Rose & Marinaldo: WHAT IS ETHICAL HACKING

What is ethical hacking?

Ethical hacking is identifying weakness in computer system and/or computer networks and coming with countermeasures that protect the weakness.

Ethical hackers must abide by the following rules-
1-Get written permission from the owner of the computer system and/or computer network before hacking.
2-Protect the privacy of the organisation been hacked etc.

Ethical Hacking and Ethical Hacker are terms used to describe hacking performed by a company or individual to help identity potential threats on a computer or network.

An Ethical Hacker attempts to byepass system security and search for any weak point that could be exploited by Malicious Hackers.