(#4) Kind of Ethical Hackers, A brief explanation of (#2)

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So lets discuss our title here "Kind of Ethical Hackers, A brief explanation of (#2).

Well i said you guys, i am gonna give a brief explanation here, So lets mark with a Stark.

Type of hackers Based on Knowledge .

Coders:-
Coders are real hackers in this Cyber World, They are programmers having immense knowledge about many programming languages, networking and working of programs. They are skilled programmers who can find vulnerabilities on their own and create exploits based on those vulnerabilities. They can code their own tools and exploit and can modify existing to their use.

Admins:-

These are the computer guys, who are not enough literate in programming but hold enough information about hacking and networking, well they are just like Wikipedia. These guys have Hacking certificates can hack any system or network with the help of tools and exploit created by codes. Majority of  security Consultants fall in this category.

Script Kiddies:-
This is the most dangerous type of hackers. They are half knowledge person, they don't know anything about hacking or programming. They actually don't even know What they are doing? They just use the tools and partial knowledge they can gain from internet to attack systems. They use the tools generated by professional Hackers. they have minimum skills.

Type of Hackers based on the objective/purpose of hacking :-

White Hat Hackers :-
White Hat Hackers are ethical hackers with some certificates such as CEH (Certified ethical Hackers). They break into systems for legal purposes. Their main objective is to find Loopholes in the network and rectifying them. These Type of hackers with famous companies as an organisation in securing their systems and protecting them against Hackers.

Black Hat Hacker:-
A black hat hacker may or may not be any hacking Certificate holder, but they hold good knowledge about hacking and programming. They use their knowledge in Malcious/destructive way . They break into systems and networks either for fun or to gain some money from illegal means, They gain access to unauthorised application and then destroy/steal confidential data or basically cause some problems to their targets.

Grey Hat Hacker:-
a grey hat hacker is a combination of just above two, he gains access into unauthorised sites and steal/hack their system for a small fee.

This is all you need to know about Kind of ethical Hackers, a sound   High Five  for thosewho are keeping  Self Interest till this last line of post.
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