Discussion Post: What is Ethical Hacking?
Ethical hacking refers to the act of locating weaknesses and vulnerabilities of computer and information systems by duplicating the intent and actions of malicious hackers. Ethical hacking is also known as penetration testing, intrusion testing, or red teaming. An ethical hacker is a security professional who applies their hacking skills for defensive purposes on behalf of the owners of information systems. By conducting penetration tests, an ethical hacker looks to answer the following four basic questions:
a) What information/locations/systems can an attacker gain access?
b) What can an attacker see on the target?
c) What can an attacker do with available information?
d) Does anyone at the target system notice the attempts?
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