ETHICAL HACKING

ETHICAL HACKING

Ethical Hacking sometimes called as Penetration

What is Ethical Hacking?

Penetration Testing is an act of intruding/penetrating into system or networks to find out threats, vulnerabilities in those systems which a malicious attacker may find and exploit causing loss of data, financial loss or other major damages..
It is used for:

Evaluate the security of and identify vulnerabilities in systems

Networks or system infrastructure

Finding and attempting to exploit any vulnerabilities to determine whether unauthorized access or other malicious activities are possible.

Every company has its own requirements, but a degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Mathematics will lay a great foundation for your ethical hacking career. Apart from this, the skills you need to be an ethical hacker are good problem solving, ability to handle pressure and to think out of the box!”

Types

Black hat Hackers

Script Kiddie

White hat Hackers

Green Hat

Grey hat Hackers

Red Hat

Blue Hat. Black hat hackers : Also known as crackers, these are the men and women you hear services in the news.

FEATURES OF ETHICAL HACKING

Importance

As the complexity of security vulnerabilities have grown, so too has the need for ethical hackers and their prominence in businesses across the globe. Taking a proactive approach to security can help organizations better protect their data and reputations, as well as save money.

Essentiality

Hackers are of different types and are named based on their intent of the hacking system. Broadly, there are two main hackers – White-Hat hacker and Black-Hat hacker.

Need

The rise of IT Security and ethical hackers is due to technology advances and the growing number of threats in the computer world…. EC Council explained it as a bodyguard to the computer systems. An ethical hacker is someone who follows ethical principles to protect information and systems from the unethical hackers.

Legality

Ethical hacking is also known as penetration testing, intrusion testing and red teaming. Becoming an ethical hacker isn’t an easy task to accomplish — it requires lots of knowledge, especially when it comes to computer system security, and lots of experience to have a shot at an ethical hacking job.

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