The Technical Foundations of Hacking
Introduction
The Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite is so dominant and important to ethical hacking that it is given wide coverage in this Chapter. Many tools, attacks, and techniques that will be seen throughout this book are based on the use and misuse of TCP/IP protocol suite. Understanding its basic functions will advance your security skills. This Chapter also spends time reviewing the attacker's process and some of the better known methodologies used by ethical hackers.
The Attacker s Process |
Part I: Exam Preparation
The Business Aspects of Penetration Testing
- The Business Aspects of Penetration Testing
- Study Strategies
- Security Fundamentals
- Security Testing
- Hacker and Cracker Descriptions
- Ethical Hackers
- Test PlansKeeping It Legal
- Ethics and Legality
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Apply Your Knowledge
The Technical Foundations of Hacking
- The Technical Foundations of Hacking
- Study Strategies
- The Attackers Process
- The Ethical Hackers Process
- Security and the Stack
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Apply Your Knowledge
Footprinting and Scanning
- Footprinting and Scanning
- Study Strategies
- Determining Assessment Scope
- The Seven-Step Information Gathering Process
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Apply Your Knowledge
Enumeration and System Hacking
- Enumeration and System Hacking
- Study Strategies
- The Architecture of Windows Computers
- Enumeration
- Windows Hacking
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Apply Your Knowledge
Linux and Automated Security Assessment Tools
- Linux and Automated Security Assessment Tools
- Study Strategies
- Linux
- Automated Assessment Tools
- Picking the Right Platform
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Apply Your Knowledge
Trojans and Backdoors
- Trojans and Backdoors
- Study Strategies
- An Overview of TrojansThe History of Trojans
- Covert Communications
- Trojan and Backdoor Countermeasures
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Apply Your Knowledge
Sniffers, Session Hijacking, and Denial of Service
- Sniffers, Session Hijacking, and Denial of Service
- Study Strategies
- Sniffers
- Session Hijacking
- Denial of Service
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Apply Your Knowledge
Web Server Hacking, Web Applications, and Database Attacks
- Web Server Hacking, Web Applications, and Database Attacks
- Study Strategies
- Web Server Hacking
- Web Application Hacking
- Database Overview
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Apply Your Knowledge
Wireless Technologies, Security, and Attacks
- Wireless Technologies, Security, and Attacks
- Study Strategies
- Wireless TechnologiesA Brief History
- Wireless LANs
- Wireless Hacking Tools
- Securing Wireless Networks
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Apply Your Knowledge
IDS, Firewalls, and Honeypots
- IDS, Firewalls, and Honeypots
- Study Strategies
- Intrusion Detection Systems
- Firewalls
- Honeypots
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Apply Your Knowledge
Buffer Overflows, Viruses, and Worms
- Buffer Overflows, Viruses, and Worms
- Study Strategies
- Buffer Overflows
- Viruses and Worms
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Apply Your Knowledge
Cryptographic Attacks and Defenses
- Cryptographic Attacks and Defenses
- Study Strategies
- Functions of Cryptography
- History of Cryptography
- Algorithms
- Hashing
- Digital Signatures
- Steganography
- Digital Certificates
- Public Key Infrastructure
- Protocols, Standards, and Applications
- Encryption Cracking and Tools
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Apply Your Knowledge
Physical Security and Social Engineering
- Physical Security and Social Engineering
- Study Strategies
- Physical Security
- Social Engineering
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Apply Your Knowledge
Part II: Final Review
- Fast Facts
- Ethics and Legality
- Footprinting
- Scanning
- Enumeration
- System Hacking
- Trojans and Backdoors
- Sniffers
- Denial of Service
- Social Engineering
- Session Hijacking
- Hacking Web Servers
- Web Application Vulnerabilities
- Web-Based Password Cracking Techniques
- SQL Injection
- Hacking Wireless Networks
- Virus and Worms
- Physical Security
- Linux Hacking
- Evading Firewalls, IDS, and Honeypots
- Buffer Overflows
- Cryptography
- Penetration Testing
- Certified Ethical Hacker
- Practice Exam Questions
- Answers to Practice Exam Questions
- Glossary
Part III: Appendixes
Appendix A. Using the ExamGear Special Edition Software
- Appendix A. Using the ExamGear Special Edition Software
- Exam Simulation
- Study Tools
- How ExamGear Special Edition Works
- Installing ExamGear Special Edition
- Using ExamGear Special Edition
- Contacting Que Certification
- License
- Software and Documentation
- License Term and Charges
- Title
- Updates
- Limited Warranty and Disclaimer
- Limitation of Liability
- Miscellaneous
- U.S. Government Restricted Rights
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