Ethical Hacking - JGP Solutions (1)

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ETHICAL HACKING AND ALL ABOUT IT
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Introduction

• Hacking  is nothing but  a process of  extorting
  flaws, errors and loopholes in a network or a
  system with an intention of stealing or misusing
  their data or information.
• Hackers  are almost always crooked and they only
  seem to have malevolent intentions. But did you
  know that there are hackers that you dont have
  to worry about, the good or ethical hackers. 
•  Ethical hacking is a real time career option and
  they are nothing like the regular malicious
  hackers. The process of ethical hacking is
  planned, approved, and more importantly, legal
  unlike malicious hacking.

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What is Ethical Hacking?

• Ethical Hacking is an authorized practice of
  evading a computers security to identify and
  analyze any type of data violation in that
  particular network. 
•  Ethical hackers mime the ways of malicious
  hackers in order to figure out the loop holes and
  to further prevent them from breaking into the
  systems.
•  Ethical hackers are hired by various firms and
  organizations to safeguard their respective
  networks from the malicious hackers.
•  High technology is used by hackers to track
  vulnerabilities and maintain a sense of security
  within the assigned networks.

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Ethical Hacking vs  Unethical Hacking

• A person who performs hacking activities is
  called a hacker , cracker, attacker or a black
  hat attacker.
•  In this section, we will mainly look at the
  differences between ethical hackers and unethical
  hackers. 

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Ethical Hacking Rules
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Roles of an Ethical Hacker

• An ethical hacker must procure complete
  information and approval from the owner of the
  organization that he is about to work for. 
• Plan out a proper strategy and scheme and discuss
  it with the owner.
• Report the complete analysis of the
  vulnerabilities and nooks found in the system or
  network. 
• The ethical hacker must agree and abide by the
  non disclosure agreement.
• Wiping out all the possible traces of the hack so
  that it leaves no scope for a malicious hacker to
  break into the system. 

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Skills required to become a Ethical Hacker

•  You can do the ethical hacking course online and
  build a career in it. 
• The person aspiring to become a hacker must be
  well versed with programming languages like HTML,
  PHP, JavaScript, SQL, C, C , Python etc. 
• Must have complete knowledge of networking
• Must know and understand the concept of
  information security.

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Certifications for Ethical Hacking

• There are a few certificates that one can obtain
  to validate themselves as certified Ethical
  Hackers. Im going to list down a few for you
• EC Council Certified Ethical Hacking
  Certification
• Ec-council free certification is also available
  online.
• Offensive Security Certified Professional
  Security Certification (OSCP)
• CompTIA Security
• Ciscos CCNA Security
• SANS GIAC  

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Drawbacks of Ethical Hacking

• There is a constant risk of  security.
• Hacking in general could corrupt important files
  and data of the given organization.
•  Someones privacy is always at risk. 
• Hiring an ethical hacker could turn out to be an
  expensive affair.
• Finding a trustworthy and efficient ethical
  hacker could take a lot of time.

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Conclusion 

• Ethical Hacking is one of the fastest growing
  professions in Information Technology today
• Choosing ethical hacking as a profession would
  definitely be a uphill direction not just for you
  but for the economy in general.
• An ethical hacker mostly works  in trusted
  organizations,  security firms or can even set up
  their own an independent security consultancy.
• Ethical hacking along with digital marketing is
  one of the fastest growing career options in
  todays world.
•  JGP Solutions is one of the best digital
  marketing companies in Hyderabad, providing the
  best digital marketing services.

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