ETHICAL

HACKING
DEFINATION :

• ACCESSING A SYSTEM THAT YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE ACCESS TO IS

CONSIDERED HACKING.
• HACKER IS A PERSON WHO FINDS AND EXPLOITS WEAKNESS IN COMPUTER
SYSTEM S AND/OR NETWORK TO GAIN ACCESS . HACKERS ARE USUALLY
SKILLED COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTER
SECURITY
TYPES OF HACKERS

• ETHICAL HACKER (WHITE HAT)

• CRACKER (BLACK HAT)
• SCRIPT KIDDES
• HACKVIST
• PHREAKER
ETHICAL HACKER (WHITE HAT)

 Ethical hackers use their knowledge to secure and improve the technology of

organizations. They provide an essential service to these organizations by looking for
vulnerabilities that can lead to a security breach. An ethical hacker reports the identified
vulnerabilities to the organization.
CRACKER (BLACK HAT)

• A PERSON WHO GAINS UNAUTHORISED ACCESS TO COMPUTER SYSREMS

FOR PERSONA GAIN. THE ITENT IS USUSLLY TO STEAL CORPORATE DATA,
VIOLATE PRIVACY RIGHTS, TRANSFER FUNDS FROM BANK ACCOUNTS ETC.
SCRIPT KIDDES
A NONSKILLED PERSON WHO GAINS ACCESS TO
COPUTER SYSTEM USINGALREADY MADE
TOOLS
HACKTIVIST

o Hacktivists. Hacktivists are groups of criminals who unite to carry out cyber attacks
in support of political causes. Hacktivists typically target entire industries but
sometimes attack specific organizations who they feel don't align with their political
views or practices.
PHREAKER
A HACKER WHO IDENTIFIES AND EXPLOITS
WEAKNESS IN TELEPHONES INSTEAD OF
COMPUTERS