Tag: Kevin Beaver

Are you worried about external hackers and rogue insiders breaking into your systems? Whether it’s social engineering, network infrastructure attacks, or application hacking, security breaches in your systems can devastate your business or personal life. In order to counter these cyber bad guys, you must become a hacker yourself—an ethical hacker. Hacking for Dummies shows you just how vulnerable your systems are to attackers. It shows you how to find your weak spots and perform penetration and other security tests. With the information found in this handy, straightforward book, you will be able to develop a plan to keep your information safe and sound. You’ll discover how to:Work ethically, respect privacy, and save your system from crashingDevelop a hacking planTreat social engineers and preserve their honestyCounter war dialing and scan infrastructuresUnderstand the vulnerabilities of Windows, Linux, and Novell NetWarePrevent breaches in messaging systems, web applications, and databasesReport your results and managing security changesAvoid deadly mistakesGet management involved with defending your systemsAs we enter into the digital era, protecting your systems and your company has never been more important. Don’t let skepticism delay your decisions and put your security at risk. With Hacking For Dummies, you can strengthen your defenses and prevent attacks from every angle!

While you’re reading this, a hacker could be prying and spying his way into your company’s IT systems, sabotaging your operations, stealing confidential information, shutting down your Web site, or wreaking havoc in other diabolical ways. Hackers For Dummies helps you hack into a hacker’s mindset and take security precautions to help you avoid a hack attack. It outlines computer hacker tricks and techniques you can use to assess the security of your own information systems, find security vulnerabilities, and fix them before malicious and criminal hackers can exploit them. It covers: Hacking methodology and researching public information to see what a hacker can quickly learn about your operationsSocial engineering (how hackers manipulate employees to gain information and access), physical security, and password vulnerabilitiesNetwork infrastructure, including port scanners, SNMP scanning, banner grabbing, scanning, and wireless LAN vulnerabilitiesOperating systems, including Windows, Linux, and Novell NetWareApplication hacking, including malware (Trojan horses, viruses, worms, rootkits, logic bombs, and more), e-mail and instant messaging, and Web applicationsTests, tools (commercial, shareware, and freeware), and techniques that offer the most bang for your ethical hacking buckWith this guide you can develop and implement a comprehensive security assessment plan, get essential support from management, test your system for vulnerabilities, take countermeasures, and protect your network infrastructure. You discover how to beat hackers at their own game, with:A hacking toolkit, including War dialing software, password cracking software, network scanning software, network vulnerability assessment software, a network analyzer, a Web application assessment tool, and moreAll kinds of countermeasures and ways to plug security holesA list of more than 100 security sites, tools, and resourcesEthical hacking helps you fight hacking with hacking, pinpoint security flaws within your systems, and implement countermeasures. Complete with tons of screen shots, step-by-step instructions for some countermeasures, and actual case studies from IT security professionals, this is an invaluable guide, whether you’re an Internet security professional, part of a penetration-testing team, or in charge of IT security for a large or small business.

A new edition of the bestselling guide-now updated to cover the latest hacks and how to prevent them!It's bad enough when a hack occurs-stealing identities, bank accounts, and personal information. But when the hack could have been prevented by taking basic security measures-like the ones described in this book-somehow that makes a bad situation even worse. This beginner guide to hacking examines some of the best security measures that exist and has been updated to cover the latest hacks for Windows 7 and the newest version of Linux.Offering increased coverage of Web application hacks, database hacks, VoIP hacks, and mobile computing hacks, this guide addresses a wide range of vulnerabilities and how to identify and prevent them. Plus, you'll examine why ethical hacking is oftentimes the only way to find security flaws, which can then prevent any future malicious attacks.Explores the malicious hackers's mindset so that you can counteract or avoid attacks completelyCovers developing strategies for reporting vulnerabilities, managing security changes, and putting anti-hacking policies and procedures in placeCompletely updated to examine the latest hacks to Windows 7 and the newest version of LinuxExplains ethical hacking and why it is essentialHacking For Dummies, 3rd Edition shows you how to put all the necessary security measures in place so that you avoid becoming a victim of malicious hacking.

Become a cyber-hero - know the common wireless weaknesses "Reading a book like this one is a worthy endeavor toward becoming an experienced wireless security professional." --Devin Akin - CTO, The Certified Wireless Network Professional (CWNP) ProgramWireless networks are so convenient - not only for you, but also for those nefarious types who'd like to invade them. The only way to know if your system can be penetrated is to simulate an attack. This book shows you how, along with how to strengthen any weak spots you find in your network's armor.Discover how to:Perform ethical hacks without compromising a systemCombat denial of service and WEP attacksUnderstand how invaders thinkRecognize the effects of different hacksProtect against war drivers and rogue devices