Hands-On Ethical Hacking Tactics

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Ethical Hacking Concepts

Hackers and hacking are usually associated with criminal activity, but it wasn’t always that way. In the 1960s, learning and working on computers wasn’t readily available. They were difficult to work with and those that could get things working often hacked things together. In other words, hackers were innovators who could solve complex problems.

In the late 1970s, computers became accessible to the public through homebrew kits, and at that time, curiosity and innovation were still a part of the hacking community. It wasn’t until the 1980s that hacking took on a negative tone, with the release of movies such as WarGames and Hackers, and the image of a hacker changed from an enthusiast to a criminal. Since this time, ...