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Ethical Hacking

Presentation by:

GIRISH AMETA

MAMRAJ Sharma

GAURAV RAJAWAT

B.Tech CS-A 8th SEM

JAGANNATH GUPTA INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, jaipur

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HACKER

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Hacker is a word that has two

meanings:

Traditionally, a Hacker issomeone who likes to play

with Software or Electronic Systems.

Recently, Hacker has taken on a new meaning

someone who maliciously breaks into systems for

personal gain. Technically, these criminals & areknown as Crackers

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The Role of Security and PenetrationTesters Hackers

Access computer system or network without authorization

Breaks the law; can go to prison

Crackers

Break into systems to steal or destroy data

U.S. Department of Justice calls both hackers

Ethical hacker

Performs most of the same activities but with ownerspermission

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What do Hackers do?

Security test More than an attempt to break in; also includes

analyzing companys security policy and

procedures Tester offers solutions to secure or protect the

network

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What do Hackers do?

A few examples of Web application hacks

File Query

Browser caching

Cookie and URL hacks

SQL Injection Cross-site Scripting (# 1 threat today!)

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Ethical Hacking is good because:

Independent computer security Professionals

breaking into the computer systems.

Neither damage the target systems nor stealinformation.

Evaluate target systems security and report backto owners about the vulnerabilities found.

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Ethical Hackers but not Criminal Hackers

Completely trustworthy.

Strong programming and computer networking skills.

Learn about the system and trying to find its

weaknesses.

Techniques of Criminal hackers-Detection-Prevention.

Published research papers or released security software.

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Why Ethical Hacking?

It is Legal

Permission is obtained from the target

Part of an overall security program

Identify vulnerabilities visible from Internet at

particular point of time

Ethical hackers possesses same skills, mindset

and tools of a hacker but the attacks are done in

a non-destructive manner

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WHITE HATS

These are good hackers .

Have genuine license to hack.

Have registered police records

Evolves themselves in good works

Generally owned by companies for security designing

Have high pay scales.

Generally these are coders

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BLACK HATS

very dangerous persons.

Always have motive to earn huge profit.

Highly paid persons.

Evolves themselves mostly in criminal activities.

These could be coders, admins as well as scripts kiddies

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GREY HATS

Also known as red hats.

Perform both tasks fair as well as unfair.

Generally these are admins.

Have little high pay than white hats.

Generally not so dangerous, but sometimes could

be.

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Security & Counter Measures for us

Use of anti-viruses.

Proper logout after use of mail id.

Manual opening browser

don't open spam. Password protected admin account.

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Suggestions or queries ?

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