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Hacking Strategies:

Hacking Strategies:. By Carlos G. Coca. “Hacker” Then and now. Originally a person who was skilled at programming language who was able to create/alter web content. Now: “A person who illegally gains access to and sometimes tampers with information in a computer system.”

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Hacking Strategies:

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  1. Hacking Strategies: By Carlos G. Coca

  2. “Hacker”Then and now • Originally a person who was skilled at programming language who was able to create/alter web content. • Now: “A person who illegally gains access to and sometimes tampers with information in a computer system.” • Merriam-Webster definition

  3. Types of Hackers White Hat • Help prevent weak systems from being hacked. • Make web safer for individuals. Black Hat • Cause problems for individuals, companies and government. • Steal identities, money and add viruses.

  4. Ways to hack: • SQL injections • Worms • Encryption

  5. SQL Injections • SQL = Structured Query Language • Used to interact with databases. • Step 1: Hackers find holes in coding design. • Step 2: Add their own SQL into a database. • Step 3: Obtain information.

  6. Ways to prevent Whitelisting • Enables a program to check through a list of allowed characters. • Harder to give the database orders since they’re not allowed in the application. Blacklisting • Tells program to immediately deny: • Certain characters. • Combinations of characters.

  7. Malware – Worms • Infect systems and search for other systems to infect without user interaction. • Starts slow then “snowballs” and becomes more and more devastating. • Conflicker worm.

  8. Encryption • Encryption is used to hide passwords. • Hackers attack in three ways. • Brute force attack: • Program goes through every possible combination. • Dictionary attack: • Uses a downloaded list of common passwords and enters them rapidly. • Cryptanalysis attack: • Takes a long hash and breaks it down into smaller segments and tries answering smaller pieces of the puzzle at one time.

  9. Questions?

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