HACKING

HACKING

Unauthorized access into computers
1. Spread computer worms and viruses
MOTIVE
1. Profit
2. Protest
3. Challenge
TYPE
1. White Hat
  1. Breaks security for non-malicious reasons
  2. To test their own security system
  3. Perform tests and assessments within a contractual agreement.
2. Black Hat
  1. Break security for personal gain
  2. To destroy data or make the network unusable
3. Grey Hat
  1. Combination of White + Black Hat
  2. Hack into system and notify the administrator - the system security is defect
  3. Offer to correct the defect
4. Script kiddie
  1. non-expert
  2. using pre-packaged automated tools written by others
TECHNIQUES
1. Password cracking : repeatedly try guesses for the password.
2. Phishing: masquerades another website or system until user revealing confidential information, such as user names and passwords
3. Social engineering: pose as a user who cannot get access to his or her system.
4. Keystroke logging: to record every keystroke on an affected machine for later retrieval,

Resource summary

	Created by anis_livesoul about 10 years ago