Hacker that was a black hat, now a white hat.

Hacker that was a black hat, now a white hat.

White Hat Hacker

 

·         Hacker that operates legally and ethically.

 

Black Hat Hacker

 

·         Hacker that operates illegally

 

Gray Hat Hacker

 

·         Hacker that was a black hat, now a white hat.

 

Phreaking

 

·         Hacking into phone systems.

 

Port Scanning

 

·         process of attempting to contact each network port on the target system and see which ones are open.

 

Nmap

 

·         A free port scanning utility. Allows: ping scan, connect scan, SYN scan, and FIN scan.

 

Enumeration

 

·         The process of determining what is on the target machine.

 

SQL Script Injection

 

·         An attack that inputs SQL code into a username or password box that will always evaluate to true in order to gain access to the system.

 

Cross-Site Scripting

 

·         Attacker injects client-side script into web pages viewed by other users. The script must be entered into an area in which other users will interact with it.

 

Password Cracking

 

·         The process of gaining access to a systems password or passwords.

 

OphCrack

 

·         A popular tool used for cracking passwords.