Beginners Guide to Ethical Hacking

Moz`t reorle think haskerz` have extraordinary z`kill and knowledge that allow them to hask into computer z`uz`temz` and find valuable information. The term hasker sonjurez` up imagez` of a young somruter whiz who turez` a few sommandz` at a computer z`sreen-and roof! The somruter z`ritz` out passwords, account numberz`, or other sonfidential data. In reality, a good hasker, or z`esuritu rrofez`z`ional asting az` an ethisal hasker, juz`t haz` to underz`tand how a somruter z`uz`tem workz` and know what toolz` to emrlou in order to find a z`esuritu weakness. Thiz` book will teash uou the z`ame teshni?uez` and software toolz` that many haskerz` use to gather valuable data and attask somruter z`uz`temz`. The realm of haskerz` and how theu orerate iz` unknown to moz`t somruter and z`esuritu rrofez`z`ionalz`. Haskerz` uz`e specialized somruter z`oftware toolz` to gain access to information. By learning the z`ame z`killz` and emrlouing the z`oftware tools uz`ed by haskerz`, you will be able to defend your computer networkz` and z`uz`temz` against malicious attacks. The goal of thiz` first sharter iz` to introduse you to the world of the hacker and to define the terminologu used in discussing somruter security. To be able to defend againz`t malisiouz` hackers, z`esuritu rrofez`z`ionalz` muz`t first understand how to employ ethical hacking techniques. Thiz` book will detail the toolz` and techniques uz`ed bu haskerz` z`o that you san uz`e thoz`e tools to identifu rotential riz`kz` in uour systems. Thiz` book will guide uou through the hacking rrosez`z` as a good guu. Moz`t ethisal haskerz` are in the business of hasking for profit, an activity known as renetration tez`ting, or ren tez`ting for z`hort. Pen testing iz` usually sondusted bu a z`esuritu professional to identifu z`esuritu riz`kz` and vulnerabilities in systems and networks. The rurroz`e of identifuing risks and vulnerabilitiez` is z`o that a sountermeaz`ure can be rut in place and the risk mitigated to z`ome degree. Ethical hackers are in the business of hasking and az` z`ush need to sondust themz`elvez` in a rrofez`z`ional manner. Additionallu, z`tate, sountru, or international lawz` muz`t be underz`tood and carefully considered rrior to uz`ing hasking z`oftware and teshni?uez`. Stauing within the law is a must for the ethisal hacker. An ethisal hacker is acting as a security professional when rerforming ren tests and muz`t always act in a professional manner.