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Hariharan Kumar

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A world of a hacker

HACKING

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Contents

Grey Hat Hackers

White Hat Hackers

History of Hacking

Black Hat Hackers

Hackers and Cybersecurity

Ethical vs Unethical Hacking

Resources

History of Hacking

History of Hacking

The root origin of hacking dates back to 1960. With the development of technologies, hacking is not the same as it was in the 1960s and has been developed and is been considered a major threat in the cybersecurity avenue.

White Hat Hackers

White Hat HAckers

White hat hackers are those who generally work for the company and are paid by the company for testing and exploiting various vulnerabilities in their systems. They are called ethical hackers and they abide by the law.

Grey Hat Hackers

Grey HAT Hackers

Gray hat hackers operate in the middle ground between white hat and black hat hackers. They uncover vulnerabilities without permission, notify the company, and may request a fee for fixing the issue.

Black Hat Hackers

Black Hat Hackers

Unlike white hat hackers, black hat hackers do every illegal activity and do not abide by the laws. They exploit the vulnerabilities of the system, hack and exploit the data, and expect ransom in return for not leaking the data or sometimes leaking the data to unwanted people.

Ethical vs Unethical Hacking

Ethical vs Unethical Hacking

Ethical hacking is the process in which a person protects the data and exploits the vulnerabilities of the system with permission for the main reason to fix the vulnerability. Unethical Hacking is an illegal activity and a process in which a person exploits the vulnerabilities of the system without any permission with the sole reason to exploit sensitive data.

Hackers and Cybersecurity

Hackers and Cybersecurity

White hat hackers mainly contribute to solving the issue of vulnerabilities in the system flaws thereby bolstering cybersecurity. Grey hat hackers play a similar role to white hat hackers and try to bolster cybersecurity but the methods they follow differ. Black hat hackers on the other hand are the biggest cybersecurity threat. They manage to exploit the flaws in the systems and try to breach sensitive data.

Additional Resources

Additional Resources

  • https://www.uscybersecurity.net/white-hat-hacker-black-hat-hacker/
  • https://www.comptia.org/content/articles/what-is-ethical-hacking
  • https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ethical-hacking-vs-illegal-keerthika-devi-p/