Get complete coverage of all the objectives included on the EC-Council's Certified Ethical Hacker exam inside this comprehensive resource. Written by an IT security expert, this authoritative guide covers the vendor-neutral CEH exam in full detail. You'll find learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, exam tips, practice exam questions, and in-depth explanations. Designed to help you pass the exam with ease, this definitive volume also serves as an essential on-the-job reference.

COVERS ALL EXAM TOPICS, INCLUDING:

• Introduction to ethical hacking
• Cryptography
• Reconnaissance and footprinting
• Network scanning
• Enumeration
• System hacking
• Evasion techniques
• Social engineering and physical security
• Hacking web servers and applications
• SQL injection
• Viruses, trojans, and other attacks
• Wireless hacking
• Penetration testing

Electronic content includes:

• Two practice exams
• Bonus appendix with author's recommended tools, sites, and references