Hacking Articles: Penetration Testing

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What is Penetration Testing?<br><br>Penetration testing is the legal and authorized attempt to exploit a computer system with the intent of making a network or system more secure. The process includes scanning systems looking for weak spots, and launching attacks and prove that the system is vulnerable to attack from a real hacker.<br><br>Penetration Testing has several names:<br></div>
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<li>    Pen Testing</li>
<li>    Ethical Hacking</li>
<li>    White Hat Hacking</li>
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<br>As you learn more about the art of hacking, you will see three terms used a lot. The white hats, the black hats, and the gray hats. The white hats are the “good guys”. They hack systems and networks so that the black hats (“bad guys”) can not. The black hats, also known as “crackers” are those that use hacking with malicious intent. They’re the ones that want to steal company secrets or your credit card information. For this reason, it is important for the white hats to know the tools and tricks of the black hats to stay a step ahead of them. As for the gray hats, they’re a combination of white and black. They often hack just because they can or like the challenge.<br><br>Hacking Lab</div>
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What is Penetration Testing? Penetration testing is the legal and authorized attempt to exploit a computer system with the intent of...