Ethical Hacking - Hackers and crackers

Topics are Hackers Definition, Crackers Definition, What motivates Hackers &Crackers, Type of Hackers and type of Crackers.

1. Hackers and Crackers Name:- Ashish Duggal Qualification:- M.C.A.

2. Topics Hackers Definition Crackers Definition What motivates Hackers & Crackers Type of Hackers Type of Crackers

3. Hackers A hacker is someone who uses his/her skills and knowledge to find vulnerabilities in computer systems and helps improve and patch those vulnerabilities. They are normally security professionals who can be hired by organizations to try and break into their systems, so they can identify any flaws they may have.

4. Crackers A cracker is an individual who attempts to access computer systems without authorization. They look for backdoors in programs and systems, exploit those backdoors, and steal private information for use in a malicious way.

5. What motivates Hackers &Crackers Hackers They build secure environments. Know your attacker-they use same tools, software and techniques as crackers. Purely non malicious and Ethical. Utilize their skills for positive benefits. Crackers They break and destroy it. Are familiar with ransomware attacks like phishing email & malicious attachment. Unethical To show off and gain publicity, or to exploit and financial motives.

6. Types of Hackers 1)Black Hats:- A person who violates computer security for personal gain or maliciousness. 2)White Hats:- A person who hacks into a computer network in order to test or evaluate its security systems. 3)Grey Hats:-A person who may sometimes violates laws but does not have the malicious intent typical of a black hat hacker.

7. Types of Crackers 1)Script Kiddie:- A person who uses existing computer scripts or codes to hack into computers, lacking the expertise to write their own. 2)Packet Monkey:- A person who intentionally inundates a website or network with data packets, resulting in a denial-of-service situation for users of the attacked site or network. 3) Waret doodz :- Waret doodz get illegal copies of copyrighted software. Then they distribute it around the world via several gateways.

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