Tuesday, 23 April 2013

White Hat Hackers - How To Outwit Illegal Hackers

By Aaron Kato


Computer hacking endangers not only private people and businesses, but also government agencies. To hack a computer means to manipulate the ordinary behaviour of networks and systems. There's little organisations can be if their greatly guarded secrets and formulas, private information, and sensitive financial records are snatched from their system. The lost of such information can render them helpless. Indeed, it is a truly serious problem. That's why it's crucial for them to strictly guard their information system and protect it against hackers. And the only way that they can do so is by employing another hacker.

Though employing another hacker seems like a foolish plan at first given that companies want to bar hackers from their system in the first place, there's indisputable wisdom in employing hackers to protect their IT fort. It's simply because companies need people who can best hackers. They require people who know how hackers think and work. And who else can accomplish those things but another hacker? Company hired-hackers need to break into an information system so they would know how other people do it. And once that they have discovered where and how others might penetrate the system, they can now strengthen and improve its security measures.

An ethical hacker, also known as white hat, is a master in penetration testing to ensure the security of an organisation's information system. They regularly test the susceptibility of the information system of an company because hackers consistently find new ways on how to infiltrate a system. They use the same methods as illegal hackers to find and fix the weak points of a computer security. They are typically employed by an company that gives them the authorisation to breach its software system or database.

A organisation's employed hacker not only has permission to infiltrate the company's systems, but also has the certification to support his expertise. Ethical hackers hired by organisations have Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification, which they have obtained by undergoing 5 days of intensive training and testing. But before they can sign up for the course, they must also possess at least two years experience in computer information security.

Ethical hacking is only legal and ethical if done with permission from the organisation that owns the information system being infiltrated. If you wish to become an ethical hacker, you can enrol in IT schools that offer Certified Ethical Hacker classes. Take other computer lessons before starting the CEH course to enhance your IT knowledge. You can take Microsoft Office courses first and enrol in ITIL training later.




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