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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

Summary

One of the major ways to protect your resources from attackers is to use encryption for data in motion or in waiting. Your job as a security professional isn't to stop attackers, that's impossible. Anything is hackable. Your job is to slow them down or discourage them, and cryptography definitely does this.

This brings us to the end of this book and the beginning of your journey in cybersecurity. As you study for the CEH exam, remember that it's not an easy task to accomplish. The test is designed to make sure you know your craft.

Keep in mind that if you haven't fully grasped all the concepts we've talked about in this book, review it again. Do your own research. Reach out to me via my social media channels. My passion and mission are to help everyone and every company stay safer while using technology. Please be sure to tweet me or post on LinkedIn when you pass your exam or that you've learned something from me. The comments I get from...