What is Ethical Hacking
What is Ethical Hacking
Ethical Hacking is the practice of breaking into systems with the permission of the owner.
Ethical hacking and ethical hacker are terms used to describe hacking performed by a company or individual to help identify potential threats on a computer or network. An ethical hacker attempts to bypass system security and search for any weak points that could be exploited by malicious hackers. This information is then used by the organization to improve the system security, in an effort to minimize or eliminate any potential attacks.
Types of Hacking
Here We can segregate hacking into different types depending on what the hacker is trying to achieve.
- Website Hacking
- Network Hacking
- Email Hacking
- Password Hacking
- Computer Hacking
Types of Hackers
There are three types of hackers which is given below;
- White Hat Hacker
- Black Hat Hacker
- Gray Hat Hacker
Advantages of Hacking
- To recover lost information, especially in case you lost your password.
- To perform penetration testing to strengthen computer and network security.
- To put adequate preventative measures in place to prevent security breaches.
- To have a computer system that prevents malicious hackers from gaining access.
Disadvantages of Hacking
- Massive security breach.
- Unauthorized system access on private information.
- Privacy violation.
- Hampering system operation.
- Denial of service attacks.
- Malicious attack on the system.
Purpose of Hacking
There could be various positive and negative intentions behind performing hacking activities. Here is a list of some probable reasons why people indulge in hacking activities
- Just for fun
- Show-off
- Steal important information
- Damaging the system
- Hampering privacy
- Money extortion
- System security testing
- To break policy compliance