The common problem today faced by all the computer professionals around the world is the security of their computers. Now, why is it that computer professional need security? What are they afraid of? Well the answer is very simple and one which is well Known, a Hacker.
Hacking is a perennial concern for anyone who is into computer technology, either as a novice or an expert. ‘Hacking’ and ‘Hackers’ are terms that generally tend to have a negative effect on people. The wrong notion that people have is that ‘Hackers” are computer criminals or people who cause harm to systems, release viruses, etc. The media is also responsible for wrongly using the term “Hacker” referring computer criminals.
Our opinions do not go hand in hand with the media and the people who refer computer criminals as ‘Hackers’. Simultaneously is no way do we blame them for holding such a negative opinion. The fact is that one tends to accept what is being fed to him. Well, ‘Hackers’ in reality are actually good, pleasant and extremely intelligent people, who by using their knowledge in a constructive manner, helping organizations to secure documents and company secrets, helping the government to protect national documents of strategic importance and even sometimes helping justice to meet its ends by ferreting out electronic evidence. These are the people who help to keep computer criminals on the run. And that is why it is a must that every one who is somehow involved in computer technology need to know the hacking skills to protect his/her system from other hackers. A soldier well equipped with weapons is sent to the war and not a farmer. Similarly mean computer security starts with an educated user. This paper throws light on the important techniques of Ethical Hacking to counter the Unethical Hacking
