Hacking
- 1. ASSIGNMENT Anushamol R A Roll no.28 Physical science
- 2. HACKING History of Hacking ❖ Hacking has been a part of computing for 40 years. ❖ The first computer hacker emerged at MIT . ❖ Hacking is began in the 1960 at MIT, origin of the term ‘hacker’. ❖ The truth hacker amongst our societies have thirst for the knowledge . ❖ Boredom is never an object of challenge for the hacker . What is Hacking ? The process of attempting to gain or successfully gaining , unauthorized access to computer is called Hacking . Who is a Hacker ? ❖ In the computer security context , a hacker is some one who seeks and exploits weakness in a computer system or computer network . ❖ The term hacker is reclaimed by computer programmers who argue that some one breaking into computers is better called a cracker. Why do hackers hack ? ❖ Just for fun. ❖ Show off . ❖ Hack other systems secretly . ❖ Notify many people their thought . ❖ Steal important information . ❖ Destroy enemy’s computer network during the war . Types of Hacking
- 3. ❖ Website Hacking ❖ Network Hacking ❖ Ethical Hacking ❖ Email Hacking ❖ Password Hacking ❖ Online banking Hacking ❖ Computer Hacking 1.Website Hacking Hacking a website means taking control from the website owner to a person who hacks the website . 2. Network Hacking Network hacking is generally means gathering information about domain by using tools like Telnet , Ns Lookup , ping , Tracert , Net stat etc…. Over the network . 3.Ethical Hacking Ethical hacking is where a person hacks to find weaknesses in a system and then usually patches them . 4.Email Hacking Email hacking is illicit access to an email account or email correspondence . 5.Password Hacking Password hacking is the process of recovering secret passwords from data that has been stored in or transmitted by a computer system . 6.Online Banking Hacking Online Banking hacking unauthorized accessing bank accounts without knowing the password or without permission of account holder is known as Online Banking Hacking .
- 4. 7.Computer Hacking Computer hacking is when files on your computer are viewed , created , or edited without your authorization . Advantages of Hacking ❖ Can be used to recover lost information where the computer passwords has been lost . ❖ Teaches you that no technology is 100% secure . ❖ To test how good security is on your own network. ❖ They call it white hat computer hacking . Disadvantages of Hacking ❖ Criminals can use it to their advantage . ❖ It can harm someone’s privacy . ❖ It is illegal .