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    Ethical Hacking: Pratheeba Murugesan

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    Ethical Hacking

    Pratheeba Murugesan
    HACKER
    AENDA
     What is Ethical Hacking?
     Who are ethical hackers?
     Every Website-A Target
     Get out of jail free card
     Kinds of Testing
     Final Report
    Ethical Hacking
     Independent computer security
    Professionals breaking into the
    computer systems.
     Neither damage the target
    systems nor steal information.
     Evaluate target systems security
    and report back to owners about
    the vulnerabilities found.
    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.
     No Ex-hackers.
    Being Prepared
     What can an intruder see on the target systems?
     What can an intruder do with that information?
     Does anyone at the target notice the intruder's
    attempts or successes?

    1. What are you trying to protect?


    2. Who are you trying to protect against?
    3. How much time, effort, and money are you willing to
    expend to obtain adequate protection?
    Get out of Jail free card
     Security evaluation plan
    1. Identify system to be tested
    2. How to test?
    3. Limitations on that testing

     Evaluation done under a “no-holds-


    barred” approach.
     Clients should be aware of risks.
     Limit prior knowledge of test.
    Kinds of Testing
     Remote Network
     Remote dial-up network
     Local network
     Stolen laptop computer
     Social engineering
     Physical entry

    1.Total outsider
    2.Semi-outsider
    3.Valid user
    Final Report
     Collection of all discoveries made during
    evaluation.
     Specific advice on how to close the
    vulnerabilities.
     Testers techniques never revealed.
     Delivered directly to an officer of the client
    organization in hard-copy form.
     Steps to be followed by clients in future.
    Suggestions?

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