13-01-2012, 12:30 PM
ETHICAL HACKING
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HACKING:
Hacking is unauthorized use of computer and network resources.
According to Computer Crime Research Center: “It is act of gaining access without legal authorization to computer or computer network.”
Hacking is felony in most countries like : USA.
ELDER DAYS (1970-1979)
1970s: Phone Phreaks and Cap'n Crunch: One phreak, John Draper (aka "Cap'n Crunch"), discovers a toy whistle inside Cap'n Crunch cereal gives 2600-hertz signal, and can access AT&T's long-distance switching system
Ethical Hacking
Process of hacking target system to evaluate system security and report back to owner about the vulnerabilities found.
It is legal.
Permission is obtained from target.
Part of an overall security program.
Attacks are done in non destructive manner.
What Ethical Hacker Do?
An ethical hacker’s evaluation of a system’s security seeks answers to these basic questions:
-What can an intruder see on the target systems?
-What can an intruder do with that information?
