Basic terms of ethical hacking

            INTRODUCTION OF ETHICAL HACKING

I welcome to all of you.This is my first Blog on security .First i will tell you some basic terms which are always confusing all of you.

Hacking is the art of stretching the capability of a software either it is application or system it doesn't matter .They edit the source code and make it more powerful.

Hacker's are the intelligent computer professionals who have learned and acquired knowledge of advanced techniques about operating system architecture and software.

     They try to gain in-depth knowledge of a system/network, and then use that information to find possible Security gaps in it.

Hacker's are divided into two categories:-

1.Ethical Hacker

2.Malicious Hacker 

                  First we know about ethics :-

* Ethics are principles that distinguish between right and wrong.

Hacker's with good intentions that they do not harm any company or organisation and they don't perform any  illegal activity on that company or organisation without the prior permission are comes in category of Ethical Hacker.

on the other hand.Hacker's with bad intention they harm the company or asset for earn money.They perform illegal activity without the prior permission of that company or asset are comes in category of Malicious Hacker.

CLASSES OF HACKER'S

1.White Hat
2.Black Hat
3.Grey Hat

 White hat hackers use their skills and knowledge for good purposes,helping to find new security vulnerabilities and making the vendors of the applications or network administrators aware of the detected vulnerabilities.White hats do not hack systems with any bad intent.

A white hat often does this on a professional basis ,because there is no domain for hacking .They working for a security organization or an application vendor as security auditor ,penetration tester etc.

Black hat hackers engage in their activities with bad intentions.They perform illegal activities,such as destroying data,website defacement,denying services to legitimate user.For example ,a hacker who breaks into the network of a bank and steals thousands of dollars by transferring it to other banks is a Black hat hacker.

Grey hat hackers do not believe in categorizing hacking activities as either good or bad. So they perform both activities .Grey hat hackers are formerly black hat hacker but now they become security professional in a company as a white hat hacker.

Hackers Motivation

* Enthusiasm for new solutions

* Desire for recognition

* Desire for financial gain

* Urge to imitate role models

* Desire for revenge

This is some basic terms which i think is essential while going further in this domain .I am also in learning phase so if there is some mistake please comment and give ur feedback i will try my best .