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Tools for Ethical Hacking?
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9to5cynic
Android Expert
You could give your router/switch a long password (complex). And run the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer against your computers. Also firewall on. Don't allow things that you don't need. (port 80, 443 will be needed obviously)
If you have a wireless network, lower the radius so that you are only providing coverage to your area.
That should get you to a good place security wise.
The thing to remember with security is that you are never secure. There is no such thing as a 100% secure computer or network.
If you have a wireless network, lower the radius so that you are only providing coverage to your area.
That should get you to a good place security wise.
The thing to remember with security is that you are never secure. There is no such thing as a 100% secure computer or network.
Speed Daemon
Android Expert
At the risk of sounding pedantic, hacking, coming from the word "hackneyed" is neither ethical or not. It's simply a style of computer programming and/or administration.
I think you have confused hacking with cracking, which is a typically illegal practice of breaking into electronic places where you're not allowed.
I'll leave the discussion about whether committing crime "to be helpful and expose weaknesses" is ethical to others. But if you're interested in tools that can be used within the bounds of the law to do penetration testing and other security checks (as an authorized agent of the organization on which it's used), I suggest looking for a suite of FOSS pen testing tools that used to be called "Trinity". I couldn't find them after a reasonable amount of searching, sorry. A good place to start is to Google "pen testing FOSS".
I think you have confused hacking with cracking, which is a typically illegal practice of breaking into electronic places where you're not allowed.
I'll leave the discussion about whether committing crime "to be helpful and expose weaknesses" is ethical to others. But if you're interested in tools that can be used within the bounds of the law to do penetration testing and other security checks (as an authorized agent of the organization on which it's used), I suggest looking for a suite of FOSS pen testing tools that used to be called "Trinity". I couldn't find them after a reasonable amount of searching, sorry. A good place to start is to Google "pen testing FOSS".
If you are truly interested in finding and securing PCs, I would suggest taking some classes in Cybersecurity through established institutions. This is where people legally learn how to find exploits and patch them.
Other than that, we cannot permit discussions on hacking/cracking or any other form of security defeating software, with the exception for gaining root access to Android phones and associated processes.
I will close this thread. Please feel free to PM me if you think it should be opened again. Thanks!
Other than that, we cannot permit discussions on hacking/cracking or any other form of security defeating software, with the exception for gaining root access to Android phones and associated processes.
I will close this thread. Please feel free to PM me if you think it should be opened again. Thanks!
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