BASICS OF HACKING

1.HACKING– Hacking simply refers to “Gaining Unauthorized access into a System” or we can also say that main aim of hacking is ” To compromise the security of a system in order to gain access into it”

In India hackers are treated as criminals by those who are not familiar with working of a hackers. They only see -ve side of hackers. That’s why India have less hackers as compared to other developing or developed countries.

In India, ETHICAL HACKERS are also known as INFORMATION SECURITY EXPERT or CYBER SECURITY Analyst.

2.TYPES OF HACKERS

1.WHITE HAT HACKERS :-Hackers who works defensively. They perform hacking and security checks with authority of government . They are known for security. . 2.BLACK HAT HACKERS :- Hackers who works offensively. They believe in breaking the security without any permission or authority. They are known as malicious hackers. . 3. GREY HAT HACKERS:- Hackers who is like a coin, two sided. They work for both offensive and defensive work Generally benefit oriented.

3.PHASES OF HACKING

1. Reconnaissance:- In this phase, Attacker find information about Target. It can be done actively or passively. It brings us closer to the target by giving some sensitive information about target.
2. Scanning:- In this phase, Attacker find much more information about target. Attacker can perform port scanning or various assessments in order to get sensitive information about target.
3. Gaining Access:- In this phase, Attacker actually performs HACK. Using the information found by previous phases, attacker takes advantage and perform exploit to gain access.
4. Maintaining Access:- In this phase, Attacker installs backdoors in order to maintain access into the target system.
5. Covering Tracks:- In this phase, Attacker deletes the logs and session details in order to not to get caught. (ALL THIS PHASES ARE INTERDEPENDENT ON EACE ORTHER.)