Hands-On Ethical Hacking

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1What is Ethical Hacking??Ethical Hacking is testing the resources for a good cause and for thebetterment of technology.

Technically Ethical Hacking means penetrationtesting which is focused on Securing and Protecting IT Systems.

Is hacking a crime??

NOT ALL TIMEHacking is NOT a CRIME

HACKING WITH MALICIOUS INTENTION IS CRACKINGThe basic difference is hackers do not do anything disastrous.Cracking yield more devastating results.Cracking is crime.Cyber crime are the results of cracking ,not hackin

Why Ethical Hacking!? It is Legal Permission is obtained from the target Part of an overall security program Identify vulnerabilities visible from Internet atparticular point of time Ethical hackers possesses same skills, mindsetand tools of a hacker but the attacks are done ina non-destructive manner

Types of HackersDistinction on the basis of knowladgeCODERSADMINSSCRIPT KIDDIESDistinction on the basis of LEGALITYWHITE HATSGREY HATSBLACK HATS

CODERSHave full knowladge.They know what exactly they are doingWell aware about the different codesHave complete idea what is going beyond coding.

ADMINSKnows what they are doing.They dont have idea that what exactly going beyond codes.Result oriented personsThey are not so harmful.

SCRIPT KIDDIESScript kiddies or packet monkeysYoung in-experienced hackersCopy codes and techniques from knowledgeable hackers .Dont know whats going beyond the coding.Use techniques for fun purpose.Sometimes could be very dangerous for the system,

WHITE HATSThese are good hackers .Have genuine license to hack.Have registered police recordsEvolves themselves in good worksGenerally owned by companies for security designingHave high pay scales.Generally these are coders

BLACK HATSvery dangerous persons.Always have motive to earn huge profit.Highly paid persons.Evolves themselves mostly in criminal activities.These could be coders, admins as well as script kiddies

GREY HATSAlso known as red hats.Perform both tasks fair as well as unfair.Generally these are admins.Have little high pay than white hats.Generally not so dangerous, but sometimes could be.

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