Ethical Hacking

Ethical Hacking: Teaching Students to Hack

The growing dependence and importance regarding information technology
present within our society is increasingly demanding that professionals find more
effective solutions relating to security concerns. Individuals with unethical behaviors are
finding a variety of ways of conducting activities that cause businesses and consumers
much grief and vast amounts annually in damages.
As information security continues to be foremost on the minds of information
technology professionals, improvements in this area are critically important. One area
that is very promising is penetration testing or Ethical Hacking.
The purpose of this paper is to examine effective offerings within public and
private sectors to prepare security professionals. These individuals must be equipped
with necessary tools, knowledge, and expertise in this fast growing proactive approach to
information security. Following this examination a proposed model of Ethical Hacking
instructional plan will be addressed.
Ethical Hacking
One of the more effective ways of testing network security is penetration testing
or ethical hacking. Activities focus on the identification and exploitation of security
vulnerabilities, and subsequent implementation of corrective measures (Using an Ethical
Hacking Technique). Organizations are increasingly evaluating the success or failure of
their current security measures through then use of ethical hacking processes. According
to some “’ethical hacking’ may be one of the most effective ways to proactively plug
rampant security holes” (Yurcik & Doss, 2001). Moreover, many security experts
encourage organizations to hire ethical hackers to test their networks (Leung, 2005).


by : biLLy

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