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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

Countermeasures

To get access to the targeted company's information resources, social engineers may exploit and use human behavior (such as politeness, excitement for work, laziness, or being naive). Social engineering attacks are difficult to detect since the victim may be unaware that they have been deceived. They're extremely like the other types of attacks used to get access to a company's sensitive data. To protect itself from social engineering attacks, a corporation must assess the danger of various types of attacks, calculate potential damages, and raise awareness among its staff.

Countermeasures against social engineering

Social engineering techniques are used by attackers to persuade people to give secret information about their businesses. They employ social engineering to commit fraud, identity theft, industrial espionage, and other nefarious activities. Organizations must build effective policies and processes to protect themselves from social engineering...