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ETHICAL
HACKING
By
Suryansh Srivastava
WHAT IS SECURITY
Securityis the degree of resistance to, or
protectionfrom,harm.
Securityandprotectionareextremelyclose
conceptsthoughnotsame.
Securitymeasuresareadoptedtoincrease
thelevelofprotection
Hacker
Thepersonwhohacks
Cracker
Systemintruder/destroyer
History Of Hacking
The first hacker was appeared in 1960s at the
MassachusettsInstituteOfTechnology(MIT)
During the 1970s, a different kind of hacker
appeared:PhonePhreakerorPhoneHacker
In the 1980s, phreaks started to migrate to
computers,andthefirstBulletinBoardSystem(BBS)
appeared
EthicalHacker
Performsmostofthesameactivitiesbutwithowners
permission
EmployedbycompaniestoperformPenetrationTests
Types of Hacker
White Hat Hacker
Goodguys
Dontusetheirskillforillegalpurpose
Computer security experts and help to protect from
BlackHats.