Datapro computers
Seminar
On
Ethical Hacking
Content
Introduction
EthicalHacking
Hackers
Types of Hackers
Hacking Process
Why do We need Ethical Hacking
Required Skills of an Ethical Hacker
Content…
What do hackers do after Hacking?
Advantages
Disadvantages
Future Enhancements
Conclusion
Introduction
Ethical hacking also known as penetration testing or
white-hat hacking, involves the same tools, tricks, and
techniques that hackers use, but with one major difference that
Ethical hacking is legal.
Ethical hacking, is legally breaking into computers and
devices to test an organization's defenses.
Ethical Hacking
Independent computer security Professionals breaking into the
computer systems.
Neither damage the target systems nor steal information.
Evaluate target systems security and report back to owners
about the vulnerabilities found.
Hackers
A person who enjoys learning details of a
programming language or system
A person who enjoys actually doing the
programming rather than just theorizing about it
A person capable of appreciating someone else's
hacking
A person who picks up programming quickly
A person who is an expert at a particular programming
language or system
Types of Hackers
Black Hat Hacker
White Hat Hacker
Grey Hat Hacker
Black-Hat Hacker
A black hat hackers or crackers are individuals with
extraordinary computing skills, resorting to malicious or
destructive activities.
That is black hat hackers use their knowledge and skill for
their own personal gains probably by hurting others.
White-Hat Hacker
White hat hackers are those individuals professing
hacker skills and using them for defensive purposes.
This means that the white hat hackers use their
knowledge and skill for the good of others and for the
common good.
Grey-Hat Hackers
These are individuals who work both offensively and
defensively at various times.
We cannot predict their behavior.
Sometimes they use their skills for the common good while in
some other times he uses them for their personal gains.
Hacking Process
Foot Printing
Scanning
Gaining Access
Maintaining Access
Foot Printing
Whois lookup
NS lookup
IP lookup
Scanning
Port Scanning
Network Scanning
Finger Printing
Fire Walking
Gaining Access
Password Attacks
Social Engineering
Viruses
Maintaining Access
Os BackDoors
Trojans
Clears Tracks
Why Do We Need Ethical Hacking
Protection from possible External Attacks
Social
Engineering
Automated
Organizational Attacks
Attacks
Restricted
Data
Accidental
Breaches in
Security Denial of
Viruses, Trojan Service (DoS)
Horses,
and Worms
Required Skills of an Ethical Hacker
Microsoft: skills in operation, configuration and management.
Linux: knowledge of Linux/Unix; security setting,
configuration, and services.
Firewalls: configurations, and operation of intrusion detection
systems.
Required Skills of an Ethical
Hacker….
Routers: knowledge of routers, routing protocols, and access
control lists
Mainframes
Network Protocols: TCP/IP; how they function and can be
manipulated.
Project Management: leading, planning, organizing, and
controlling a penetration testing team.
What do hackers do after hacking?...
Patch Security hole
The other hackers can’t intrude
Clear logs and hide themselves
Install rootkit ( backdoor )
The hacker who hacked the system can use the
system later
It contains trojan virus, and so on
Install irc related program
identd, irc, bitchx, eggdrop, bnc
What do hackers do after hacking?
Install scanner program
mscan, sscan, nmap
Install exploit program
Install denial of service program
Use all of installed programs silently
Advantages
‘’To catch a thief you have to think like a thief”
Helps in closing the open holes in the system network
Provides security to banking and financial establishments
Prevents website defacements
An evolving technique
Disadvantages
All depends upon the trustworthiness of the ethical hacker
Hiring professionals is expensive.
Future Enhancements
As it an evolving branch the scope of enhancement in
technology is immense.
No ethical hacker can ensure the system security by using the
same technique repeatedly.
More enhanced software’s should be used for optimum
protection.
Conclusion
In the preceding sections we saw the methodology of hacking,
why should we aware of hacking and some tools which a
hacker may use.
Now we can see what can we do against hacking or to protect
ourselves from hacking.
The first thing we should do is to keep ourselves updated
about those software’s we and using for official and reliable
sources.
Educate the employees and the users against black hat
hacking.
References
www.google.com
www.wikipedia.com
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