WHAT IS ETHICAL HACKING AND PENETRATION TESTING?
** Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing: Imagine you have a treasure chest, and you want to make sure no one can steal your precious treasures. To do that, you decide to hire a friendly thief – someone you trust – to try and break into your chest. You tell this friendly thief, "Try your best to steal my treasures, but don't take anything! I just want to know if my chest is secure." This is the essence of ethical hacking and penetration testing, and we'll explore it in simple terms. **Ethical Hacking:* * Let's break down the term. Hacking is like solving a puzzle or a mystery, but instead of solving it for bad purposes, ethical hackers use their skills for good. They are the "good guys" in the cybersecurity world. Ethical hackers, also known as white-hat hackers, have permission to explore computer systems, networks, and software to find vulnerabilities or weaknesses. These vulnerabilities are like cracks in a castle wall that attackers, t...