Is there something called Ethical Haking or is it just one of the cyber jargon being used across the world? Before we get into the details, let us get accustomed to 2 jargon viz. White Hats and Black Hats.
In simple terms, White Hats hak with the owner’s consent, Black Hats do it without the owner’s consent. The intention is different in both cases.
In ethical haking or white-hat haking, a consensus is made between the haker and the organization which cites what kind of testing would be done to find out the vulnerabilities, what is considered a breach of trust and so on. If there is any breach, the haker(s) will be brought to book. Figure 1 depicts ethical haking.
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Let us now understand what ethical haking does
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Protection against haking
Organization and their customers’ data are secured
Helps to decrease cyber attacks
Preemptive measures can be taken against security breaches
Raises security awareness in the organization and among its customers
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Let us now get into few of the pros and cons of ethical haking
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Pros of Ethical Haking
Having a professional to explain and fix your security loopholes
It helps with preemptive measures against haking
Building a robust network for your organization
Cons of Ethical Haking
This can corrupt the organization’s data
The information gleaned can be misused, if the haker hired is not trustworthy
Hiring them is a significant cost to the organization
Your customer’s data can be put to risk if you are sharing their sensitive data without using a simulated version
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To conclude, there is nothing ethical about haking. It is just that, haking is an offense if it is done without the organization’s permission and is called ethical, if approved by the organization. Organizations feel ethical hakers as an asset for protecting their data. However, trusting the so-called ethical hakers with too much information about your organization’s loopholes could itself be a huge risk to your business, employees, and customers. So organizations should be wary of whom they hire as ethical hakers and possibly do a thorough proper background check. Apart from this, organizations should also protect their client’s privacy.
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Let us now understand what ethical haking does
Protection against haking
Organization and their customers’ data are secured
Helps to decrease cyber attacks
Preemptive measures can be taken against security breaches
Raises security awareness in the organization and among its customers
Let us now get into few of the pros and cons of ethical haking
Pros of Ethical Haking
Having a professional to explain and fix your security loopholes
It helps with preemptive measures against haking
Building a robust network for your organization
Cons of Ethical Haking
This can corrupt the organization’s data
The information gleaned can be misused, if the haker hired is not trustworthy
Hiring them is a significant cost to the organization
Your customer’s data can be put to risk if you are sharing their sensitive data without using a simulated version
To conclude,
To conclude, there is nothing ethical about haking. It is just that, haking is an offense if it is done without the organization’s permission and is called ethical, if approved by the organization. Organizations feel ethical hakers as an asset for protecting their data. However, trusting the so-called ethical hakers with too much information about your organization’s loopholes could itself be a huge risk to your business, employees, and customers. So organizations should be wary of whom they hire as ethical hakers and possibly do a thorough proper background check. Apart from this, organizations should also protect their client’s privacy.