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PRESENT BY :- MU.THARIQ AHAMED
( ICTT, SOFTWAREENGINEERING(FOLLOWING),DIP.INPSYCHOLOGY)
Content
 Introduction
 Ethical Hacking
 Hacking Process
 Why do We need Ethical Hacking
 Required Skills of an Ethical Hacker
 What do hackers do after Hacking?
 Advantages
 Disadvantages
 Future Enhancements
 Conclusion
Introduction
 Ethical hacking also known as penetration
testing or white-hat hacking, involves the
same tools, tricks, and techniques that
hackers use, but with one major difference
that Ethical hacking is legal.
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 bugs found.
Hacking Process
Required Skills of an Ethical Hacker
 Microsoft: skills in operation, configuration and management.
 Linux: knowledge of Linux/Unix; security setting, configuration, and services.
 Firewalls: configurations, and operation of intrusion detection systems.
 Routers: knowledge of routers, routing protocols, and access control lists
 Mainframes : knowledge of mainframes
 Network Protocols: TCP/IP; how they function and can be manipulated.
 Project Management: leading, planning, organizing, and controlling a penetration
testing team.
What do hackers do after hacking?
 Patch Security hole
 The other hackers can’t intrude
 Clear logs and hide themselves
 Install rootkit ( backdoor )
 The hacker who hacked the system can use the system later
 It contains Trojan virus, and so on
 Install irc related program
 identd, irc, bitchx, eggdrop, bnc
Cont….
 Install scanner program
 mscan, sscan, nmap
 install exploit program
 Install denial of service program
 Use all of installed programs silently
What should do after hacked?
 Shutdown or turn off the system
 Separate the system from network
 Restore the system with the backup or reinstall all
programs
 Connect the system to the network
 It can be good to call the police
Advantages
 To catch a thief you have to think like a thief.
 Helps in closing the open holes in the system network.
 Provides security to banking and financial establishments.
 Prevents website defacements.
 An evolving technique.
Disadvantages
 All depends upon the trustworthiness of the ethical hacker
 Hiring professionals is expensive
Future Enhancements
 As it an evolving branch the scope of enhancement in technology is immense.
 No ethical hacker can ensure the system security by using the same technique
repeatedly.
 More enhanced software’s should be used for optimum protection.
Conclusion
 In the preceding sections we saw the methodology of hacking, why should we
aware of hacking and some tools which ahacker may use.
 Now we can see what can we do against hacking or to protect ourselves from
hacking.
 The first thing we should do is to keep ourselves updated about those software’s
we and using for official and reliable sources.
 Educate the employees and the users against black hat hacking.
References
 www.google.com
 www.wikipedia.org
 www.tutorialspoint.com
Ethical hacking BY Thariq ibnu Ubaidhullah

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Ethical hacking BY Thariq ibnu Ubaidhullah

  • 1. PRESENT BY :- MU.THARIQ AHAMED ( ICTT, SOFTWAREENGINEERING(FOLLOWING),DIP.INPSYCHOLOGY)
  • 2. Content  Introduction  Ethical Hacking  Hacking Process  Why do We need Ethical Hacking  Required Skills of an Ethical Hacker  What do hackers do after Hacking?  Advantages  Disadvantages  Future Enhancements  Conclusion
  • 3. Introduction  Ethical hacking also known as penetration testing or white-hat hacking, involves the same tools, tricks, and techniques that hackers use, but with one major difference that Ethical hacking is legal.
  • 4. 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 bugs found.
  • 6.
  • 7. Required Skills of an Ethical Hacker  Microsoft: skills in operation, configuration and management.  Linux: knowledge of Linux/Unix; security setting, configuration, and services.  Firewalls: configurations, and operation of intrusion detection systems.  Routers: knowledge of routers, routing protocols, and access control lists  Mainframes : knowledge of mainframes  Network Protocols: TCP/IP; how they function and can be manipulated.  Project Management: leading, planning, organizing, and controlling a penetration testing team.
  • 8. What do hackers do after hacking?  Patch Security hole  The other hackers can’t intrude  Clear logs and hide themselves  Install rootkit ( backdoor )  The hacker who hacked the system can use the system later  It contains Trojan virus, and so on  Install irc related program  identd, irc, bitchx, eggdrop, bnc
  • 9. Cont….  Install scanner program  mscan, sscan, nmap  install exploit program  Install denial of service program  Use all of installed programs silently
  • 10. What should do after hacked?  Shutdown or turn off the system  Separate the system from network  Restore the system with the backup or reinstall all programs  Connect the system to the network  It can be good to call the police
  • 11. Advantages  To catch a thief you have to think like a thief.  Helps in closing the open holes in the system network.  Provides security to banking and financial establishments.  Prevents website defacements.  An evolving technique.
  • 12. Disadvantages  All depends upon the trustworthiness of the ethical hacker  Hiring professionals is expensive
  • 13. Future Enhancements  As it an evolving branch the scope of enhancement in technology is immense.  No ethical hacker can ensure the system security by using the same technique repeatedly.  More enhanced software’s should be used for optimum protection.
  • 14. Conclusion  In the preceding sections we saw the methodology of hacking, why should we aware of hacking and some tools which ahacker may use.  Now we can see what can we do against hacking or to protect ourselves from hacking.  The first thing we should do is to keep ourselves updated about those software’s we and using for official and reliable sources.  Educate the employees and the users against black hat hacking.