Ethical Hacking

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Ethical Hacking

19th ofAugust, 2006 Hyderabad, India

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Know your enemy History and Trends Anatomy of a hack System Hacking Sniffers Denial of Service Buffer Overflows Social Engineering

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Know your enemy

Sun Tzu says in the 'Art of War',

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“If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained, you will suffer defeat.” “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.”

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Hacker (n) – refers to a person who enjoys learning the details of computer systems and stretch their capabilities. Hacking (v) – describes the rapid development of new programs or reverse engineering of already existing software to make the code better and efficient. Cracker – refers to a person who uses his hacking skills for offensive purposes. Phreak – a hacker variant with an interest in telephones and telephone systems. Hactivism – refers to an act of hacking in order to communicate a politically or socially motivated message. An Internet enabled way to practice civil disobedience and protest.

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Ethical Hacker – refers to security professional who apply their hacking skills for defensive purposes on behalf of its owners. Ethical Hacking – is also known as penetration testing, intrusion testing, red teaming Ethical hacker looks for the following four basic questions: ● What information/locations/systems can an intruder gain access? ● What can an intruder see on the target? ● What can an intruder do with available information? ● Does anyone at the target system notice the attempts?

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