Saturday, May 24, 2014
Ethical
hacking
Ethical
hacking and ethical hacker are terms that describe hacking performed to help a
company or individual identify potential threats on the computer or network. An
ethical hacker attempts to hack their way past the system security, finding any
weak points in the security that could be exploited by other hackers. The organization
uses what the ethical hacker finds to improve the system security, in an effort
to minimize, if not eliminate, any potential hacker attacks. In order for
hacking to be deemed ethical, the hacker must obey the below rules.
1. You have
permission to probe the network and attempt to identify potential security
risks. It is recommended that if you are the person performing the tests that
you get written consent.
2. You
respect the individual's or company's privacy and only go looking for security
issues.
3. You report
all security vulnerabilities you detect to the company, not leaving anything
open for you or someone else to come in at a later time.
4. You let
the software developer or hardware manufacturer know of any security vulnerabilities
you locate in their software or hardware if not already known by the company.
