Ethical Hacking

Ethical hacking, also known as penetration testing or white-hat hacking, is the practice of testing computer systems, networks, and applications for vulnerabilities or security weaknesses with the explicit permission of the system owner. The goal of ethical hacking is to identify and remediate security flaws before malicious hackers can exploit them for nefarious purposes.
Here at Bluescripts Infotech Institute in Ibadan, some of the concepts of ethical hacking are:
* Purpose: The primary purpose of ethical hacking is to improve the security posture of an organization by proactively identifying and mitigating potential security risks.
* Scope: Ethical hacking can encompass various areas of cybersecurity, including network security, web application security, mobile security, wireless security, and social engineering.
* Methodology: Ethical hackers follow a systematic approach to conducting security assessments, which typically involves the following steps:
– Reconnaissance
– Scanning
– Enumeration
– Exploitation
– Post-exploitation
* Tools and Techniques: Ethical hackers use a variety of tools and techniques to identify and exploit vulnerabilities, including vulnerability scanners, network sniffers, password cracking tools, exploit frameworks, and social engineering tactics.