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What is the best book to start learning ethical hacking ?
Started by Xinus on
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I also found Hacking Exposed to be a particularly good book, but it is focused primarily on network... .
For stack overflowing (used by many a hack), Smashing the Stack for Fun and Profit is the definitive guide for how this works, and how to protect against it .
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Recently there was an ethical question asked , but I'd like some input on what might be included in a comprehensive code of ethics. I'm thinking of something along the lines of the Hippocratic Oath that professional software developers would hold to.
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Started by Jon Ericson on
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I can understand ethic....
There is good programmer and bad programmer (and the scale between) .
There is no ethic in our profession.
I probably to cynical on this:).
To take code from work so what ethic question is here ? Just take it.
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Is it ethical to hack real systems owned by someone else? Not for profit, but to test your security knowledge and learn something new. I talk only about hacks, which does not make any damage to system, just proves there are some security holes.
Started by Kz. on
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How do you know that flipping a given bit the wrong way isn't going to completely destroy... .
The key flaw I see in your question is that you seem to believe it is possible to correctly assess from the outside what the damage hacking will do to a given system .
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This is a case study for my ethics class:
Late one afternoon, as Jonathan (IT manager) was investigating the accounting package, he came upon another interesting situation. It turned-out that Jonathan had access to all the system data for the past year...
Started by HardwareMuch on
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Would it be OK for you to start flipping through... .
Pretend you're fixing a computer (or anything else) for someone at their house .
He is in a position of trust and should respect others' privacy .
Legally it's a grey area, but ethically it's wrong.
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Hi guys,
i am pretty much interested in becoming a certified ethical hacker. currently i' am doing a IT degree at a local university in sri lanka. ant done sun certification and doing BCS examinations now. please some one instruct me how to become a CEH...
Started by ranganaMIT on
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From wikipedia :
The Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH) is a professional certification provided by the International ....
See the Wikipedia article on the Certified Ethical Hacker program, which describes the necessary coursework and testing.
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This question isn't about ethical behavior in the workplace, like leaking code or stealing. I'm wondering, have you ever been asked to add a feature to an app that you thought was harmful to users, deceitful, or otherwise unethical, even though it met...
Started by Jason Morrison on
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I had severe work ethic problems with the whole concept (as in, "is this really why I went to school.
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I've come by some older laptops and want to re-install windows on them. (See my related question on an easy way to do so.) I want to do things in a legal and ethical manner. My thought was that if a computer has a Windows XP Pro COA sticker on it, then...
Started by Clinton Blackmore on
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When asked to enter the license, use the one from the sticker on the computer your installing... .
My opinion:
with label => Any XP installation CD (but not a recovery CD, meant for another type of computer) should 'enable' you to install (=is ethical).
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I'm working on a piece of software that creates a contract and captures the client's signature via gif and applies it to the contract (and spits out a pdf). Now, we're storing the data from the contract but when it comes to the signature, I'm not sure...
Started by SnOrfus on
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I don't know, a GIF can be re-created....
So whether you store the original GIF does not seem to make a difference, security wise .
The signature can still be extracted from the PDF.
If it's grey enough an area, I'd vote for don't-store-it .
Talk to a lawyer.
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Examples needed of ethical situations at work
February 20, 2007 9:26 AM Subscribe Looking for *your* real-life example of an ethical situation, problem, or dilemma at work.
I’m teaching a class on business ethics and I can make use of additional real-...
Started by langedon on
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While this doesn't apply to my present situation, I'm sure we've all been there before. You're a Java developer who's been asked to develop an app in C#, or you're a ASP.NET developer asked to do something in ASP.NET MVC, or a PHP developer with the opportunity...
Started by Soviut on
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It sort of goes without saying, but your client would be the one to determine if they even want... .
I see no ethical problem here if you disclose that your primary expertise is on platforms other than the one that they're hiring you to develop on.
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