Hands-On Ethical Hacking Tactics: Strategies, tools, and techniques for effective cyber defense

Hands-On Ethical Hacking Tactics: Strategies, tools, and techniques for effective cyber defense
by: Shane Hartman (Author),Ken Dunham(Foreword)
Publisher:Packt Publishing
Publication Date: May 17, 2024
Language:English
Print Length:464 pages
ISBN-10:1801810087
ISBN-13:9781801810081
Book Description
Detect and mitigate diverse cyber threats with actionable insights into attacker types, techniques, and efficient cyber threat hunting Key FeaturesExplore essential tools and techniques to ethically penetrate and safeguard digital environmentsSet up a malware lab and learn how to detect malicious code running on the networkUnderstand different attacker types, their profiles, and mindset, to enhance your cyber defense planPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionIf you’re an ethical hacker looking to boost your digital defenses and stay up to date with the evolving cybersecurity landscape, then this book is for you. Hands-On Ethical Hacking Tactics is a comprehensive guide that will take you from fundamental to advanced levels of ethical hacking, offering insights into both offensive and defensive techniques. Written by a seasoned professional with 20+ years of experience, this book covers attack tools, methodologies, and procedures, helping you enhance your skills in securing and defending networks.The book starts with foundational concepts such as footprinting, reconnaissance, scanning, enumeration, vulnerability assessment, and threat modeling. Next, you’ll progress to using specific tools and procedures for hacking Windows, Unix, web servers, applications, and databases. The book also gets you up to speed with malware analysis. Throughout the book, you’ll experience a smooth transition from theoretical concepts to hands-on techniques using various platforms. Finally, you’ll explore incident response, threat hunting, social engineering, IoT hacking, and cloud exploitation, which will help you address the complex aspects of ethical hacking.By the end of this book, you’ll have gained the skills you need to navigate the ever-changing world of cybersecurity.What you will learnUnderstand the core concepts and principles of ethical hackingGain hands-on experience through dedicated labsExplore how attackers leverage computer systems in the digital landscapeDiscover essential defensive technologies to detect and mitigate cyber threatsMaster the use of scanning and enumeration toolsUnderstand how to hunt and use search information to identify attacksWho this book is forHands-On Ethical Hacking Tactics is for penetration testers, ethical hackers, and cybersecurity enthusiasts looking to explore attack tools, methodologies, and procedures relevant to today’s cybersecurity landscape. This ethical hacking book is suitable for a broad audience with varying levels of expertise in cybersecurity, whether you’re a student or a professional looking for job opportunities, or just someone curious about the field.Table of ContentsEthical Hacking ConceptsEthical Hacking Footprinting and ReconnaissanceEthical Hacking Scanning and EnumerationEthical Hacking Vulnerability Assessment and Threat ModelingHacking the Windows Operating SystemHacking the Linux Operating System Ethical Hacking of Web ServersHacking DatabasesEthical Hacking Protocol ReviewEthical Hacking for Malware AnalysisIncident Response and Threat HuntingSocial EngineeringEthical Hacking of the Internet of Things (IoT)Ethical Hacking in the Cloud
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Detect and mitigate diverse cyber threats with actionable insights into attacker types, techniques, and efficient cyber threat hunting Key FeaturesExplore essential tools and techniques to ethically penetrate and safeguard digital environmentsSet up a malware lab and learn how to detect malicious code running on the networkUnderstand different attacker types, their profiles, and mindset, to enhance your cyber defense planPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionIf you’re an ethical hacker looking to boost your digital defenses and stay up to date with the evolving cybersecurity landscape, then this book is for you. Hands-On Ethical Hacking Tactics is a comprehensive guide that will take you from fundamental to advanced levels of ethical hacking, offering insights into both offensive and defensive techniques. Written by a seasoned professional with 20+ years of experience, this book covers attack tools, methodologies, and procedures, helping you enhance your skills in securing and defending networks.The book starts with foundational concepts such as footprinting, reconnaissance, scanning, enumeration, vulnerability assessment, and threat modeling. Next, you’ll progress to using specific tools and procedures for hacking Windows, Unix, web servers, applications, and databases. The book also gets you up to speed with malware analysis. Throughout the book, you’ll experience a smooth transition from theoretical concepts to hands-on techniques using various platforms. Finally, you’ll explore incident response, threat hunting, social engineering, IoT hacking, and cloud exploitation, which will help you address the complex aspects of ethical hacking.By the end of this book, you’ll have gained the skills you need to navigate the ever-changing world of cybersecurity.What you will learnUnderstand the core concepts and principles of ethical hackingGain hands-on experience through dedicated labsExplore how attackers leverage computer systems in the digital landscapeDiscover essential defensive technologies to detect and mitigate cyber threatsMaster the use of scanning and enumeration toolsUnderstand how to hunt and use search information to identify attacksWho this book is forHands-On Ethical Hacking Tactics is for penetration testers, ethical hackers, and cybersecurity enthusiasts looking to explore attack tools, methodologies, and procedures relevant to today’s cybersecurity landscape. This ethical hacking book is suitable for a broad audience with varying levels of expertise in cybersecurity, whether you’re a student or a professional looking for job opportunities, or just someone curious about the field.Table of ContentsEthical Hacking ConceptsEthical Hacking Footprinting and ReconnaissanceEthical Hacking Scanning and EnumerationEthical Hacking Vulnerability Assessment and Threat ModelingHacking the Windows Operating SystemHacking the Linux Operating System Ethical Hacking of Web ServersHacking DatabasesEthical Hacking Protocol ReviewEthical Hacking for Malware AnalysisIncident Response and Threat HuntingSocial EngineeringEthical Hacking of the Internet of Things (IoT)Ethical Hacking in the Cloud