The Ultimate Ethical Hacker's Guide: Build job-ready skills with hands-on labs in recon, exploitation, and professional reporting
暫譯: 終極倫理駭客指南：透過實作實驗室建立就業準備技能，涵蓋偵查、利用與專業報告

Develop end-to-end ethical hacking skills with hands-on labs covering reconnaissance, exploitation, and reporting, designed to mirror real security assessments and build job-ready cybersecurity skills

Key Features:

- Practice ethical hacking through hands-on labs across the full attack lifecycle

- Test modern environments, including wireless and enterprise networks

- Create clear, professional reports from real-world security findings

- Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book Description:

Build practical ethical hacking skills through realistic attack scenarios that reflect how security assessments are performed in real organizations. This book helps you move beyond theory by showing how vulnerabilities are discovered, exploited responsibly, and reported clearly.

Written by Glen D. Singh, a cybersecurity instructor and author with deep experience in offensive security, networking, and security operations, this book emphasizes practical skill development and responsible testing practices. You begin by learning ethical hacking principles, methodologies, and legal considerations before setting up a safe lab. Then you progress through reconnaissance, scanning, and enumeration to understand how attackers gather intelligence and how defenders reduce exposure. You'll continue with vulnerability assessment, system hacking, malware basics, and network attacks using structured labs. As environments grow more complex, you will explore wireless attacks and the techniques used to assess and secure wireless networks. The final chapters focus on professional reporting and career development, showing how to present findings clearly and ethically. By the end of this book, you will be able to perform ethical hacking engagements from reconnaissance to reporting with confidence.

What You Will Learn:

- Build and manage a safe ethical hacking lab

- Perform reconnaissance, scanning, and enumeration techniques

- Identify, assess, and prioritize security vulnerabilities

- Exploit systems and networks using ethical methods

- Escalate privileges and maintain access during assessments

- Use industry-standard ethical hacking tools and frameworks

- Create clear technical and executive security reports

Who this book is for:

This book is for aspiring ethical hackers, penetration testers, and cybersecurity professionals who want hands-on experience with ethical hacking techniques, reconnaissance, and security assessment methodologies. Basic knowledge of networking and operating systems is recommended.

Table of Contents

- Getting Started with Ethical Hacking

- Setting up an Ethical Hacking Lab

- Reconnaissance and Footprinting

- Scanning

- Enumerating Systems