Ebook: Cehv9: Certified Ethical Hacker Version 9

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Introduction -- Assessment Test -- Chapter 1 Introduction to Ethical Hacking -- Hacking: the Evolution -- The Early Days of Hacking -- Current Developments -- Hacking: Fun or Criminal Activity? -- The Evolution and Growth of Hacking -- So, What Is an Ethical Hacker? -- What Are Your Responsibilities? -- Code of Conduct and Ethics -- Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing -- Hacking Methodologies -- Vulnerability Research and Tools -- What Is Incident Response? -- Business Continuity Plan -- Ethics and the Law -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Chapter 2 System Fundamentals -- Exploring Network Topologies -- Working with the Open Systems Interconnection Model -- Dissecting the TCP/IP Suite -- IP Subnetting -- Hexadecimal vs. Binary -- Exploring TCP/IP Ports -- Domain Name System -- Understanding Network Devices -- Routers and Switches -- Working with MAC Addresses -- Proxies and Firewalls -- Intrusion Prevention and Intrusion Detection Systems -- Network Security -- Knowing Operating Systems -- Microsoft Windows -- Mac OS -- Android -- Linux -- Backups and Archiving -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Chapter 3 Cryptography -- Cryptography: Early Applications and Examples -- History of Cryptography -- Tracing the Evolution -- Cryptography in Action -- So How Does It Work? -- Symmetric Cryptography -- Asymmetric, or Public Key, Cryptography -- Understanding Hashing -- Issues with Cryptography -- Applications of Cryptography -- IPsec -- Pretty Good Privacy -- Secure Sockets Layer -- Summary -- Exam Essentials -- Review Questions -- Chapter 4 Footprinting -- Understanding the Steps of Ethical Hacking -- Phase 1: Footprinting -- Phase 2: Scanning -- Phase 3: Enumeration -- Phase 4: System Hacking.