Strengthening Cybersecurity: Protecting Your Digital World

What is White hat?

The term "white hat" in Internet slang refers to an ethical computer hacker, or a computer security expert, who specializes in penetration testing and in other testing methodologies that ensures the security of an organization's information systems.

Types of hacker:

The three types of hackers are the white hat hacker, the grey hat hacker, and the black hat hacker. Each type of
 hacker hacks for a different reason, a cause, or both. All have the required skills needed to accomplish their mission.

Is ethical hacking leagal??

Ethical hacking is considered legal because the actions are used to increase the security of a computer system. ... The theory behind ethical hacking is that, if a white hat can break a computer system, then a black hat can use the same points of entry to promote illegal activity.

What is the use of ethical hacker??

The purpose of ethical hacking is to evaluate the security of and identify vulnerabilities in systems, networks or system infrastructure. It includes finding and attempting to exploit any vulnerabilities to determine whether unauthorized access or other malicious activities are possible.

Importance of of ethical hacker??

In the dawn of international conflicts, terrorist organizations funding cybercriminals to breach security systems, either to compromise national security features or to extort huge amounts by injecting malware and denying access. Resulting in the steady rise of cybercrime. Organizations face the challenge of updating hack-preventing tactics, installing several technologies to protect the system before falling victim to the hacker.

New worms, malware, viruses, and ransomware are primary benefit are multiplying every day and is creating a need for ethical hacking services to safeguard the networks of businesses, government agencies or defense.

• What is qualifications and training is need to be ethical hacker??

Most commonly the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker certification, a self-study or classroom course with a 200 multiple choice question exam at the end," Chadha says, adding "Communications-Electronics Security Group (CESG) [now part of the National Cyber Security Centre] approval is also required for any penetration test on a company, and this is appointed by a government department."

This involves the CHECK scheme, where penetration testers prove themselves through practical examination under lab conditions. "There are two levels of approval" Chadha explains "a penetration test member and a penetration test team lead, and government departments will require at least one team lead working on any project."

Phil Robinson, director of Digital Assurance and a Founder Associate Member of the Institute of Information Security Professionals points towards the Tiger Scheme and CREST certifications. "There are entry level testing certifications, for those wishing to be part of a testing team and working under the management of a team leader, and senior testing certifications for more experienced individuals to either work on their own or to lead a team," Robinson told IT Pro.

"It also helps to have a reasonable general background and experience alongside certifications such as a Masters in Information Security," he added.

As far as the CREST certification is concerned, Ian Glover points out that in order to pass at the lower level a candidate will need "knowledge and skills on a wide range of relevant subjects, and in addition they would normally require two to three years regular and frequent practical experience, equating to about 6,000 hours experience and research." When it comes to the higher level that increases to five years or 10,000 hours.