INTRODUCTION TO HACKING {Ch.1} (Hack With Shark)

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How to Become Ethical Hacker 2023 || Ethical Hacking Course For Beginners Free 2023

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION
2. ESSENTIALS FOR A HACKER
3. TYPES OF HACKING
4. BEST HACKING TOOLS
5. FOOTPRINTING
6. USING VPN AND TOR
7. MALWARE
8. SOCIAL ENGINEERING
9. SPY SOFTWARE
10. OVERVIEW OF AUTOMATION INDUSTRY
11. GAME HACKING
12. ANDROID ROOTING
13. SQL (STRUCTURED QUERY LANGUAGE)
14. NETWORKING
15. USEFUL LINKS
16. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

1.  INTRODUCTION

Everyone who works on a computer must be familiar with the term "Cyber Crime." Initially, when man invented computer and then the technology for communicating between computers was evolved, he would have never thought that the cyber space he is creating could be flooded with any crime Le. cyber crime. But now almost all of us might have heard the term computer crime, cyber crime, e- crime, hi-tech crime or electronic crime which is nothing but an activity done with a criminal intent in cyber space. Simply put, it is an activity which is criminal in nature, where a computer or network is the source, tool, target, or place of a crime. To say in one line. "Cyber crime refers to all the activities done with criminal intent in cyberspace."

You may be wondering why one should know about Cyber Crime?

Most of us are using internet and computers for online transactions where we transmit personal information and possibly do monetary transactions. If your personal infor- mation goes in the wrong hands and you become bankrupt or you start receiving absurd mails or your e-mail account gets flooded with unwanted mails, means you have become at victim of Cyber Crime.

The hacker's main aim is to disrupt a system or network Whether he is a white hat hacker or black hat hacker his level of destruction is to stop or get the access to the computer systems. Repeated hacking or tampering constantly might take a hacker behind bars but many times these crimes are taken lightly.

What is Hacking

What is your definition of hacking? Most people think of the news stories that relate to large enterprises having embarrassing problems as their data is compromised. But in truth, hacking goes an lot further than this.

Computer hacking is the practice of making malicious modifications to a program in order to achieve a goal outside the original purpose of the creator. A person who engages into these activities is called a Hacker, who is a usually an expert programmer who regards hacking as a art and as a way to apply their skills in real life situations. But other hackers have far more dangerous objectives than just to demonstrate their skills, like stealing personal information, gaining unauthorized access.

It doesn't always have to be someone you don't know who hacks into your systems and causes problems for your business. It could actually be someone who works for you that doesn't have your best interests at heart. This is because the basic meaning of hacking is when someone accesses some or all of your computer systems without permission. And it doesn't just happen over the internet.

Quite often, many people don't see how widespread computer hacking can be. Assuming that they are only in danger from internet based attacks means they may not be covered for all risks. Even those companies that do all they can to prevent hacking which occurs online may have unwittingly turned a blind eye to other dangers.

This is why an understanding of what hacking is and what it involves can help you to protect your own business more fully. But what do you do if you don't know all the ins and outs of the threats posed?

The easiest solution is to rely on an expert to make sure every potential hole is plugged, and no one can break into your systems. Network penetration testing is one of the best ways to see how good your computer network really is. If you do have vulnerabilities it's best to find out via someone who is honest and is looking for them to benefit you. If you assume everything is okay and it isn't, you could be in for a nasty shock at some point in the future.

An expert in the field of ethical hacking would be able to highlight any potential problems and solve them before anyone else had a chance to exploit them. And that is certainly a service that is worth paying for. Don't make the mistake of thinking this should only be done once though. Hackers are constantly finding new ways into previously secure systems. If you employ a company to see how up to date your security measures really are, make sure you do it on a regular basis. If you don't, you still run the risk of being caught out..

Ethical hackers aim to bring into the administrator's notice, vulnerabilities and voids in the system thereby, improvising the robustness and security. They are purely tech-geeks with immaculate programming skills and hands-on knowledge on both computer hardware and software. On the other hand, there are people who can though break into systems, get access to secured accounts but their actions are usually unauthorized while they make a backdoor entry into your system. These people (often misinterpreted as hackers) are called as 'crackers. They try and crack passwords, security codes, etc using various hacking softwares which are already available. Such software are meant to break the code using millions of trials programmed into it by other hackers.

Traditional cyber crimes

Criminals whose focus is on monetary gains only are called traditional cyber criminals. Most of them are identified as some internal source. Recent study has confirmed that almost 80% offenders of such crimes belong to the related company or firm. Industrial espionage, intellectual property crime, trademark violation, illegal fund transfers, credit card scams, etc. are some of the traditional cyber crimes. Such criminals who conduct these crimes are more likely to end up behind bars if the crime is proved.

Cyber Threats:

Stolen data are circulated as against the intellectual property laws according to such ideology threats. These criminals consider themselves as Robin Hood and spread the data which is preserved under intellectual property rights. Many terrorist activities are also termed as ideology threats in the cyber world. They spread their own ideology or oppose government's by using the internet technology Cyberanarchistsis how they are called and their primary aim is to cover their ideology or principles and opposing what is against their activities. Many terrorists' plans and data's are also considered as cyber threats.

Thus whatever be the nature of cyber crime strict laws must be administered to enable a secured cyber space. As more and more of our daily activities becomes connected or interlinked in cyber space the need for a complete secure technology has become the need of the hour. Whether it is simple email hacking or phishing, the people involved in such activities are definitely invading the privacy of individuals and business organizations. Identity thefts, money swindling, and credit card scams are grave issues which can cause irreparable damage to the person concerned.