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Summary: Terminology errors would confuse someone not already familiar with the subject matter.
Comment: My good friend's 5-year old daughter could have technically proof-read this book more effectively. Errors within the text are about at least 1 per 5 pages. Items from incorrectly using terms like IRQ instead of IRC to including denial of service as an example of gaining access rather than disrupting access - see page 5 of the on-line view. As well a using the term "owning" as having access. Having access does not imply root-level privs. Having root-level privs is real system owning. Assuming the material covered in this book is a accurate reflection of what the test covers (because of the presence of the term "Official" in the title), anyone worth his/her salary in the computer security industry should do just fine taking the test without prep. Based on the very high-level and sometimes mis-leading descriptions of how attacks work and why they are possible, I would equate this cert's value with that of certain vendor certs testing one's ability to click a check-box without truly understanding what checking the check-box does
When choosing to pursue a certification, personally only the ones that prove technical competency are of value to me and become a serious critique for those I hire. CEH does not appear to be a technical cert. It appears to state only that one can run someone else's tools without truly understanding the why, even hinting at the ability to create a tool on one's own, or apply critical thinking to the situation.
Being in the computer security field for a number of years, this book and related letters one would earn after one's name is an embarrassment. This is a horrible book reflecting poorly on any credibility the certification may grant.
Perhaps my expectations are too high when the word "hacker" is involved.
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Summary: Great book
Comment: This is a great study / review guide for anyone ready to take the CEH Cert test. The last week before the test just cram this book into your memory and you should be fine.
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Summary: IS Auditor's Good Guide
Comment: Everything an auditor who need to do network security reviews should know is explained nicely
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Summary: Not only for the CEH exam
Comment: This book is great. Why? Well it's not just because its a great study guide for the CEH exam (Certified Ethical Hacker), but also for the amount of info crammed into a small book. If you're wanting to learn the basics of ethical hacking, then this is the book. Its a quick read, packed full of interesting workable senarios.
What this book is:
1. A great book for your junior security people.
2. Very easy to work through the chapters as labs.
3. Lots of references to cool programs you can find and download.
What this book isn't:
1. Your not going to learn any code.
2. If you're already a better than average hacker this book is not for you.
3. You won't get CEH certified with this book as a stand alone.
4. You do need a basic understanding of networking, security and systems. (This book isnt hacking for dummies).
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Summary: Extremely Pleased
Comment: I concur with comments made by Gagan, Dahlin, and Beam 63. Extremely pleasde with the book: It is what I expect, excellence, out of the publisher Sybex, and why I keep returning to books published by Sybex. Sybex continues to pick good Authors.
I believe this book is worth two reads, cover to cover. Once prior to taking the formal in-class CEH course, to set the stage. Then, read again prior to taking the exam to keep you focused on the exam objectives without getting lost in thousands of pages of course material.
For the nay sayers. Take 5 extra seconds to read the title. Particulary the part in Red, which says REVIEW GUIDE.
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