Password Hacking is the process of breaking or cracking and obtaining passwords stored in the target system or when being transmitted between systems. The obtained passwords are used to access accounts on the target system to gain access and privilege access. Password Cracking, Password Breaking, Password Attack are other terms used for Password Hacking. The…
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Process
A process is an instance of program being executed in the CPU. Application Software is collection of multiple programs. When we run an application, the programs are loaded in the CPU as sequential processes with an address space. This creates a kind virtual CPU for each process. The CPU loads multiple processes and keeps multiplexing…
Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs)
Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) are the attributes that depicts the patterns and behavior of a cyber security attack. It helps cyber security professionals to understand how threat actors perform attacks on a target. A cyber security attack is done in multiple stages across a period of time which can some days or months. The…
Software
Software is a collection of programs that instructs the computer to perform an execution of a task. Software can be broadly classified as Operating System is software layer between the computer hardware and other application programs which provides resources to run the program and interface to the hardware. Application Software run on the top of…
Programs
A Program is a set of instruction in a programming language format that instructs the computer to perform a task or function. A collection of programs makes a software which can be an Operating System or an Application Software. Programming is classified based on abstraction from Instruction Set Architecture as following: High Level Programing is…
System Hacking
System hacking is where the attacker proceeds towards the ultimate goal after performing footprinting, scanning, enumeration, and exploitation. The goal can be to bring the service down and make it un-available or steal data or manipulate data. The general stages of System Hacking are as following: Stage 1 – Gaining Access Stage 2 – Privilege…
Difference between Vulnerability Analysis and Vulnerability Assessment
Vulnerability Analysis and Vulnerability Assessment are the same but the difference is that in Vulnerability Analysis, the attacker finds the vulnerabilities to exploit while in Vulnerability Assessment, an Ethical Hacker does the Vulnerability Analysis to help the organization to find the vulnerabilities and fix them to protect the organization from cyber security attacks.
Vulnerability Analysis
Vulnerability Analysis is the final sub-phase of Reconnaissance. During Vulnerability Analysis, the attacker discovers the various vulnerabilities in the victim system that can be used to gain access of the target and then exploit to attain the attack objective.
Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation is the process where the attacker gains un-authorized access rights or higher-level privileges of software/program, network or system. This is the next phase of a cyber security attack after the Footprinting, Scanning, Enumeration, Vulnerability Analysis and Exploitation. Horizontal Privilege Escalation is where the attacker tries to gain the access other users like file…
Footprinting
Footprinting is the process in which an attacker gathers information about the target (a person or organization). It is the initial sub-phase of Reconnaissance phase of a Cyber Security attack. Types of Footprinting Passive Footprinting is process of gathering information about target without direct contact with the target from Internet, Open Source Intelligence (OSIN), Social Network…