What Does An Ethical Hacker Do ?
Ethical hacker will follow the same technique as a malicious hacker however in the end , They fixed flaws or errors . This is also called as PENTEST . There are Three types of PENTEST 1} Black Box testing :- No previous knowledge about the target. 2} White box testing :- Full knowledge about target & protect system from insider Attacks. 3} Grey box Testing :- Partial knowledge is available in this way. {INFORMATION GATHERING ------------SCANNING---------------GAINING ACCESS----------- --------REPORTING VULNERABILITY OR FIXED IT } INFORMATION GATHERING Gather as much information as possible about system. This mostly done in passive state ++Passive network monitoring ++Whois ++Locating & Identify hosts and network equipment ++Google SCANNING Pre attack phase this is an active state of gathering information.Software for scanning [War Dialers , Port Scanners , Vulnerability Scanners]etc. Target Information [Operating System, Open Ports And Service…
