In today's digital world, small, medium and big businesses are facing the biggest threats from hackers. Any computer hacking attack, if successful, can create a lot of problem to networks and in fact all the critical information stored in the various computers within the network. In the field of IT, there is a growing need for professionals having ethical hacking courses to work for them and provide security to their computers and networks. Known as white hat hackers or ethical hackers, these professionals are expert in the area of anti-hacking techniques. They work for preventing the motives of malicious hackers from stealing or damaging important data and ensure the safety and protection of computer systems and networks.
People with ethical hacking trainings work to provide security to IT systems. At times, if required ethical hackers can even break into any other system. But the reason for doing so must be a genuine one for the safety of an organization or company. In fact, both black hat hackers and white hat hackers do the same thing, but the major line of discrimination is that an ethical hacker has altruistic motivations.
There are many major threats and issues related to computer hacking that one must be aware of to understand Information Security in the true sense of the terms. Today there are many some basic threats that you may face as an individual or as an organization such as:
Theft of Passwords
E-mail based Threats
E-mail based Extortion
Launch of Malicious Programmes (Trojans)
Internet Time Theft
Here are some major corporate threats that needs to be handled by professionals having knowledge of ethical hacking and lots more:
Web Defacement
Corporate Espionage
Website based Launch of Malicious Code Cheating and Frauds.
Exchange of Criminal Ideas and Tools
Cyber Harassment
Forged Websites
Not only this, there are some also online threats that need to be also taken care of, such as:
E-mail Spamming
Theft of Software, Electronic Records, Computer Hardware, etc.
Cyber Stalking
E-mail Bombing
Morphing
Denial of Service Attacks
Apart from this, there are some other threats too related to computer hacking such as:
Theft of Information
Email Forgery
Theft of E-Cash, Credit Card Numbers, Online Banking Accounts etc.
Protecting your computer and network can be done by ethical hackers, but as far security is concerned, the first step is to secure the hardware on which all the valuable information is stored and by which it moves across the network. Basically, it means limiting who is able to actually touch the computer, and what a person can do with it if they do gain on-site access. To protect your computers, network, and data from all types of damage and loss that can be done through computer hacking, however physical security can make a lot of difference. Well in physical security, computers must also be properly protected from natural disasters and accidental damage in addition to deliberate acts.
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