ETHICAL HACKING

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Ethical hacking, also known as “white hat” hacking or penetration testing, is the practice of using hacking techniques and tools to test the security of a computer system. The goal of an ethical hacker is to improve the security of the system by identifying and addressing weaknesses that can be exploited by malicious hackers

Here are some important rules of ethical hacking:

1. An ethical hacker must seek authorization from the organization that owns the system
2. Determine the scope of their assessment and make known their plan to the organization
3. Report any security breaches and vulnerabilities found in the system or network
4. Keep their discoveries confidential 2 .
5. Erase all traces of the hack after checking the system for any vulnerability

Ethical hackers may work for a cybersecurity firm, work in-house at an organization, or find contract roles by working as independent consultants. There are several subsets of the hacking community, including red teamers who focus on offensive cybersecurity, blue teams who focus on defending networks against cyberattacks and threats, and gray-hat hackers who don’t have explicit organizational permission to infiltrate systems but also don’t have bad intent .

To become an ethical hacker, it is helpful to have knowledge of coding in relevant programming languages, an understanding of computer networks (both wired and wireless), basic hardware knowledge, creative and analytical thinking abilities, and database proficiency . There are also many resources available for practicing ethical hacking skills, such as PortSwigger’s Web Security Academy Labs, HackTheBox, HackThisSite, and PentesterLab .