Ethical hacking also known as penetration testing or
white-hat hacking, involves the same tools, tricks, and techniques that hackers
use, but with one major difference that Ethical hacking is legal. Ethical
hacking is performed with the target’s permission. The intent of ethical
hacking is to discover vulnerabilities from a hacker’s viewpoint so systems can
be better secured. It’s part of an overall information risk management program
that allows for ongoing security improvements.
