. Also called penetration testing, ethical hacking is essential to keeping your system, and all of its data, secure. Understanding how to perform effective ethical hacking can improve the safety of your network. Defend your system-and all of the data it holds-against the latest Windows 10 and Linux hacks Develop an effective ethical hacking plan that keeps your system safe Protect your web applications, databases, laptops, and smartphones by going beyond simple hacking strategies Leverage the latest testing tools and techniques when using ethical hacking to keep your system secure Hacking For Dummies, 5th Edition is a fully updated resource that guides you in hacking your own system to protect it-and it will become your go-to reference when ethical hacking is on your to-do list While you're reading this, a hacker could be prying and spying his way into your company's IT systems, sabotaging your operations, stealing confidential information, shutting down your Web site, or wreaking havoc in other diabolical ways. Hackers For Dummies helps you hack into a hacker's mindset and take security precautions to help you avoid a hack attack. It outlines computer hacker tricks and techniques you can use to assess the security of your own information systems, find security vulnerabilities, and fix them before malicious and criminal hackers can exploit them. It covers: Hacking methodology and researching public information to see what a hacker can quickly learn about your operations Social engineering (how hackers manipulate employees to gain information and access), physical security, and password vulnerabilities Network infrastructure, including port scanners, SNMP scanning, banner grabbing, scanning, and wireless LAN vulnerabilities Operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and Novell NetWare Application hacking, including malware (Trojan horses, viruses, worms, rootkits, logic bombs, and more), e-mail and instant messaging, and Web applications Tests, tools (commercial, shareware, and freeware), and techniques that offer the most bang for your ethical hacking buck With this guide you can develop and implement a comprehensive security assessment plan, get essential support from management, test your system for vulnerabilities, take countermeasures, and protect your network infrastructure. You discover how to beat hackers at their own game, with: A hacking toolkit, including War dialing software, password cracking software, network scanning software, network vulnerability assessment software, a network analyzer, a Web application assessment tool, and more All kinds of countermeasures and ways to plug security holes A list of more than 100 security sites, tools, and resources Ethical hacking helps you fight hacking with hacking, pinpoint security flaws within your systems, and implement countermeasures. Complete with tons of screen shots, step-by-step instructions for some countermeasures, and actual case studies from IT security professionals, this is an invaluable guide, whether you're an Internet security professional, part of a penetration-testing team, or in charge of IT security for a large or small business.

Learn to hack your own system to protect against malicious attacks from outside

Is hacking something left up to the bad guys? Certainly not! Hacking For Dummies, 5 th Edition is a fully updated resource that guides you in hacking your system to better protect your network against malicious attacks. This revised text helps you recognize any vulnerabilities that are lurking in your system, allowing you to fix them before someone else finds them. Penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, security best practices, and other aspects of ethical hacking are covered in this book, including Windows 10 hacks, Linux hacks, web application hacks, database hacks, VoIP hacks, and mobile computing hacks. Additionally, you have access to free testing tools and an appendix detailing valuable tools and resources.

Ethical hacking entails thinking like the bad guys to identify any vulnerabilities that they might find in your system—and fixing them before they do. Also called penetration testing, ethical hacking is essential to keeping your system, and all of its data, secure. Understanding how to perform effective ethical hacking can improve the safety of your network.

• Defend your system—and all of the data it holds—against the latest Windows 10 and Linux hacks
• Develop an effective ethical hacking plan that keeps your system safe
• Protect your web applications, databases, laptops, and smartphones by going beyond simple hacking strategies
• Leverage the latest testing tools and techniques when using ethical hacking to keep your system secure

Hacking For Dummies, 5 th Edition is a fully updated resource that guides you in hacking your own system to protect it—and it will become your go-to reference when ethical hacking is on your to-do list.

Learn to hack your own system to protect against malicious attacks from outside Is hacking something left up to the bad guys? Certainly not! Hacking For Dummies, 5 th Edition is a fully updated resource that guides you in hacking your system to better protect your network against malicious attacks. This revised text helps you recognize any vulnerabilities that are lurking in your system, allowing you to fix them before someone else finds them. Penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, security best practices, and other aspects of ethical hacking are covered in this book, including Windows 10 hacks, Linux hacks, web application hacks, database hacks, VoIP hacks, and mobile computing hacks. Additionally, you have access to free testing tools and an appendix detailing valuable tools and resources. Ethical hacking entails thinking like the bad guys to identify any vulnerabilities that they might find in your system-and fixing them before they do. Also called penetration testing, ethical hacking is essential to keeping your system, and all of its data, secure. Understanding how to perform effective ethical hacking can improve the safety of your network. Defend your system-and all of the data it holds-against the latest Windows 10 and Linux hacks Develop an effective ethical hacking plan that keeps your system safe Protect your web applications, databases, laptops, and smartphones by going beyond simple hacking strategies Leverage the latest testing tools and techniques when using ethical hacking to keep your system secure Hacking For Dummies, 5 th Edition is a fully updated resource that guides you in hacking your own system to protect it-and it will become your go-to reference when ethical hacking is on your to-do list Updated for Windows 8 and the latest version of Linux The best way to stay safe online is to stop hackers before they attack - first, by understanding their thinking and second, by ethically hacking your own site to measure the effectiveness of your security. This practical, top-selling guide will help you do both. Fully updated for Windows 8 and the latest version of Linux, Hacking For Dummies, 4th Edition explores the malicious hacker's mindset and helps you develop an ethical hacking plan (also known as penetration testing) using the newest tools and techniques. More timely than ever, this must-have book covers the very latest threats, including web app hacks, database hacks, VoIP hacks, and hacking of mobile devices.-Guides you through the techniques and tools you need to stop hackers before they hack you -Completely updated to examine the latest hacks to Windows 8 and the newest version of Linux -Explores the malicious hackers's mindset so that you can counteract or avoid attacks completely -Suggests ways to report vulnerabilities to upper management, manage security changes, and put anti-hacking policies and procedures in place If you're responsible for security or penetration testing in your organization, or want to beef up your current system through ethical hacking, make sure you get Hacking For Dummies, 4th Edition Foreword XV Introduction 1 Part I: Building the Foundation for Security Testing 7 Chapter 1: Introduction to Ethical Hacking 9 Chapter 2: Cracking the Hacker Mindset 25 Chapter 3: Developing Your Ethical Hacking Plan 37 Chapter 4: Hacking Methodology 49 Part II: Putting Security Testing in Motion 59 Chapter 5: Information Gathering 61 Chapter 6: Social Engineering 67 Chapter 7: Physical Security 83 Chapter 8: Passwords 93 Part III: Hacking Network Hosts 121 Chapter 9: Network Infrastructure Systems 123 Chapter 10: Wireless Networks 159 Chapter 11: Mobile Devices 187 Part IV: Hacking Operating Systems 201 Chapter 12: Windows 203 Chapter 13: Linux 231 Part V: Hacking Applications 253 Chapter 14: Communication and Messaging Systems 255 Chapter 15: Web Applications and Mobile Apps 279 Chapter 16: Databases and Storage Systems 305 Part VI: Security Testing Aftermath 317 Chapter 17: Reporting Your Results 319 Chapter 18: Plugging Security Holes 325 Chapter 19: Managing Security Processes 331 Part VII: The Part of Tens 339 Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Getting Security Buy-In 341 Chapter 21: Ten Reasons Hacking Is the Only Effective Way to Test 347 Chapter 22: Ten Deadly Mistakes 351 Appendix: Tools and Resources 355 Index 373 Until You Can Think Like A Bad Guy And Recognize The Vulnerabilities In Your System, You Can't Build An Effective Plan To Keep Your Information Secure. The Book Helps You Stay On Top Of The Security Game!