Hacking For Dummies

Hacking For Dummies

John Wiley & Sons (Written by Kevin Beaver)


Hacking For Dummies , Chapter 1
Introduction to Ethical Hacking

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Chapter 1 of Hacking For Dummies by Kevin Beaver helps security professionals understand how malicious users think and work, enabling them to defend their systems against attacks and to identify security vulnerabilities. (Reproduced from the book, 'Hacking For Dummies,' ISBN 076455784X, Copyright 2005. Reproduced by permission of John Wiley & Sons Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774. Written permission from is required John Wiley & Sons Inc. for all other uses. Click here for a detailed description or to purchase this title directly from Wiley at a 15% discount. Discount to calculate upon checkout when visiting from TechTarget. Please use code aff15 if discount does not calculate automatically.)

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This was first published in March 2005

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