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Concept of Hacking: Breaking Into Information Without Permission Unauthorized Access To Computer

Ethical hacking involves legally hacking into a company's network at their request to test security vulnerabilities from the perspective of a hacker, with the goal of improving security rather than causing harm; it is an important practice for organizations to protect themselves against growing security threats, and ethical hackers may receive certifications or work for penetration testing companies following standards and laws for ethical conduct.

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Concept of Hacking: Breaking Into Information Without Permission Unauthorized Access To Computer

Ethical hacking involves legally hacking into a company's network at their request to test security vulnerabilities from the perspective of a hacker, with the goal of improving security rather than causing harm; it is an important practice for organizations to protect themselves against growing security threats, and ethical hackers may receive certifications or work for penetration testing companies following standards and laws for ethical conduct.

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Concept of hacking

Breaking into information without permission


Unauthorized access to computer
Introduction to Ethical Hacking
 Ethical hackers
 Employed by companies to perform penetration tests
 Also referred as white hat
 Penetration test
 Legal attempt to break into a company’s network to find its
weakest link
 Tester only reports findings, does not solve problems
 Security test
 More than an attempt to break in; also includes analyzing
company’s security policy and procedures
 Tester offers solutions to secure or protect the network
Hands-On Ethical Hacking and Network Defense 3
Importance of ethical hacking
• Government agencies and business organizations today are in
constant need of ethical hackers to combat the growing threat to IT
security. A lot of government agencies, professionals and corporations
now understand that if you want to protect a system, you cannot do it
by just locking your doors
says Jay Bavisi, CEO of EC-Council.
Types of Ethical Hacking
Penetration-Testing
Penetration-Testing Methodologies

• White box model


• Tester is told everything about the network topology and
technology
• Tester is authorized to interview IT personnel and company
employees
• Makes tester’s job a little easier

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Penetration-Testing Methodologies

 Black box model


 Company staff does not know about the test
 Tester is not given details about the network
 Tests if security personnel are able to detect an attack

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Penetration-Testing Methodologies

• Gray box model


• Hybrid of the white and black box models
• Company gives tester partial information

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Penetration-Testing Methodologies

• Tiger box
• Collection of OSs and hacking tools
• Usually on a laptop
• Helps penetration testers and security testers conduct
vulnerabilities assessments and attacks

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How hacking can be ethical
• Code of ethics by EC-council
• Privacy
• Legal limits
• Extreme care
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

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Certified Information Systems Security
Professional (CISSP)
• Issued by the International
Information Systems Security
Certifications Consortium (ISC2)
• Usually more concerned with policies
and procedures than technical details

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Federal Laws
• Federal computer crime laws are getting more specific
• Cover cybercrimes and intellectual property issues
• Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (CHIP)
• New government branch to address cybercrimes and
intellectual property issues

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Islam and ethical hacking

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