Chapter 1. Introduction to Ethical HackingIdentify the five phase of ethical hacking.
Identify the different types of hacker attacks.
Chapter 2. Footprinting and Reconnaissance & Scanning Networks
Identify the specific concepts associated with Footprinting.
Describe information gathering tools and methodology.
Explain DNS enumeration.
Perform active and passive reconnaissance.
Recognize the differences between port scanning, network scanning and vulnerability scanning.
Identify TCP flag types.
Identify types of port scans.
Identify scanning countermeasures
Chapter 3. Enumeration
Explain enumeration techniques.
Recognize how to establish sessions.
Identify enumeration countermeasures.
Perform active and passive enumeration.
Chapter 4. System Hacking
Identify different types of password attacks.
Use a password cracking tool.
Identify various password cracking countermeasures.
Identify different ways to hide files.
Recognize how to detect a rootkit. Identify tools that can be used to cover attacker tracks.
Chapter 5. Trojans and Backdoor Viruses and Worms
Explain how a Trojan infects a system.
Identify ports used by Trojans and Trojan countermeasures.
Identify the symptoms of a virus.
Describe how a virus works.
Identify virus types, virus detection methods, and virus countermeasures.
Chapter 6. Sniffers and Social Engineering
Identify types of sniffing, and protocols vulnerable to sniffing.
Recognize types of sniffing attacks.
Identify methods for detecting sniffing.
Identify countermeasures for sniffing.
Identify different types of social engineering, and social engineering countermeasures.
Chapter 7. Denial of Service
Identify characteristics of a DoS attack.
Analyze symptoms of a DoS attack.
Recognize DoS attack techniques.
Identify detection techniques, and countermeasure strategies.
Chapter 8. Session Hijacking
Identify the proper order of steps used to conduct a session hijacking attack.
Recognize different types of session hijacking.
Identify TCP/IP hijacking.
Describe countermeasures to protect against session hijacking.
Chapter 9. Hacking Webservers
Define Web Server architecture.
Explain Web server vulnerabilities.
Explore various Web Server attacks.
Chapter 10. Hacking Web Applications
Identify Web application components.
Describe Web application attacks. Identify countermeasures.
Chapter 11. SQL Injection
Examine SQL Injection Attacks.
Identify defensive strategies against SQL injection attacks.
Chapter 12. Hacking Wireless Networks
Identify various types of wireless networks.
Identify authentication methods, and types of wireless encryption.
Explain the methodology of wireless hacking.
Apply wireless commands and tools.
Examine plain text wireless traffic, wired equivalent privacy (WEP)
Chapter 13. Evading IDs, Firewalls, and Honeypots
Identify intrusion detection systems, and techniques.
Identify the classes of firewalls.
Define a honeypot.
Analyze internal and external network traffic using an intrusion detection system.
Chapter 14. Buffer Overflow
Define a buffer overflow.
Identify a buffer overflow.
Identify buffer overflow countermeasures.
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About the Author: Ahmed Sheikh is a Fulbright alumnus and has earned a master's degree in electrical engineering from Kansas State University, USA. He is a seasoned IT expert with a specialty in network security planning and skills in cloud computing. Currently, he is working as an IT Expert Engineer at a leading IT electrical company.
