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ng
Making Everythi
rn to:
Defend against the latest Windows• 1 o
and Linux.. hacks
Develop an effective security
testing plan
·Protect web applications, databases,
laptops, servers, and srnartphones
Use the latest testing tools
and techniques
Kevin Beaver
lndependenr information security consultant
,Hacking
AWiley Brand
by Kevin Beaver, CISSP
Foreword by Richard Stiennon
Chief Research A11alyst, IT-Ha1 vest
Author of 7here w1:1BeCybe1wa1
,Hacking For Dummies,® 5th Edition
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ng
Making Everythi
rn to:
Defend against the latest Windows• 1 o
and Linux.. hacks
Develop an effective security
testing plan
·Protect web applications, databases,
laptops, servers, and srnartphones
Use the latest testing tools
and techniques
Kevin Beaver
lndependenr information security consultant
,Hacking
AWiley Brand
by Kevin Beaver, CISSP
Foreword by Richard Stiennon
Chief Research A11alyst, IT-Ha1 vest
Author of 7here w1:1BeCybe1wa1
,Hacking For Dummies,® 5th Edition
Published by: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774,
www.wiley.com
Copyright © 2016 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey
Published simultaneously in Canada
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