about hacking ,type of hacking ,hackers

1. What is Hacking?What is Hacking?
• Hacking is the act of breaking in to a computerHacking is the act of breaking in to a computer
system and is a criminal offence under the computersystem and is a criminal offence under the computer
misusemisuse
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• The really simple definition of hacking: is gaining an
unauthorized access to a computer system

2. Who is Hacker ?Who is Hacker ?
The person who is consistently engaging in
hacking activities, and has accepted
hacking as a lifestyle and philosophy of
their choice, is called a Hacker

3. HACKER CATEGORIESHACKER CATEGORIES
1. Semi-Professional Hacking. Performed part-time and does not
provide an income. They fit the classical hacker characteristics..
they work and play on the edge of society, have a gang mentality,
strong negative responses to threats against his/her self-esteem,
can have narcissistic personality disorders.
2. Inter-City Hacking. Inner-city residence (any race, color, religion,
creed, etc,), exhibits anger at social condition, exhibits no social
conscience, jail is not a deterrent. Hacking gives them a sense of
power and allows them to make their own rules.
3. Euro hacking. More worldly , enlightened then US hackers and are
generally motivated by philosophical or political concerns.
Generally thought of as a way of life and not a crime, thinks hacking
is treating technology without respect; thinks its great sport to spin
up intelligence communities.
4. Professional Hacking. This encompasses any for profit activity
such as spies, industrial espionage, Narco terrorist, White Collar
criminals, etc.

4. • White hat
• Black hat
• Grey hat
• Elite hacker
• Script kiddie
• Neophyte
• Blue hat
Type of hackerType of hacker

5. White-hat HackersWhite-hat Hackers
• The good guys
who identify the
security
weakness of
the system or
network and
inform the
owner about
them

6. Black Hat HackersBlack Hat Hackers
A black hat is the villain or
bad guy, who crash into
victim’s security to steal
information and destroy
the victims security
network.
Also known as ‘cracker’.

7. Grey hat HackersGrey hat Hackers
• A grey hat, in the
hacking community,
refers to a skilled
hacker who is
somewhere in
between white and
black hat hackers

8. Why do Hackers Attack?Why do Hackers Attack?
• Because they can
• A large fraction of
hacker attacks have
been pranks
• Financial Gain
• Espionage
• Venting anger at a
company or
organization
• Terrorism
• To make security stronger
( Ethical Hacking )
• Just for fun
• Show off
• Hack other systems secretly
• Notify many people their
thought
• Steal important information
• Destroy enemy’s computer
network

9. Hacking started because people realized
that there were flaws with security. For
example, this month people realized there
was a major security flaw with internet
explorer 7. Save PC user knew they could
access others information without them
knowing. Hacking also started because
user were concerned about vulnerabilities.
Why did hacking start?Why did hacking start?

10. Type of hackingType of hacking
• Ethical hacking
Ethical hacking or a ethical hacker are terms that
describe hacking performed to help a company or
individual identify potential threats on the computer or
network. An ethical hacker attempts to hack their way
past the system security, finding any weak points in the
security that could be exploited by other hackers. The
organization uses what the ethical hacker finds to
improve the system security, in an effort to minimize, if
not eliminate, any potential hacker attacks.

11. Who are Ethical Hackers?Who are Ethical Hackers?
• “One of the best ways to evaluate the intruder threat is to have
an independent computer security professionals attempt to
break their computer systems”
• Successful ethical hackers possess a variety of skills. First and
foremost, they must be completely trustworthy.
• Ethical hackers typically have very strong programming and
computer networking skills.
• They are also adept at installing and maintaining systems that use
the more popular operating systems (e.g., Linux or Windows 2000)
used on target systems.
• These base skills are augmented with detailed knowledge of the
hardware and software provided by the more popular computer and
networking hardware vendors.

12. What is Ethical Hacking?What is Ethical Hacking?
• Ethical hacking – defined “methodology adopted by
ethical hackers to discover the vulnerabilities existing in
information systems’ operating environments.”
• With the growth of the Internet, computer security has
become a major concern for businesses and
governments.
• In their search for a way to approach the problem,
organizations came to realize that one of the best ways
to evaluate the intruder threat to their interests would be
to have independent computer security professionals
attempt to break into their computer systems.

13. Types of Hacker AttackTypes of Hacker Attack
Active AttacksActive Attacks Passive AttacksPassive Attacks

14. Active Attacks
Denial of Service
Breaking into a site
Intelligence Gathering
Resource Usage
Deception
Passive Attacks
Sniffing
Passwords
Network Traffic
Sensitive Information
Information Gathering

16. • Routers:Routers: knowledge of routers, routing protocols, and access control listsknowledge of routers, routing protocols, and access control lists
• Microsoft:Microsoft: skills in operation, configuration and management.skills in operation, configuration and management.
• Linux:Linux: knowledge of Linux/Unix; security setting, configuration, and services.knowledge of Linux/Unix; security setting, configuration, and services.
• Firewalls:Firewalls: configurations, and operation of intrusion detection systems.configurations, and operation of intrusion detection systems.
• MainframesMainframes
• Network Protocols:Network Protocols: TCP/IP; how they function and can be manipulated.TCP/IP; how they function and can be manipulated.
• Project Management:Project Management: knowledge of leading, planning, organizing, andknowledge of leading, planning, organizing, and
controlling a penetration testing team.controlling a penetration testing team.
Skill of a hackerSkill of a hacker

17. 1 Gary McKinnon
• top 10 hackers gary in world Gary
McKinnon, 40, accused of mounting the
largest ever hack of United States.
government computer networks —
including Army, Air Force, Navy and
NASA systems The court has
recommended
that McKinnon be extradited to the United
States to face charges of illegally
accessing 97 computers,
causing US$700,000 (400,000 pounds;
euro 588,000) in damage.
World’s best hackerWorld’s best hacker
2. Jonathan James
Jonathan james world top 10 hackersThe
youth, known as “comrade” on the
Internet, pleaded guilty to intercepting
3,300 email messages at one of the
Defense Department’s most sensitive
operations and
stealing data from 13 nasa computer
including some devote to the new
international space station.

18. Onel de Guzman, whose father was aOnel de Guzman, whose father was a
fisherman, was able to create afisherman, was able to create a
computer program that went from onecomputer program that went from one
American coast to the other in onlyAmerican coast to the other in only
twenty-fours hours. His program hadtwenty-fours hours. His program had
the capability o damage computers inthe capability o damage computers in
government offices from all over thegovernment offices from all over the
world and even the Pentagon and theworld and even the Pentagon and the
CIA suffered from his attack. PeopleCIA suffered from his attack. People
got an email with the subject “I LOVEgot an email with the subject “I LOVE
YOU: A love letter for you” thatYOU: A love letter for you” that
included an attached document calledincluded an attached document called
LOVE-FOR-YOU.txt.vbs. When peopleLOVE-FOR-YOU.txt.vbs. When people
clicked on it, a virus entered theirclicked on it, a virus entered their
computers and that was the end of it.computers and that was the end of it.
• 3 . KEVIN DAVID MITNICK IS THE BEST
HACKER IN THE WORLD. HE STARTED WITH
HIS MINOR CYBER CRIMES WHEN HE WAS
TWELVE YEARS OLD. THE FIRST THING HE
DID WAS HACK THE LOS ANGELES BUS
SYSTEM IN ORDER TO GET FREE BUS
TICKETS. AFTER THAT HE CONTINUED HIS
HACKING CAREER BY DAMAGING THE FBI,
DEC, IBM, MOTOROLA, NOKIA, SUN
MICROSYSTEMS AND SIEMENS. HE WAS
SENT TO PRISON FOR FIVE YEARS AND
EIGHT MONTHS AND WHEN HE WAS FREED
HE DECIDED TO SET UP MITNICK SECURITY,
WHICH IS A SAFETY CONSULTANCY
COMPANY THAT OFFERS ITS SERVICES FOR
MULTINATIONAL FIRMS.

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20. How to save computerHow to save computer fromfrom hackershackers
• Protect Your Computer: Avoid Computer
Holes/Vulnerabilities
• Install only trusted software and delete unknown emails .
• If you have any doubt about a piece of software's
function, do not install it.
• Avoid adult web sites, a hacker's paradise.
• Whether in your e-mail or online, do not click on ads. If
the ad is of interest, find the site. Be careful with what
you physically put into your computer. This is especially
true for shared R/W CDs, USB hard disks, or flash
drives. This is an easy path for a virus to follow from
computer to computer.

21. Anti-virus software searches for evidence of the presence of viralAnti-virus software searches for evidence of the presence of viral
programs, worm, bombs, and Trojan horses by checking for theprograms, worm, bombs, and Trojan horses by checking for the
characteristic appearances or behaviors that is typical of thesecharacteristic appearances or behaviors that is typical of these
programs. When found the program logs its discovery, its type, often itsprograms. When found the program logs its discovery, its type, often its
name or an identifier, and it potential for damage.name or an identifier, and it potential for damage.
our wireless network with a router that has a built in firewall. Almost allour wireless network with a router that has a built in firewall. Almost all
wireless routers are set to no security when first installed. Log into thewireless routers are set to no security when first installed. Log into the
router and at least set it to basic security with a strong password torouter and at least set it to basic security with a strong password to
replace the factory setting that any hacker knows.replace the factory setting that any hacker knows.
Avoid disclosing personal details like phone number, credit card details
to strangers.

22. ADVANTAGES OF HACKINGADVANTAGES OF HACKING
• CAN BE USED TO RECOVER LOST INFORMATION WHERE
THE COMPUTER PASSWORD HAS BEEN LOST.
• -TEACHES U THAT NO TECHNOLOGY IS 100% SECURE
• -TO TEST HOW GOOD SECURITY IS ON YOUR OWN
NETWORK. ;)
• THEY CALL IT WHITE HAT COMPUTER HACKING.
• -HACKING IS GOOD WITH GAMES ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU
ARE ONLINE BUT THE ONLY PROBLEM IS
IF THE GAMING SERVER FINDS OUT THAT YOU HAVE BEEN
HACKING THEN YOU COULD GET CHUCKED OFF THE
GAMING SERVER SO WATCH OUT