What is Ethical Hacking
Ethical Hacking provides basic and advanced concepts of Ethical Hacking. Our Ethical Hacking is developed for beginners and professionals.
Ethical hacking covers all the aspects associated with hacking.
Firstly, we will learn how to install the needed software. After this, we will learn the 4 type of
penetration testing section which is network hacking, gaining access, post exploitation, website
hacking.
In network hacking section, we
will learn how networks work, how to crack Wi-Fi keys and gain access the Wi-Fi
networks. In Gaining access section,
we will learn how to gain access to the servers and personal computers.
In the post-exploitation section, we will learn what can we do with the access
that we gained in the previous section.
So we learn how to interact with the file system, how to execute a
system command, how to open the webcam. In the website hacking section, we will learn
how the website works,
how to gather
comprehensive information about
website. In the end, we will learn how to secure our system from
the discussed attacks.
Hacking
Gaining access to a system
that you are not supposed to have access
is considered as hacking.
For example: Login
into an email
account that is not
supposed to have access, gaining access to a remote computer that you are
not supposed to have
access, reading information that
you are not supposed to able to read is considered as
hacking. There are a large number of ways to hack a system.
In 1960,
the first known event of hacking had taken place at
MIT and at the same time, the
term Hacker was organized.
Ethical Hacking
Ethical
hacking is also
known as White
hat Hacking or Penetration Testing.
Ethical hacking involves an authorized
attempt to gain unauthorized access to a computer system
or data. Ethical hacking is used to
improve the security of the systems and networks by fixing the vulnerability
found while testing.
Ethical hackers improve the security posture of
an organization. Ethical hackers use the
same tools, tricks, and techniques that
malicious hackers used, but with the permission of the authorized
person. The purpose of ethical hacking
is to improve the security and to defend the systems from attacks by malicious
users.
Types of Hacking
We
can define hacking
into different categories,
based on what is being
hacked.
These are as follows:
1. 1. Network Hacking
2. 2. Website Hacking
3. 3. Computer Hacking
4. 4. Password Hacking
5. 5. Email
Hacking
1.
Network Hacking: Network hacking
means gathering information
about a network
with the intent to
harm the network
system and hamper
its operations using
the various tools
like TeInet, NS lookup, Ping Tracert, etc.
2.
Website: hacking:
Website
hacking means taking
unauthorized access over
a web server,
database and make
a change in the information.
3.
Computer hacking:
Computer
hacking means unauthorized access
to the Computer
and steals the information form PC like Computer ID and
password by applying hacking methods.
4.
Password hacking:
Password
hacking is the
process of recovering
secret passwords from
data that has
been already stored in the computer system.
5.
Email
hacking: Email hacking
means unauthorized access
on an Email
account and using it without the owner’s permission.
Advantages of Hacking
1.
It
is used to
recover the lost
of information, especially
when you lost
your password.
2.
It is used to perform penetration
testing to increase the security of the computer and network.
3.
It is used to test how good security
is on your network.
Disadvantages of Hacking
There are various disadvantages of hacking:
1. 1. It can harm the privacy of someone.
2. 2. Hacking is illegal.
3. 3. Criminal can
use hacking to
their advantage.
4. 4. Hampering system operations.
Types of Hackers
Hackers can be classified into three different
categories:
1. 1. Black Hat Hacker
2. 2. White Hat Hacker
3. 3. Grey Hat Hacker
Black Hat Hacker
Black-hat
Hackers are also
known as an
Unethical Hacker or a Security Cracker. These people hack the system
illegally to steal money or to achieve their own illegal goals. They find banks
or other companies with weak security and steal money or credit card
information. They can also modify or destroy the data as well. Black hat
hacking is illegal.
White Hat Hacker
White hat Hackers are also known as Ethical
Hackers or a Penetration Tester. White hat hackers are the good guys of the
hacker world.
These people use the same technique used by the
black hat hackers. They also hack the system, but they can only hack the system
that they have permission to hack in order to test the security of the
system. They focus on security and
protecting IT system.
White hat hacking is legal.
Gray Hat Hacker
Gray hat Hackers are Hybrid between Black hat
Hackers and White hat hackers. They can
hack any system even if they don’t have permission to test the security of the
system but they will never steal money or damage the system.
In most cases, they tell the administrator of
that system. But they are also illegal
because they test the security of the system that they do not have permission
to test. Grey
hat hacking is
sometimes acted legally
and sometimes not.