Hacking For Dummies

Aneweditionofthebestsellingguide-nowupdatedtocoverthelatesthacksandhowtopreventthemIt'sbadenoughwhenahackoccurs-stealingidentities,bankaccounts,andpersonalinformation.Butwhenthehackcouldhavebeenpreventedbytakingbasicsecuritymeasures-liketheonesdescribedinthisbook-somehowthatmakesabadsituationevenworse.ThisbeginnerguidetohackingexaminessomeofthebestsecuritymeasuresthatexistandhasbeenupdatedtocoverthelatesthacksforWindows7andthenewestversionofLinux.OfferingincreasedcoverageofWebapplicationhacks,databasehacks,VoIPhacks,andmobilecomputinghacks,thisguideaddressesawiderangeofvulnerabilitiesandhowtoidentifyandpreventthem.Plus,you'llexaminewhyethicalhackingisoftentimestheonlywaytofindsecurityflaws,whichcanthenpreventanyfuturemaliciousattacks.Exploresthemalicioushackers'smindsetsothatyoucancounteractoravoidattackscompletelyCoversdevelopingstrategiesforreportingvulnerabilities,managingsecuritychanges,andputtinganti-hackingpoliciesandproceduresinplaceCompletelyupdatedtoexaminethelatesthackstoWindows7andthenewestversionofLinuxExplainsethicalhackingandwhyitisessential"HackingForDummies,3rdEdition"showsyouhowtoputallthenecessarysecuritymeasuresinplacesothatyouavoidbecomingavictimofmalicioushacking.