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Chapter 1

Chapter 1. Introduction to Ethical Hacking, Ethics, and Legality. Defining Hacking. Defining Ethical Hacking Hacking for defensive purposes White Hats, Black Hats, Gray Hats Hacktivists : Hacking for a cause Script Kiddies: Use other’s tools Testing White Box: Know everything

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Chapter 1

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  1. Chapter 1 Introduction to Ethical Hacking, Ethics, and Legality

  2. Defining Hacking • Defining Ethical Hacking • Hacking for defensive purposes • White Hats, Black Hats, Gray Hats • Hacktivists: Hacking for a cause • Script Kiddies: Use other’s tools • Testing • White Box: Know everything • Black Box: Know only company name • Gray Box: between white box and black box, from inside • Security Elements • CIA: Confidentiality, Integrity, Authenticity/Availability

  3. Hacking Terminology • Threat • Exploit • Vulnerability • Target of Evaluation • Attack • Remote vs Local

  4. Hacking Phases • 1. Reconnaissance • 2. Scanning • 3. Gaining Access • 4. Maintaining Access • 5. Covering Tracks

  5. 1. Reconnaissance • Two Basic Types • Passive: dumpster diving, shoulder surfing, eavesdropping, gathering data from a whois tool, DNS, and network scanning, find active machines, open ports & apps • Active: probing, social engineering,

  6. 2. Scanning • Dialers • Port Scanners • ICMP Scanners • PING Sweeps • Network Mappers • SNMP Sweepers • Vulnerability Scanners

  7. 3. Gaining Access • Buffer overflows • Denial of Service • Session Hijacking

  8. 4. Maintaining Access • Planting • Backdoors • Rootkits • Trojans • Making a zombie

  9. 5. Covering Tracks • Steganography • Snow.exe: ASCII files • Stealth: PGP files • ImageHide: Text files • Tunneling Protocols • ITunnel, Ptunnel • Altering Log Files • Elsave, WinZapper

  10. Types of Hacking Technologies • Operating Systems • Default setting, bugs • Applications • Default settings, bugs • Shrink-Wrap code • Enabled features that aren’t used but left open • Misconfigurations

  11. Types of Attacks • Remote Network • Remote Dial-Up Network • Local Network • Stolen Equipment • Social Engineering • Physical Entry • Operating System • Application Level • Shrink wrap and malicious code attacks • Misconfiguration attacks

  12. Being Ethical • Gain Authorization • Maintain/follow nondisclosure agreement • Maintain confidentiality • Perform test – but do no evil

  13. Phases of Security Examining • EC-Council’s 3 Phrases • 1. Preparation • 2. Conduct • 3. Conclusion

  14. Laws • No U.S. laws prior to 1984 outlawing crimes committed with or against a computer • Who investigates? • Financial computer crimes -> U.S. Secret Service • All other computer crimes -> Federal Bureau of Investigation • Computer Fraud and Abuse Act – 1986 / 1996 • 18 U.S.C. 1030: Fraud and Related activity in connection with computers • 18 U.S.C. 1029: Fraud and Related activity in connection with Access Devices

  15. Laws (cont) • Computer Misuse Act of 1990 (United Kingdom) • Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) • USA Patriot Act - 2001

  16. Laws (cont) • Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2002 • SPY ACT 2007 • 18 U.S.C. 1028: deals with fraud related to possession of false identification documents • 18 U.S.C. 1362: Destruction of Communication Lines, Stations, or Systems • 18 U.S.C. 2510: Wire and Electronic Communications Interception and Interception of Oral Communication • 18 U.S.C. 2701: Stored wire and electronic communications, and transactional records access

  17. Laws (cont) • Human Rights Act 1998 (U.K.) • judges are not allowed to override the Act. However, they can issue a declaration of incompatibility • makes available in UK courts a remedy for breach of a Convention right, without the need to go to the European Court of Human Rights. • totally abolished the death penalty in UK law. • FMFIA of 1982 • 2004 CAN SPAM Act

  18. Laws (cont) • Federal Information Security Mgt Act (FISMA) • Privacy Act of 1974 • Gov’t Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA) • Stalking Amendment Act 1999 (Australia) • Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) • Prohibits creditors from collecting data from applicants, such as national origin, caste, religion

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