EC-COUNCIL Certified Ethical Hacker 312-50 Questions & Answers

• Question 761:

  What does the term "Ethical Hacking" mean?

  A. Someone who is hacking for ethical reasons.

  B. Someone who is using his/her skills for ethical reasons.

  C. Someone who is using his/her skills for defensive purposes.

  D. Someone who is using his/her skills for offensive purposes.

  Correct Answer: C

  Ethical hacking is only about defending your self or your employer against malicious persons by using the same techniques and skills.

• Question 762:

  What is the essential difference between an `Ethical Hacker' and a `Cracker'?

  A. The ethical hacker does not use the same techniques or skills as a cracker.

  B. The ethical hacker does it strictly for financial motives unlike a cracker.

  C. The ethical hacker has authorization from the owner of the target.

  D. The ethical hacker is just a cracker who is getting paid.

  Correct Answer: C

  The ethical hacker uses the same techniques and skills as a cracker and the motive is to find the security breaches before a cracker does. There is nothing that says that a cracker does not get paid for the work he does, a ethical hacker has the owners authorization and will get paid even if he does not succeed to penetrate the target.

• Question 763:

  A Successfully Attack by a malicious hacker can divide into five phases, Match the order:

  

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  So, Reconnaissance refers to the preparatory phase where an attacker seeks to gather as much information as possible about a target of evaluation prior to launching an attack

• Question 764:

  Drag the term to match with it's description.

  

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• Question 765:

  Drag the application to match with its correct description.

  

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