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Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) v12 312-50 Exam Guide

By : Dale Meredith
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Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) v12 312-50 Exam Guide

By: Dale Meredith

Overview of this book

With cyber threats continually evolving, understanding the trends and using the tools deployed by attackers to determine vulnerabilities in your system can help secure your applications, networks, and devices. To outmatch attacks, developing an attacker's mindset is a necessary skill, which you can hone with the help of this cybersecurity book. This study guide takes a step-by-step approach to helping you cover all the exam objectives using plenty of examples and hands-on activities. You'll start by gaining insights into the different elements of InfoSec and a thorough understanding of ethical hacking terms and concepts. You'll then learn about various vectors, including network-based vectors, software-based vectors, mobile devices, wireless networks, and IoT devices. The book also explores attacks on emerging technologies such as the cloud, IoT, web apps, and servers and examines prominent tools and techniques used by hackers. Finally, you'll be ready to take mock tests, which will help you test your understanding of all the topics covered in the book. By the end of this book, you'll have obtained the information necessary to take the 312-50 exam and become a CEH v11 certified ethical hacker.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
1
Section 1: Where Every Hacker Starts
10
Section 2: A Plethora of Attack Vectors
15
Section 3: Cloud, Apps, and IoT Attacks
20
Chapter 17: CEH Exam Practice Questions

Hacking Android

To begin, it's important to understand the bigger picture about what we're dealing with when it comes to hacking mobile platforms. So, let's start by understanding the Android security environment.

Android security

To understand any type of security, you need to know the architecture that lies underneath the platform, because it can show you where the holes are on that device.

Android security is layered like an onion. Let's look at each layer one by one.

Linux kernel layer

Like Windows, macOS, and others, Android has a Linux kernel as its first layer.

Android used it because it's stable – it has a proven driver set. The Linux kernel creates an interface between the hardware that may be installed on the device, be it the display, the camera on the device, USB ports, networking ports, the keypad on the screen, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, sound, and the power features. All these devices are supported directly by the operating...