Infinity Ethical Hacking: Learn basic to advance hacks

73 Pages·2020·1.115 MB·English

by  Sapp, Arthur S

Infinity Ethical Hacking

Learn basic to advance hacks
Arthur S Sapp
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Table of Contents
INFINITY ETHICAL HACKING
Learn basic to advance hacks
INTRODUCTION
Who is this book intended for?
The difference between ethical hacking and cracking
The Hacker Ethic
CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS ETHICAL HACKING?
What is ethical hacking?
The need for ethical hackers
What is the difference between ethical hacking and cracking?
Roles and responsibilities of an ethical hacker
CHAPTER 2: HACKING AS A CAREER
The different types of ethical hacking
Black Box Ethical hacking
White Box Ethical hacking
Gray Box Ethical Hacking
The History of White Hat Hacking
CHAPTER 3: MAKING MONEY FREELANCE
What is freelancing?
The pros and cons of going freelance
Benefits
Cons
Start freelancing
I have experience, now what?
I have no experience, what should I do?
Premiums
CHAPTER 4: THE THREE HATS
Black hats
Zero Day vulnerability?
Black Hat Hacker Example
White hats
White Hat Hacker Example
Gray hats
Gray Hat Hacker Example
CHAPTER 5: ETHICAL HACKING EXPLAINED
The evolution of hacking
Examples: mischief or criminal?
What does it mean to be an ethical hacker?
Responsibilities of an Ethical Hacker
Hacker Ethics and Code of Conduct
CHAPTER 6: SCAN YOUR SYSTEM
Port Scan
Network scan
Vulnerability scan
Live system check
War Dialing
Ping
Check ports and their status
CHAPTER 7: PENETRATION TESTS
The purpose of penetration testing
Responsibilities for Cloud Pen testing
How often should you perform penetration tests?
Penetration test tools
Penetration Testing Strategies
Penetration testing of cloud-based applications
Step 1: Make sure you understand how the cloud provider policy works
Step 2: Come in with a plan
Step 3: Choose which tools you will use
Step 4: Observe the answer
Step 5: Find and remove vulnerabilities
General advice on Cloud Pen Testing
How can local security and cloud security be compared?
CHAPTER 8: MOST COMMON SECURITY TOOLS
SolarWinds Log and Event Manager
Screenshot of SolarWinds Log and Event Manager
SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager
SolarWinds User Device Tracker
Wireshark
Nessus Professional
Sniffing
TCP dump
Kismet
Nikto
OpenVAS
OSSEC
Nexpose
GFI LanGuard
Security tools for the cloud
Bitglass
Skyhigh Networks
NetsCheap
CipherCloud
Okta
Cloud Penetration Testing from the customer's point of view
The responsibilities of consumers and suppliers
Penetration testing Depends on the Cloud Service Model
IaaS model
PaaS model
SaaS model
Things to remember as a customer of Cloud Penetration Testing
CHAPTER 9: WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW
The nature of the work
What is behind the surface of the track? What do you usually do?
What are the general assumptions people make about work?
How many hours a day do you work?
Are there any tips and shortcuts that can help you get to work?
Can you do things to differentiate yourself from the rest of the white hats?
What about the job is the worst and how do you deal with it?
Where is the pleasure in work? What makes it so attractive?
Customers and general advice
Is there anything you want your customers to know before seeking your help?
How much can you earn with this work?
How do you progress in this area?
What do customers tend to be over or undervalued?
What is the most important thing to remember?
CONCLUSION
Introduction
Let's think back to just over 10 years ago. The entire area of IT security was
basically unknown. In the 1990s, there were hardly any professionals who
could say they were working in cyber security, and even fewer knew what the
area was going to be.
Security was essentially just anti-virus software. You know, that pesky pop-
up that yells at you every time you try to get a file from the Internet. Sure,
packet filtering routers and similar technologies were also popular, but it
wasn't really considered important.
At the time, the concept of a hacker was more like the hacker memes we have
today. It was mostly from movies Hollywood made ... or just referred to
someone who got a low score while playing golf.
It was ignored. Nobody really saw hacking as a threat. After all, what could
be won at that time? It was mainly seen as an annoying triviality that pops up
every now and then. Today we understand that it is a huge threat that can
affect large multi-billion dollar companies and even our governments.
It was ignored and at the time it was clear why. Unfortunately, later on, the
entire IT industry would feel the impact hackers could leave behind. Today,
the number of IT system security professionals worldwide is more than 61
thousand. This is not without reason. In fact, the cyber security field is not
only growing, but growing faster than the already growing technology
industry according to the ISC. There are now more security companies than
anyone to remember and trust me, most of them doing work far more
important than just an antivirus.
Cyber security has even crept into the mainstream, with countless people
authorizing things through their firewalls and using VPNs every day to watch
videos not available at their location.
There are so many ways to address security issues that it can be a real
headache to think about it. Oh well, even considering the alternatives of a
single program is enough to give you migraines from the sheer amount of
competition out there.
The world has changed enormously since the 1990s. I mean, remember the
last day you spent without using an electronic device. Chances are you don't
even remember that. So, what does all this change bring to your home? For
your computer? Does this mean that every time your computer, phone or
other smart device is turned on, you are pushed into a dangerous world?
Well, that's pretty much what it means, because each of those changes led to
the world and the criminals changing into it to meet the new environment as
well. In the digital world, you will find a playground filled with mines that
only need a single touch to detonate, if they even need to. Even the simplest
things can cause quite a few problems for you.
If you ever connect to the internet without a decent firewall, chances are your
system will be hacked in minutes.
Whenever you open a modest email from friends or family, there is always a
chance that the email will open a back door to your system. This means that a
hacker needs very little time to access even the most private parts of your
computer.
If you use your Internet Messaging program to download and run a file, don't
be surprised if your desktop turns into a virus hot zone.
Even when you browse trusted websites, you are completely open to hacker
attacks. When this happens, your sensitive files are at risk of being taken or
deleted. Unfortunately, the fear of being targeted by an online drive-by is
often more than a fear and you can be attacked completely out of the blue. It
is not uncommon.
More often than not, people like to spread the dangers of cyber terrorism.
However, the fear, uncertainty and doubt that people generally feel when it
comes to this topic is anything but unjustified. People are often blind to the
probability of a digital catastrophe. Organized crime and terrorism have their
finger everywhere, including in the digital world. Multiple organized terrorist
cells are often raided. When their computers are found, most of what is on
them is cyber hacking plans and similar files that show how they would
attack the infrastructure of the United States.
You may remember August 14, 2003. This was the day when the greatest
power outage in United States history occurred. About 20 percent of the U.S.
population was without power for more than 12 hours. It is very easy to make
yourself believe the most light-hearted story and say that some trees have
fallen or strong winds have damaged part of the network. While this
explanation may be correct, consider this: 3 days before the power outage,
the Microsoft Blaster worm was released on the Internet. This worm is
known as one of the most dangerous and volatile worms ever created. While
this may have been a coincidence, one can only be skeptical.
You might think that all fear and severity caused by cyber terrorism is not
justified. You might think that since nothing has happened so far, nothing
will happen. But think about this: no one expected 9-11 to happen. Everyone
knew there was a security risk when it came to airport security and terrorism,
but nothing was done about it.
Skepticism is understandable and welcome, since skepticism is never bad.
But you have to trust me when I say that cyber terrorism is a very dangerous
but probable thing. You have to trust the media when they panic about minor
cyber attacks because that's how it all starts.
You have to be careful with this. A hacker is like a burglar. They try to keep
an eye on your safety until they can point to a place where they can enter
your safe space and grab your valuables. Every second of the day, there are
hacker groups and organized criminals who dig for your safety. You should
never let them succeed. No one should ever sit back and look at someone else
who is dear to him and desecrating his safe space. Help yourself by learning
more about this and use the resources available to you to protect yourself as
much as possible.
While increasing your security seems like something out of movies, I can
assure you that you can do this quite easily. It's more about what you think
than anything. You can compare it with sports or studying. As long as you
are adamant and have a schedule where you do certain things, it will quickly
become part of your life. If you don't integrate it into your daily schedule,
you'll quickly start to forget about it and find excuses for not doing it.
Security is a process and not a goal. So it is important that you make it part of
your routine and soon you will be able to do it without thinking about it.
However, if you avoid this, you will be hit sooner or later. The best thing to
do for yourself right now is to educate yourself and gain some knowledge on
the subject. You cannot protect yourself from something you do not
understand, and you must protect yourself from it. It is not your right to
protect yourself, but your duty. Getting to know something that can be
dangerous to you is the best thing you can do to protect yourself. If you fill in
the gaps in your knowledge, you can prepare for most things.
What is well known and clear to see is that you should always keep up to
protect yourself from malicious users everywhere. This is where the know-
how in this book comes in and saves the day. It offers you a way to
implement the technology currently available to us and the knowledge
gathered over the years to keep your systems safe for a while. Keeping your
system safe is impossible unless you get into the mind of the malicious user
and use the knowledge you gain. See what tools they use and use the same