During the lecture, various issues related to Ethical Hacking were discussed. Ethical Hacking is the official method to hack systems and find loop holes in existing security systems, networks applications. Issues that are raised in this process are used in research and development for developing high security systems. During the development of the Internet, computer security has become a major concern for industry. Companies want to take advantage of the Internet for electronic commerce, advertising, information distribution and access, and other pursuits, but they are also worried about the possibility of being "hacked." Concurrently, the potential customers of these services too are worried about maintaining control of personal information that varies from credit card numbers to social security numbers and home addresses. |
