Chapter 1 Ethical Hacking Overview Describe the role of an ethical hacker Describe what you can do legally as an ethical hacker Describe what you cannot do as an ethical hacker Hands-On Ethical Hacking and Network Defense 2 Ethical hackers Employed by companies to perform penetration tests 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
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and Technology (IJEST) IS ETHICAL HACKING ETHICAL? DANISH JAMIL Department of Computer Engineering, Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology, Main University Road, Karachi, Sindh-75300,Pakistan mallick251@hotmail.com MUHAMMAD NUMAN ALI KHAN Department of Computer Engineering, Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology, Main University Road, Karachi, Sindh-75300,Pakistan mallick89@yahoo.co.uk Abstract : This paper explores the ethics behind ethical hacking and whether there are problems
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Paul Gaydos February 8, 2011 SECR 5080 – Research Topic #2 Research Topic – Ethical Hacking 1. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/042409-usenix-hacking.html This is a Network World article talking about the legal risks of ethical hacking. The article talks about whether or not ethical hackers risk prosecution themselves. The articles discusses developing a set of ethical guidelines that can be shown to the government when and if they starting taking a greater role in oversight. It mentions
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Ethical Hacking – Is There Such A Thing? Alexander Nevermind Nelson Stewart, PhD CIS 324 December 9, 2011 ABSTRACT ------------------------------------------------- When someone hears the word hacker, many things come to mind. Bad, thief, terrorist, crook and unethical are some words that may be used to describe a hacker. The reputation of a hacker is well deserved as many company networks have been compromised with viruses and spyware causing untold millions in damage, the theft
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Jade McKinney Mrs. Kidd ITE 119-08 October 26, 2014 Ethical Hacking Ethical hacking is used to describe hacking performed by a company or individual to help identify potential threats on a computer or network. An ethical hacker works passed the system security to detect the vulnerabilities or weak points of a company’s network. Then this type of information is used to improve the company’s network from the bad hackers who exploit the company in a destructive way. In 1960s, U.S military began
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What is Ethical Hacking Ethical hacking provides a way to determine the security of an information technology environment – at least from a technical point of view. As the name ethical hacking already tells, the idea has something to do with hacking. But what does “hacking” mean “The word hacking has two definitions. The first definition refers to the hobby/profession of working with computers. The second definition refers to breaking into computer systems. While the first definition is
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companies employ individuals called ethical hackers who, by their direction and supervision look for vulnerabilities in network systems. There are naysayers who bristle at the term “ethical hacker” saying that a hacker is a hacker but those who hold such views could be missing the point. These subjects will be discussed in detail later in the text. ------------------------------------------------- Is there such a thing as “Ethical Hacking?” Define ethical hacking and support an argument in favor
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BASIC NEEDS FOR HACKING 1. Learn about hardware - basicly how your computer works. 2. Learn about different types of software. 3. Learn DOS.(learn everything possible) 4. Learn how to make a few batch files. 5. Port scanning. ( download blues port scanner if it's your first time) 6. Learn a few programming languages HTML,C++,Python,Perl.... (i'd recommend learning html as your first lang) 7. How to secure yourself (proxy
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new form of job known as ethical hacking. An ethical hacker is a person that conducts penetration testing on networks to test the integrity of a network for any given business or corporation (White hat (computer security)). With this technique, corporations and businesses will have the assurance they need for protecting their personal identifiable information (PII) on their network. To beat a hacker, first you must think like one. Ethical hacking is an accepted hacking method of network security
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Ethical Hacking 1 Running head: ETHICAL HACKING: Teaching Students to Hack Ethical Hacking: Teaching Students to Hack Regina D. Hartley East Carolina University Ethical Hacking 2 Abstract One of the fastest growing areas in network security, and certainly an area that generates much discussion, is that of ethical hacking. The purpose of this study is to examine the literature regarding how private sectors and educational institutions are addressing the growing demand for ethical hacking instruction
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