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Synopsis
Learn, prepare, and practice for CEH version 9 exam success with
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Cert Guide from Pearson IT Certification, a leader in IT certification.
- Master CEH exam topics
- Assess your knowledge with chapter-ending quizzes
- Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks
- Practice with realistic exam questions with the powerful Pearson IT Certification Practice Test engine
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Cert Guide is a best-of-breed exam study guide. Leading security consultant and certification expert Michael Gregg shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.
You'll get a complete test preparation routine organized around proven series elements and techniques. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly. Review questions help you assess your knowledge, and a final preparation chapter guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your final study plan.
The companion website contains the powerful Pearson Test Prep practice test software, complete with hundreds of exam-realistic questions. The assessment engine offers students a wealth of customization options and reporting features, laying out a complete assessment of their knowledge to help them focus their study where it is needed most. Well-regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this study guide helps students master the concepts and techniques that will enable them to succeed on the exam the first time.
Synopsis
In this best-of-breed study guide, leading expert Michael Gregg helps you master all the topics you need to know to succeed on your Certified Ethical Hacker Version 9 exam and advance your career in IT security. Michael's concise, focused approach explains every exam objective from a real-world perspective, helping you quickly identify weaknesses and retain everything you need to know.
- Every feature of this book supports both efficient exam preparation and long-term mastery:
- Opening Topics Lists identify the topics you need to learn in each chapter and list EC-Council's official exam objectives
- Key Topics figures, tables, and lists call attention to the information that's most crucial for exam success
- Exam Preparation Tasks enable you to review key topics, complete memory tables, define key terms, work through scenarios, and answer review questions...going beyond mere facts to master the concepts that are crucial to passing the exam and enhancing your career
- Key Terms are listed in each chapter and defined in a complete glossary, explaining all the field's essential terminology
This study guide helps you master all the topics on the latest CEH exam, including
- Ethical hacking basics
- Technical foundations of hacking
- Footprinting and scanning
- Enumeration and system hacking
- Linux distro's, such as Kali and automated assessment tools
- Trojans and backdoors
- Sniffers, session hijacking, and denial of service
- Web server hacking, web applications, and database attacks
- Wireless technologies, mobile security, and mobile attacks
- IDS, firewalls, and honeypots
- Buffer overflows, viruses, and worms
- Cryptographic attacks and defenses
- Cloud security and social engineering