Ethical Hacking

What Is Ethical Hacking?

An Ethical Hacker is an expert hired by a company to attempt to attack their network and computer system the same way a hacker would.Ethical Hackers uses the same techniques and tactics as those used by illegal hackers to breach corporate security systems. The end result is the company's ability to prevent an intrusion before it ever occurs. Look At The Environment

We Now Have Open Discussions on the Internet Concerning:

·         Vulnerabilities

·         Exploits and Attacks

·         Bugs and Faults

·         Newer and More Sophisticated Attacks

·         Newer and More Sophisticated Hacker Tools

·         Attack Scripts and Penetration Tools Available to Anyone on the Internet

Ethical Hacking – Benefits

·         Penetration Tests are Designed to Identify

·         Vulnerabilities Before They are Exploited

·         Provides a Solid Understanding of What is Visible and Possibly Vulnerable

·         Preventative Measure – Can be Very Effective

·         Should Include a Remediation Phase

·         Correct Identified Vulnerabilities and Exposures

Popular Tools

·         Internet Scanner

·         Ethereal

·         Nessus

·         Nikto

·         Kismet

·         THC-Scan

·         Nmap

·         EtherPeek

·         SuperScan

·         QualysGuard

·         WebInspect

·         C4 (formerly called L0phtcrack)

Further More

An Ethical Hacker works to uncover three key pieces of information.

First, he determines what information an illegal hacker can gain access to. Next, he explores what an illegal hacker could do with that information once gained. Last, the Ethical Hacker ascertains whether an employee or staff member would be alerted to the break-in, successful or not.

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       By : Dilshan Hemawardena.