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Product type Paperback

Published in Jul 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801813099

Length 664 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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CloudFormation

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Ethical Hacking

Author (1):

Dale Meredith

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Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Where Every Hacker Starts

2. Chapter 1: Understanding Ethical Hacking FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Introduction to Reconnaissance

4. Chapter 3: Reconnaissance – A Deeper Dive

5. Chapter 4: Scanning Networks

6. Chapter 5: Enumeration

7. Chapter 6: Vulnerability Analysis

8. Chapter 7: System Hacking

9. Chapter 8: Social Engineering

10. Section 2: A Plethora of Attack Vectors

11. Chapter 9: Malware and Other Digital Attacks

12. Chapter 10: Sniffing and Evading IDS, Firewalls, and Honeypots

13. Chapter 11: Hacking Wireless Networks

14. Chapter 12: Hacking Mobile Platforms

15. Section 3: Cloud, Apps, and IoT Attacks

16. Chapter 13: Hacking Web Servers and Web Apps

17. Chapter 14: Hacking IoT and OT

18. Chapter 15: Cloud Computing

19. Chapter 16: Using Cryptography

20. Chapter 17: CEH Exam Practice Questions

21. Assessments

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Grasping scanning

In this section, we will discuss the various types of scanning techniques and the goals, techniques, and tools that are used for scanning.

Types of scanning

So, what are the different types of scans an attacker can use? To start, let's categorize these into three different sections. We'll discuss network scans, port scans, and vulnerability scans.

Network scans

During a network scan, the attacker simply puts a packet out onto the network to look at every device on the network and goes through them, trying to identify them. During this process, it provides us with information to help us to see which hosts are currently live. This can be done with something as simple as a ping. Unfortunately, using a ping won't give us much besides revealing if the system is up or not. We'll also be able to see what type of operating system is running on those devices. This is not just about revealing what's on the operating system for a desktop...