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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

Social engineering methods

Attackers use a variety of social engineering methods to collect sensitive information from individuals or organizations that could be used to perpetrate fraud or other criminal acts.

This section will cover people-based, computer-based, and mobile-based social engineering approaches, all with examples to help you understand them better.

People-based social engineering

Human contact is a part of people-based social engineering. Pretending to be a real person, the attacker interacts with a target organization employee to obtain sensitive information, such as corporate strategies and networks, that will aid them in launching their attack. The attacker can simply access the server room by impersonating an IT support technician, for example.

An attacker can use the following methods to execute human-based social engineering.

Impersonation

Impersonation is a frequent people-based social engineering method in which the attacker poses as a legitimate...