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Hacking for Dummies

Ellen Messmer writes: Published as part of Wiley Publishing's "Dummies" series with its familiar yellow cover, the book "Hacking for Dummies" informs IT professionals how to go about arranging extensive ethical-hacking penetration tests for every facet of their organization's network. Written by Kevin Beaver, this 358-page volume also covers remediation and counter-measures as well as offering guidance on getting management buy-in to a process that can be disruptive or even controversial.


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