Ethical Hacking

 

UNIT I – Introduction and Footprinting.

1. Define ethical hacking and explain its importance in cybersecurity.

2. Explain the steps involved in ethical hacking with examples.

3. What is footprinting? Differentiate between Internet footprinting and scanning.

4. Explain the process of basic banner grabbing.

5. Discuss the enumeration of common network services with examples.

6. Describe the significance of network security monitoring.

7. Explain how file and folder permissions can be secured in Windows.

8. What is the encrypting file system (EFS) and how does it enhance security?

9. Explain how enumeration helps in penetration testing.

10. Discuss a case study on network security monitoring and securing permissions.

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UNIT II – Dial-up, PBX, Voicemail, and VPN Hacking

1. Describe the process of preparing for a dial-up connection in hacking scenarios.

2. What is war-dialing? Explain its working with an example.

3. Explain brute-force scripting in the context of password cracking.

4. Discuss methods of voicemail hacking and their prevention.

5. Explain VPN hacking techniques and countermeasures.

6. How can network devices be discovered? Describe any two methods.

7. Explain Autonomous System Lookup and its role in reconnaissance.

8. Discuss the use of public newsgroups in gathering information for hacking.

9. What is network vulnerability detection and why is it important?

10. Explain how to detect Layer 2 media in a network.

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UNIT III – Wireless Hacking and Firewalls

1. Explain the concept of wireless footprinting and its purpose.

2. Describe wireless scanning and enumeration techniques.

3. Discuss how attackers gain unauthorized access to wireless networks.

4. Explain tools used for exploiting WEP weaknesses.

5. What is a Denial of Service (DoS) attack? Explain its motivations.

6. List and explain the types of DoS attacks.

7. Discuss firewall identification and techniques to scan through firewalls.

8. Explain application proxy vulnerabilities in firewall systems.

9. Compare UNIX and Windows-based DoS attacks.

10. Explain packet filtering in firewalls with an example.

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UNIT IV – Remote Control Insecurities and Malicious Programs

1. Discuss methods to discover remote control software in a network.

2. Explain weaknesses in VNC and their exploitation.

3. Describe security issues in Microsoft Terminal Server and Citrix ICA.

4. What is session hijacking? Explain any one advanced technique.

5. Define backdoors and explain how they are used by attackers.

6. Explain the working of Trojans and their impact on system security.

7. Discuss preventive measures against session hijacking.

8. How can administrators detect hidden backdoors in systems?

9. Compare remote control insecurities between corporate and home networks.

10. Explain any one real-world case study of Trojan attacks.

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UNIT V – Cryptography, Social Engineering, and Web Hacking

1. Explain the role of cryptography in ethical hacking.

2. What is social engineering? Give examples of common attack techniques.

3. Describe the process of subverting the system environment.

4. Explain common methods of web server hacking.

5. Discuss vulnerabilities in web applications and their exploitation.

6. What is malicious mobile code? Give examples and preventive measures.

7. Explain SSL fraud and its impact on secure communication.

8. Describe methods of email hacking and possible defenses.

9. Explain IRC hacking and its potential risks.

10. Discuss global countermeasures to protect internet users from hacking.

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