Hacking for Dummies

8th Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-394-34812-1
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 416 Seiten, Format (B × H): 188 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 522 g

Think like a hacker to protect your sensitive information

To safeguard your private data from prying eyes, it helps to understand how hackers do what they do. Hacking For Dummies gives you the tools you need to step into a hacker's shoes and discover the best strategies to secure your data. You won't learn how to steal your neighbors' Wi-Fi, but you will gain the skills to keep nosy hackers out of your systems and applications. With clear, jargon-free explanations, you'll learn to recognize cyberthreats and keep your information safe. This updated edition includes new content on AI, the Internet of Things (IoT), and the security implications of hybrid work. - Understand the tools hackers use to steal sensitive data from individuals and businesses
- Discover methods of protecting your information—including improving your security, recognizing phishing scams, and more
- Assess your current network and cloud configurations from a hacker's perspective using proven vulnerability and penetration testing techniques
- Defend against AI-generated scams, lost devices, and other common threats

Hacking For Dummies is for anyone looking to protect their devices from hacking—at home, at the office, or anywhere in-between.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Beaver, Kevin

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Technische Informatik Computersicherheit Computerkriminalität & Hacking

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1

Part 1: Building the Foundation for Security Testing 5

Chapter 1: Introduction to Vulnerability and Penetration Testing 7

Chapter 2: Cracking the Hacker Mindset 27

Chapter 3: Developing Your Security Testing Plan 41

Chapter 4: Hacking Methodology 55

Part 2: Putting Security Testing in Motion 67

Chapter 5: Information Gathering 69

Chapter 6: Social Engineering 79

Chapter 7: Physical Security 97

Chapter 8: Passwords 109

Part 3: Hacking Network Hosts 141

Chapter 9: Network Infrastructure Systems 143

Chapter 10: Wireless Networks 175

Chapter 11: Mobile Devices 203

Part 4: Hacking Operating Systems 217

Chapter 12: Windows 219

Chapter 13: Linux and macOS 247

Part 5: Hacking Applications 271

Chapter 14: Email Systems 273

Chapter 15: Web Applications and Mobile Apps 293

Chapter 16: Databases and Storage Systems 321

Part 6: Security Testing Aftermath 233

Chapter 17: Reporting Your Results 335

Chapter 18: Plugging Your Security Holes 343

Chapter 19: Managing Security Processes 351

Part 7: The Part of Tens 259

Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Getting Security Buy-In 361

Chapter 21: Ten Reasons Hacking Is the Only Effective Way to Test 367

Chapter 22: Ten Deadly Mistakes. 371

Index 377

Über Autor(innen)

Kevin Beaver is an information security consultant, writer, and professional speaker with nearly four decades of experience in information technology. He’s the founder of Principle Logic, LLC, an independent information security company that focuses on vulnerability and penetration testing, security operations reviews, and virtual CISO consulting services.