Hacking For Dummies
Chapter One
Introduction to Ethical Hacking
In This Chapter
* Understanding hacker objectives
* Outlining the differences between ethical hackers and malicious hackers
* Examining how the ethical hacking process has come about
* Understanding the dangers that your computer systems face
* Starting the ethical hacking process
This book is about hacking ethically - the science of testing your computers
and network for security vulnerabilities and plugging the holes you
find before the bad guys get a chance to exploit them.
Although ethical is an often overused and misunderstood word, the Merriam-Webster
dictionary defines ethical perfectly for the context of this book and
the professional security testing techniques that I cover - that is, conforming
to accepted professional standards of conduct. IT practitioners are obligated to
perform all the tests covered in this book aboveboard and only after permission
has been obtained by the owner(s) of the systems - hence the disclaimer
in the introduction.
How Hackers Beget Ethical Hackers
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