Ethical Hacking

Pratheeba Murugesan


HACKER
AENDA
What is Ethical Hacking?
Who are ethical hackers?
Every Website-A Target
Get out of jail free card
Kinds of Testing
Final Report


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 vulnerabilities found.
Ethical Hackers but not Criminal
Hackers
Completely trustworthy.
Strong programming and computer
networking skills.
Learn about the system and trying to
find its weaknesses.
Techniques of Criminal hackers-
Detection-Prevention.
Published research papers or released
security software.
No Ex-hackers.
Being Prepared
What can an intruder see on the target systems?
What can an intruder do with that information?
Does anyone at the target notice the intruder's
attempts or successes?


1. What are you trying to protect?
2. Who are you trying to protect against?
3. How much time, effort, and money are you willing to
expend to obtain adequate protection?


Get out of Jail free card
Security evaluation plan
1. Identify system to be tested
2. How to test?
3. Limitations on that testing
Evaluation done under a no-holds-
barred approach.
Clients should be aware of risks.
Limit prior knowledge of test.

Kinds of Testing
Remote Network
Remote dial-up network
Local network
Stolen laptop computer
Social engineering
Physical entry

1.Total outsider
2.Semi-outsider
3.Valid user
Final Report
Collection of all discoveries made during
evaluation.
Specific advice on how to close the
vulnerabilities.
Testers techniques never revealed.
Delivered directly to an officer of the client
organization in hard-copy form.
Steps to be followed by clients in future.

Suggestions?