Ethical Hacking Practices

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noun a person who hacks into a computer network without malicious intent, often to test security measures

  • The grey hat hacker was able to identify vulnerabilities in the system and report them to the company for a reward.
  • The grey hat hacker enjoys hacking into systems for fun and to test their skills.
  • That grey hat hacker is always up to something sneaky, but they never cause any real harm.
  • The grey hat hacker walks the fine line between legality and illegality in the world of cybersecurity.

noun a method of monitoring network traffic by intercepting and logging data packets

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  • Packet sniffing is a method used by network administrators to monitor and analyze network traffic.
  • I heard that some hackers use packet sniffing to steal sensitive information from unsecured networks.
  • I can't believe he was caught packet sniffing on the school's Wi-Fi.
  • In a way, packet sniffing is like eavesdropping on a conversation happening over a network.