Submitted By:
Ch. Leela Sasi

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HACKING
What is H@cking ?
 Hacking is the process of achieving access to a computer or computer network without legal authorization.
 Hacking is to steal ones secret by breaking security like free internet, free calls, stealing ones mail etc,.
What factors does to attack ?
Curiosity
Money
Spying
Prestige Intellectual Challenge
Anarchy
Why Do Hackers Attack?
 A challenge, or “to see if I can”
 Obtain a company’s secrets or insider information
 Steal credit card numbers
 Steal passwords to other systems
 To steal programs or files
 Read others’ email
 Stalking
There are two major types of hacking:
 White Hat Hacking
 Black Hat Hacking
White Hat Hacking:
 White hat hacking is a positive type of hacking
 Also called as Ethical Hacking.
 An ethical hacker is a computer and network expert who attacks a security system on behalf of its owners, seeking.
Black Hat Hacking:
 A black Hat Hackers is a negative type of Hacking.
 A black hat hacker, also known as a cracker or a dark side hacker.
 Someone who uses his skills with a criminal intent.
E.g. cracking bank, or attacking the computer network of an organization for money.
There are three main levels of hacking.
1. Local Hacking.
2. Social Networking Hacking.
3. Remote Hacking
Types Of Hacking which comes under black & white hat Hacking
1) Inside Jobs
2) Rogue Access Points
3) Back Doors
4) Denial of Service
5) Sniffing and Spoofing