Hands-On Ethical Hacking and Network Defense

By Michael T. Simpson and Kent Backman

Book Overview

Cyber-terrorism and corporate espionage are increasingly common and devastating threats, making trained network security professionals more important than ever. This timely text helps you gain the knowledge and skills to protect networks using the tools and techniques of an ethical hacker. The authors begin by exploring the concept of ethical hacking and its practitioners, explaining their importance in protecting corporate and government data from cyber attacks. The text then provides an in-depth guide to performing security testing against computer networks, covering current tools and penetration testing methodologies. Updated for today's cyber security environment, the Third Edition of this trusted text features new computer security resources, coverage of emerging vulnerabilities and innovative methods to protect networks, a new discussion of mobile security, and information on current federal and state computer crime laws, including penalties for illegal computer hacking.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1285454618
• ISBN13: 9781285454610
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
• Length: 426 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 0.7" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

Great book!

This was used as the textbook for the ethical hacking class I took last fall. It was a great intro book although some of the links are outdated and the CD did not work (the CD did not work for anyone regardless of the source - including the campus bookstore) I kept the book for reference.