Security breaches can come from anywhere. Competitors,spies,rogue employees,bored teens and even hackers are invading computers everywhere to make trouble,steal information and even sabotage careers.And with the growth of the internet and World Wide web,such actions become even easier. Server crashes,email loss,data loss,virus invasions,and other problems often go unexplained and network downtime eats up precious resources of time and money.
How can these breaches be prevented? By knowing what to look for.The best way to beat a cyber criminal is to think like them to know what types of attacks they make,and how you can guard against them.
The definition of an Ethical Hacker is very similar to a Penetration Tester. The Ethical Hacker is an individual who is usually employed with the organization and who can be trusted to undertake an attempt to penetrate networks and/or computer systems using the same methods as a Hacker. Hacking is a felony in the United States and most other countries. When it is done by request and under a contract between an Ethical Hacker and an organization, it is legal. The most important point is that an Ethical Hacker has authorization to probe the target.