Introduction to Ethical Hacking - from Hacking For Dummies

Introduction to Ethical Hacking - from Hacking For Dummies

Hacking for Dummies
Ethical hacking is the process of entering into a hacker's mindset in order to spot system vulnerabilities by performing typical hacks in a controlled environment. Hacking For Dummies by Kevin Beaver helps security professionals understand how malicious users think and work, enabling administrators to defend their systems against attacks and to identify security vulnerabilities.

In this chapter: Chapter 1 helps security professionals understand how malicious users think and work, enabling them to defend their systems against attacks and to identify security vulnerabilities.

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This was first published in April 2006