tailieunhanh - Introduction to Ethical Hacking - Module 01

Jump to: navigation, search The Certified Ethical Hacker is a professional certification provided by the International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (EC-Council.) An ethical hacker is usually employed by an organization who trusts him or her to attempt to penetrate networks and/or computer systems, using the same methods as a hacker, for the purpose of finding and fixing computer security vulnerabilities. Unauthorized hacking (., gaining access to computer systems without prior authorization from the owner) is a crime in most countries, but penetration testing done by request of the owner of the targeted system(s) or network(s) is not | Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures Version6 Module I Introduction to Ethical Hacking TM c EH Scenario Certified Ethical Hacker Jeffery came across some books that were related to hacking. He was curious to know about hacking public and private networks. He bought a book related to it from the nearby bookstore. Amazed to learn new techniques about hacking Jeffrey wanted to get hands on them. He visited a local library and plugged his laptop to its network to search the database of books. Jeffrey wanted to find the vulnerability present in the library s network and then show the report to the concerned authorities. Jeffrey launched the tools from a CD that was offered with the book and discovered lot of loopholes in the network What is wrong with Jeffrey s act Is his action justified Copyright by Ec-Council All Rights Reserved. Reproduction is Strictly Prohibited EC-Council TM c E H News Certified Ethical Hacker PC World Hacker Safe Seal Web Site Shield or Target More than Web sites worldwide display a small green logo that proclaims them to be Hacker Safe. Is it a promise or a target Jaikumar Vijayan Computerworld Tuesday January 22 2008 02 00 PM PST More than 80 000 Web sites worldwide display a small green logo that proclaims them to be Hacker Safe. The logo is provided to them by ScanAlert Inc a vendor that scans the sites of its clients daily in search of security vulnerabilities. ScanAlert s logo is the most widely used security seal of its kind on the Web and it can be found on dozens of marquee-brand sites including those of Johnson Johnson Sony Corp and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Such widespread use attracted the attention of security vendor McAfee Inc. which in late October agreed to acquire ScanAlert. But Napa ScanAlert was put on the defensive this month after online technology retailer warned an undisclosed number of customers that their personal and credit card data may have been compromised in a hacking incident. .