Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures: Secure Network Operating Systems and Infrastructures (CEH)

Wireless networks, firewalls, routers, and mobile devices each create different security challenges. Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures: Secure Network Operating Systems and Infrastructures (CEH) brings these subjects together in a technical textbook focused on network security and the methods used to test and defend connected systems.

As Book 4 of 4 in the EC-Council Press series, it moves across several areas of infrastructure security, from wireless access and physical threats to intrusion detection and network devices. Its chapter-based organization makes it useful for readers approaching the subject area one security domain at a time.

Explore security across networked systems

The opening chapter looks at wireless networks, including Bluetooth, authentication and association, WEP and WPA, and approaches to identifying open networks. It also considers attacks on wireless connections and rogue access points. These topics help frame wireless security as more than a matter of choosing a password: network standards, configuration, and access controls all matter.

From physical threats to perimeter defenses

Further chapters turn to physical security and the work of intrusion detection and prevention systems. The contents also cover firewalls, honeypots, responses to hacking attacks, and tools used to test IDS and firewall defenses. Together, these subjects connect the recognition of threats with the systems and responses used to manage them.

Routers, cable modems, and mobile devices

The book also addresses routers and cable modems, along with mobile phones, PDAs, and handheld devices. This broader scope places everyday network equipment and portable technology within the same security discussion as organizational defenses.

A technical reference for security study

With its coverage of wireless security, physical protection, detection systems, and network hardware, this volume may suit students and practitioners building familiarity with ethical hacking and network defense. It offers a structured way to review distinct infrastructure topics while keeping the relationship between attack techniques and defensive measures in view. 📚