Ethical hacking, also known as penetration testing or white-hat hacking, is a practice where cybersecurity experts, known as ethical hackers or penetration testers, deliberately and legally attempt to exploit vulnerabilities in computer systems, networks, applications, or websites to identify and rectify security weaknesses. The primary goal of ethical hacking is to help organizations strengthen their cybersecurity defenses by finding and fixing potential vulnerabilities before malicious hackers can exploit them.
Here are some common types of ethical hacking:
- Network Penetration Testing
- Web Application Penetration Testing
- Wireless Network Penetration Testing
- Social Engineering
- Mobile Application Penetration Testing
- Cloud Security Assessment
- Physical Security Assessment
- IoT (Internet of Things) Security Testing
- Red Team Exercises
- Purple Team Exercises
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Wireless Security Assessment