7 Types Of H@ckers You Should Know About
In our last blog post, we talked about some of our security services and how thoroughly we can test your business for cyber weaknesses. One of the terms we used in that was ‘White H@t H@cker’, to describe ourselves. Now it might seem odd to refer to a high level cyber security company as ‘h@ckers’ but in reality, that’s exactly what we do in order to provide you with the best service possible. You see, ‘White Hat h@ckers’ are just one type of h@cker out there and they are the only ones who aren’t dangerous to your business. To illustrate, here’s what each type of h@cker ‘Hat’ does:
Script Kiddies
Script Kiddies don’t really care about h@cking into systems and s†éáling things. They simply copy code and use it for a virus, SQLi or something else. Script Kiddies will never h@ck for themselves, they will just download some overused software (such as LOIC or Metasploit) and watch a YøùTùbé video on how to use it. A very common Script Kiddie attack would be a DOS (Denial of Service) or DDOS (Distributed Denial of Service), where they flood an IP with so much useless information that it collapses, preventing other people from using it
White Hat
White Hat h@ckers are also known as ethical h@ckers, and they’re the good guys of the h@cker world. They help you remove viruses, perform pen tests and generally help people understand where their vulnerabilities are and fix them. Most White Hat h@ckers will hold some form of computer or security related qualification, and often pursue careers in h@cking and cyber security. They love the challenge of finding the holes but have no interest in doing anything with them. There are even a number of qualifications specifically for them – Offensive Security Certified Professional (You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.), CREST Certified Infrastructure Tester and CREST Certified Application Security Tester.
Black Hat
Black Hat h@ckers, or ‘cr@ckers’ are the types of people you often hear about on the news and from businesses trying to sell cyber services. They find banks and big companies with weak security systems and s†éál credit card information, confidential data or money. Their methods are varied but actually fairly basic most of the time.
Grey Hat
As with everything in this world, nothing is just black and white. Grey Hat h@ckers don’t s†éál information or money like Black Hat h@ckers (though they may sometimes deface a website for fun), nor do they help people out like white h@ck h@ckers. Instead, they spend most of their time just playing around with systems, without doing anything harmful. This type of h@cker actually makes up most of the h@cking community, even though Black hat h@ckers garner most of the media’s attention.
Green Hat
Green Hat h@ckers are the babies of the h@cker world. They are new to the game and mainly use script, like Script Kiddies, but they have aspirations of becoming full blown h@ckers. They are often found asking questions of fellow h@ckers and listening with childlike curiosity.
Red Hat
Red Hat h@ckers are the vigilantes of the h@cker world. They’re like white hats in the sense that they put a stop to Black hat attacks, but they are downright scary in how they do it. Instead of reporting the malicious h@cker they find lurking inside a business, they shut them down by uploading viruses, DoSing and accessing their computer to destroy it form the inside out. Red hats use many different aggressive methods to force the cr@cker out and potentially even kill their computer. The good news is, businesses don’t need to worry about these.
Blue Hat
And finally, we have the Blue Hat h@ckers. If a Script Kiddie ever took revenge, he would become a Blue Hat H@cker. Blue Hat h@ckers will seek vengeance on anyone who has made them angry. Most Blue Hat h@ckers are fairly new to the h@cking world, but unlike green hats they have no desire to learn.
So hopefully that clears a few things up, and gives you a bit of an insight into the world of h@cking in all of its colour. At Bridewell, our job as White Hat h@ckers is to keep all of the other h@ckers out of your business by identifying weaknesses and shoring them up, protecting you, your clients and your data. For more information or to enquire about out security testing process.
Courtesy of:
Bridewell Consulting
Alin ka dito?
In our last blog post, we talked about some of our security services and how thoroughly we can test your business for cyber weaknesses. One of the terms we used in that was ‘White H@t H@cker’, to describe ourselves. Now it might seem odd to refer to a high level cyber security company as ‘h@ckers’ but in reality, that’s exactly what we do in order to provide you with the best service possible. You see, ‘White Hat h@ckers’ are just one type of h@cker out there and they are the only ones who aren’t dangerous to your business. To illustrate, here’s what each type of h@cker ‘Hat’ does:
Script Kiddies
Script Kiddies don’t really care about h@cking into systems and s†éáling things. They simply copy code and use it for a virus, SQLi or something else. Script Kiddies will never h@ck for themselves, they will just download some overused software (such as LOIC or Metasploit) and watch a YøùTùbé video on how to use it. A very common Script Kiddie attack would be a DOS (Denial of Service) or DDOS (Distributed Denial of Service), where they flood an IP with so much useless information that it collapses, preventing other people from using it
White Hat
White Hat h@ckers are also known as ethical h@ckers, and they’re the good guys of the h@cker world. They help you remove viruses, perform pen tests and generally help people understand where their vulnerabilities are and fix them. Most White Hat h@ckers will hold some form of computer or security related qualification, and often pursue careers in h@cking and cyber security. They love the challenge of finding the holes but have no interest in doing anything with them. There are even a number of qualifications specifically for them – Offensive Security Certified Professional (You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.), CREST Certified Infrastructure Tester and CREST Certified Application Security Tester.
Black Hat
Black Hat h@ckers, or ‘cr@ckers’ are the types of people you often hear about on the news and from businesses trying to sell cyber services. They find banks and big companies with weak security systems and s†éál credit card information, confidential data or money. Their methods are varied but actually fairly basic most of the time.
Grey Hat
As with everything in this world, nothing is just black and white. Grey Hat h@ckers don’t s†éál information or money like Black Hat h@ckers (though they may sometimes deface a website for fun), nor do they help people out like white h@ck h@ckers. Instead, they spend most of their time just playing around with systems, without doing anything harmful. This type of h@cker actually makes up most of the h@cking community, even though Black hat h@ckers garner most of the media’s attention.
Green Hat
Green Hat h@ckers are the babies of the h@cker world. They are new to the game and mainly use script, like Script Kiddies, but they have aspirations of becoming full blown h@ckers. They are often found asking questions of fellow h@ckers and listening with childlike curiosity.
Red Hat
Red Hat h@ckers are the vigilantes of the h@cker world. They’re like white hats in the sense that they put a stop to Black hat attacks, but they are downright scary in how they do it. Instead of reporting the malicious h@cker they find lurking inside a business, they shut them down by uploading viruses, DoSing and accessing their computer to destroy it form the inside out. Red hats use many different aggressive methods to force the cr@cker out and potentially even kill their computer. The good news is, businesses don’t need to worry about these.
Blue Hat
And finally, we have the Blue Hat h@ckers. If a Script Kiddie ever took revenge, he would become a Blue Hat H@cker. Blue Hat h@ckers will seek vengeance on anyone who has made them angry. Most Blue Hat h@ckers are fairly new to the h@cking world, but unlike green hats they have no desire to learn.
So hopefully that clears a few things up, and gives you a bit of an insight into the world of h@cking in all of its colour. At Bridewell, our job as White Hat h@ckers is to keep all of the other h@ckers out of your business by identifying weaknesses and shoring them up, protecting you, your clients and your data. For more information or to enquire about out security testing process.
Courtesy of:
Bridewell Consulting
Alin ka dito?
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