Pforzheimer Honors College 8-24-2005 The Role of White Hat Hackers in Information Security Amit Anand Jagnarine Pace University Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/honorscollege_theses Part of the Other Computer Sciences Commons Recommended Citation Jagnarine‚ Amit Anand‚ "The Role of White Hat Hackers in Information Security" (2005). Honors College Theses. Paper 14. http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/honorscollege_theses/14 This Article is brought to
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In this paper‚ we define a category of computer security exploits called "cognitive hacking." Loosely speaking‚ cognitive hacking refers to a computer or information system attack that relies on changing human users ’ perceptions and corresponding behaviors in order to be successful. This is in contrast to denial of service (DOS) and other kinds of well-known attacks that operate solely within the computer and network infrastructure. Several cognitive hacking techniques are illustrated by example
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the five steps of the hacking process. Ans: Foot printing Scanning and Enumeration System Hacking Deploy Payload cover tracks 2. In order to exploit or attack the targeted systems‚ what can you do as an initial first step to collect as much information as possible about the targets prior devising an attack and penetration test plan? Ans: Reconnaissance 3. What application and tools can be used to perform this initial reconnaissance and probing step? Ans: Google hacking site 4. How can
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How Has Computer Hacking Interfered Modern Society? By Angel Passament How has computer hacking inferred modern society? In this passage I will be talking briefly about the fundamentals of computer hacking from the past to the present. Computer hacking has changed more over time resulting in computer emergences to corporate system shutdowns. This research paper will be talking about three major parts of computer
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understand the difference between cybercrime and traditional crime‚ the individual needs to understand what cybercrime is. The definition of cybercrime is according to "Oxford Dictionaries" (2014)‚ "crime conducted via the internet or some other computer network" (cybercrime). Cybercrime is committed by hackers with the goal of financial gain in min by stealing personal information(bank information‚ credit card information‚ etc) from individuals. Traditional Crime is a considered crimes against the
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The Past‚ Present and Future of Computer Hacking Abstract Society relies heavily on technology for many things‚ but our use of technology opens us up to become victims of cybercrimes‚ like computer hacking. Hackers can be divided into three main categories: novice‚ intermediate‚ and elite. Hacking has been in the information technology (IT) field for a while. The first hackers appeared in the nineteen sixties and hackers have continued to make progress since then. People hack for a variety of
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Computer hacking is the practice of modifying computer hardware and software to accomplish a goal outside of the creator’s original purpose. People who engage in computer hacking activities are often called hackers. Since the word “hack” has long been used to describe someone who is incompetent at his/her profession‚ some hackers claim this term is offensive and fails to give appropriate recognition to their skills. Computer hacking is most common among teenagers and young adults‚ although there
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PROTECTION AGAINST HARDWARE KEYBOARD HACKING DEVICES USING MICROPROCESSORS ABSTRACT Network security is a never ending battle between the system design engineers and the computer hackers. In an effort to keep the hackers out‚ engineers have developed an impressive array of encryption algorithms‚ authentication protocols and intrusion detection systems. The hackers have developed an equally impressive way of bypassing the security walls. However‚ both groups have continued to overlook
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read their e-mail‚ steal their credit card number from an on-line shopping site‚ or implant software that will secretly transmit their organization’s secrets to the open Internet. With these concerns and others‚ the ethical hacker can help. ETHICAL HACKING: Information security is the fastest growing area in the Information Technology (IT) sector. Security would be an easy process if all that had to be done is to install a fire wall and anti - virus software‚ but the reality is that securing information
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Ethical hacking also known as penetration testing or white-hat hacking‚ involves the same tools‚ tricks‚ and techniques that hackers use‚ but with one major difference that Ethical hacking is legal. Ethical hacking is performed with the target’s permission. The intent of ethical hacking is to discover vulnerabilities from a hacker’s viewpoint so systems can be better secured. Its part of an overall information risk management program that allows for ongoing security improvements. Ethical hacking can
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