What Is Ethical Hacking?
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In the 1960s, skilled professionals were re-developing mainframe systems while also working to improve their efficiency. So, the term ‘Hacker’ had its origins at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Today, it is a widely used term. We use it to refer to skilled programmers who can access a computer system without any authorization. The hackers intentions might be wrong, like, for example, cracking passwords to obtain confidential information.
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Cyber-attacks are becoming easier to conduct while conversely security is getting increasingly difficult, according to Kevin Curran, senior IEEE member and professor of cybersecurity, Ulster University, during a virtual media roundtable.
“Any company you can think of has had a data breach,” he commented. “Whenever a data breach happens it weakens our credentials because our passwords are often reused on different websites.”
He observed that the art of hacking doesn’t necessarily require a significant amount of technical expertise anymore, and bad actors can receive substantial help from numerous and readily accessible tools online. “You don’t have to spend seven years in college to learn how to hack, you just have to know about these sites and what terms to use,” noted Curran.