Now, let's start with our first course that is ethical hacking.
OK, so what is ethical hacking?
Well, some experts have written that there is no such word like ethical hacking because hacking will
never be ethical.
While, on the other hand, some experts suggested that performing hacking, with all required permission
from the owner, is called ethical hacking.
OK, now, if you don't assume that ethical hacking exist, then what is the whole process called?
Well, it is called as penetration testing.
Right?
But for now, we have to assume that ethical hacking exist right now.
What is hacking C?
Hacking simply means illegal intrusion.
OK, now what are the phases of ethical hacking?
See, there are six phases of ethical hacking.
OK, three phases.
Now, if you search on the Internet, you will find this image OK?
It's mentioning that there are five phases of ethical hacking.
OK, we will see the sixth one at the end of this lesson.
Now we will start with reunion's, OK?
It is also called s footprinting.
OK, footprinting means gathering information about your target as much as possible.
Now we can collect information in three different parts.
First network, second is host and the third one is people involved.
Right.
So footprinting is of two types.
First is it to another espacio active means directly interacting with your target to gather information.
Example, we can use some tools like and map to scan our target.
OK, so that comes under active scanning.
So the active footprinting.
Now let's talk about passive footprinting.
Passive means trying to collect information about your target but without directly interacting or without
directly accessing the target.
OK, for example, it involves collecting information from public websites and social media platforms.
OK, now, now comes the second step that is scanning.
So mainly three types of scanning is involved.
First is your board scanning.
Another one is already scanning.
And the third one is network mapping.
Right.
So board scanning means scanning the target for information like open ports, life systems and other
things like which operating system it was running on, etc..
Then comes the vulnerability scanning.
It means checking our target for weaknesses.
OK, checking for the weak points of our targets.
We generally use some automated tools to perform this particular OK.
Then comes the network mapping network.
Mapping means finding out the network structure that is topology.
OK, we will find out topology of network.
We will also find information like routers, firewalls and servers.
OK, now the third is gaining access.
Gaining access means entering into your target system or entering into your network or entering into
your target Web site.
So the part of entering OK, this comes under gaining access.
Now, after entering into a system, we can gain administrative privileges so that we can install applications
which we need.
Right, in order to modify our target's data.
Then comes the maintaining access C maintaining access is very important because the longer the time
you are in to your target system, you, the more you can gain information, the more you can steal
information from the target.
OK.
Right now we can done this or you can do this using Georgian's rootkit and other malicious files.
Right now comes the fifth phase that is clearing tracks C not if you wants to get caught.
Right.
So it is important to clear all the evidences.
OK, so what we do in this is one very clear log's, OK, or we can modify some registry values or to
and install applications that we have installed earlier in order to maintain access or we can hide such
applications.
Right.
So this is how we can clear our tracks.
We can do this in two ways, either manually or by using some automated tools like audit, phone, etc..
OK.
Now comes the last phase that is report writing.
OK, it is important for an ethical hacker to maintain a report so that we can present this later to
the management.
OK, so this is the sixth and last last phase of ethical hacking.
I hope now you understand what what the ethical hacking is and what are the different phases of ethical
hacking.
Right.