Ethical Hacking

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Ethical Hacking 🛡️

Ethical hacking, also known as penetration testing or white-hat hacking, is the practice of legally testing systems, networks, and applications for vulnerabilities before malicious hackers can exploit them. It involves using the same techniques as cybercriminals but with the goal of strengthening security.

In this section of The Exploit Vault, you'll learn about hacking methodologies, tools, techniques, and how ethical hackers identify and fix security weaknesses. Whether you're an aspiring penetration tester or a cybersecurity enthusiast, this section will guide you through the ethical side of hacking.

🔗 Ethical Hacking

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Sub-Categories & Descriptions:

🔹 Penetration Testing

Penetration testing (or pentesting) involves simulating cyberattacks to identify security vulnerabilities in systems, networks, and applications. This section covers pentesting methodologies (such as OWASP and PTES), reconnaissance, exploitation techniques, and post-exploitation strategies.
🔗 Penetration Testing

🔹 Reconnaissance & Footprinting

Before launching an attack, hackers gather information about their target. Learn about OSINT (Open Source Intelligence), network scanning, enumeration, and social engineering techniques used to gather intelligence on potential targets.
🔗 Reconnaissance & Footprinting

🔹 Exploitation Techniques

Once vulnerabilities are identified, ethical hackers test how they can be exploited. This section covers privilege escalation, buffer overflows, web application attacks (such as SQL injection and XSS), and other exploitation techniques.
🔗 Exploitation Techniques

🔹 Post-Exploitation & Persistence

After gaining access to a system, attackers attempt to maintain access and extract valuable data. Learn about maintaining persistence, privilege escalation, lateral movement, and covering tracks. Understanding these techniques helps in securing systems effectively.
🔗 Post-Exploitation & Persistence

🔹 Hacking Tools & Frameworks

Ethical hackers rely on powerful tools to perform security assessments. This section introduces popular hacking tools like Metasploit, Burp Suite, Nmap, Wireshark, John the Ripper, and more. Learn how to use these tools effectively in penetration testing.
🔗 Hacking Tools & Frameworks

🔹 Capture the Flag (CTF) Challenges

CTFs are competitions designed to test hacking and problem-solving skills in a legal environment. This section provides write-ups, walkthroughs, and guides on solving CTF challenges to sharpen your skills.
🔗 Capture the Flag (CTF) Challenges

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