What is Ethical Hacking in 2023?
It is the practice of using hacking techniques and tools to test the security of a computer system. The goal of an ethical hacker is to improve the safety of the system and organization. This involves identifying and addressing weaknesses that can be exploited by malicious hackers.
Some Powerful Ethical Hacking Tools:
- NMAP
- NESSUS
- METASPLOIT
- BURP SUITE
- NET SPARKER
- ACUNETIX
- AIRCRACK-NG
- ETTERCAP
#NMAP:
Nmap ("Network Mapper") is an open-source tool for network exploration and security auditing. It was designed to rapidly scan large networks, although it works fine against single hosts. Nmap uses raw IP packets in novel ways to determine what hosts are available on the network, what operating system they are running, what services those hosts are offering what types of packet filters/firewalls are in use, and dozens of other characteristics. While Nmap is commonly used for security audits, many systems and network administrators find it useful for routine tasks such as network inventory, managing service upgrade schedules, and monitoring host or service uptime.
#NESSUS
The Nessus vulnerability scanner is a remote security scanner from Tenable. Nessus scans a computer and then generates alerts if vulnerabilities are discovered. Nessus runs over 1000+ checks to see if there is any vulnerabilities exist.
#METASPLOIT
The Metasploit Framework is an open-source platform that supports vulnerability research, exploit development and the creation of custom security tools.
in other words, It allows the tester to scan the system for vulnerabilities, conduct network reconnaissance, launch exploits, and more. Exploit modules-allow testers to target a specific, known vulnerability.
#BURP SUITE
Burp Suite is a set of tools used for penetration testing of web applications. It is developed by Portswigger, which is also the alias of its founder Dafydd Stuttard. BurpSuite aims to be an all-in-one set of tools and its capabilities can be enhanced by installing add-ons that are called BApps.
It is the most popular tool among web app security professional researchers and bug bounty hunters.
#NET SPARKER
Net Sparker is an automatic vulnerability scanner, a custom web application for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), SQL Injection, and other types of vulnerabilities. Net Sparker can scan all types of web apps, independent of the platform or language in which they are coded.
#ACUNETIX
Acunetix is an automated web application security testing tool that audits your web application by checking for loopholes/vulnerabilities like SQL Injection, Cross Site Scripting, and other exploitable vulnerabilities.
#AIRCRACK-NG
Aircrack-ng is a set of tools in kali linux that can be used to assess Wi-Fi network security. It is capable of capturing packets (monitoring), attacking, and cracking Wi-Fi networks. According to my blog or which we are discussing, Aircrack-ng will be used to crack a password-protected WPA/WPA2 Wi-Fi network.
#ETTERCAP
Ettercap is an open-source tool that can be used to support man-in-the-middle attacks on LAN. Ettercap can capture packets, can change them, and write them back onto the network. Ettercap enables the diversion and alteration of data virtually in real time. It can run on various Operating systems like Linux, Mac os, BSD, Solaris, and Microsoft windows.
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