presentation on ethical hacking

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WELCOMETO

TECHNO PAPER PRESENTATION

ETHICAL HACKING

BY

AMOL DESHMUKHDHIRAJ BAHAKARAMOL DAMBALE

WHAT IS ETHICAL HACKING?

It is LegalPermission is obtained from the

targetPart of an overall security programIdentify vulnerabilities visible from

Internet at particular point of timeEthical hackers possesses same

skills, mindset and tools of a hacker but the attacks are done in a non-destructive manner

WHY ETHICAL HACKING IS NEEDED?

Hacker is a person who maliciously breaks into systems for personal gain. Technically, these criminals are crackers . Crackers break into systems with malicious intent.

Hackers try to compromise computers.

They modify, delete, and steal critical information, often making their people miserable .

Working principle of ethical hacker :

“TO CATCH A THIEF , THINK LIKE A

THIEF…….”

ETHICAL HACKING PROCESS

Formulating planExecuting planEvaluating result

Ethical hacking process

formulating planevaluating resultsexecuting plan

FORMULATING PLAN

Approval for ethical hacking is essential. Make what you’re doing known and visible — at least to the decision makers.

Because no one can point to your work.

EXECUTING PLAN

There is a requirement of preplanning of your test that you are performing.

Ethical hacking can take persistence. Time and patience are important. Be careful when you’re performing your ethical hacking tests.

EVALUATING RESULT

Assess your results to see what you uncovered, assuming that the vulnerabilities haven’t been made obvious before now. This is where knowledge counts. Evaluating the results and correlating the specific vulnerabilities discovered is a skill that gets better with experience.

CONCLUSION

Ethical hacking is legal way to securing your system. main way to that giving your system in hands of ethical hacker so that he can make your system full proof . it is a part of overall security program . system administrator should always try to find loop holes in to the system and make preventive majors. Ethical hackers possesses same skills, mindset and tools of a hacker but the attacks are done in a non-destructive manner.