In this post we shall discuss why even smaller organizations need to be careful when it comes to data security and why someone would be interested (read ethical hacker!) doing so.
1. Easy availability of Tools for Ethical Hacking & Network Penetration
| A simple google search will give tools for Wi-Fi Hacking |
Itis not new - China employees thousands of personnels who are continuously spoofing and monitoring networks and corporate / government servers around the world. But who are these people and what are their qualifications. These are young talented teenagers or would be teenagers who are just playing around with tools on the internet and have an affinity to technology. No formal degree or education is needed. All you need a simple laptop/desktop with a dedicated internet connection. Thats all! There are videos on Youtube to train on Ethical Hacking. Freely available tools and websites which will scan IP addresses for open ports.
Open source operating systems such as KALI-LINUX are a one stop solution for network penetration and analysis.
Open source operating systems such as KALI-LINUX are a one stop solution for network penetration and analysis.
2. Current Indian Scenario - Plenty of connected Manpower
Although India never had dearth of talent, with internet getting ubiquitous by the day ( Thanks to Reliance JIO) and also language translation and transliteration services provided by Google, it is easy for just anyone to learn and deploy these tools. Some network penetration tools are also available on the mobile platforms which eliminates the need of a desktop/laptop and a power source. Manpower is plenty and moreover as mentioned above no formal education is necessary.
Although India never had dearth of talent, with internet getting ubiquitous by the day ( Thanks to Reliance JIO) and also language translation and transliteration services provided by Google, it is easy for just anyone to learn and deploy these tools. Some network penetration tools are also available on the mobile platforms which eliminates the need of a desktop/laptop and a power source. Manpower is plenty and moreover as mentioned above no formal education is necessary.
3. Why would someone attack your small & neat organization?
A disgruntled employee.
Your competitor.
A dissatisfied customer.
and the list goes on...
The above people and their likes who have any kind of negative experience with you or your organization can easily explore the cyber breach option to trouble you and put you down.The damage caused can range anywhere to information theft, document leaks, banking passwords leaks right up to virus attacks on your SME LAN Network.
Why Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking?
Penetration testing and Ethical hacking are formal ways to test and audit your data security and network security using the same tools hacker or a person with incorrect intent would use to break your network. It will help you and your organization to stay one step ahead.Certified and trained people are available to do the above and governments all over the world are making it mandatory for bigger organizations to get these audits done so they are immune to the security breaches. Soon smaller organizations will also need to make themselves ready for their own safety and security!
Interested in getting your organization's data and network audit done. Do write to me back at akbar at octavesbm dot in
Penetration testing and Ethical hacking are formal ways to test and audit your data security and network security using the same tools hacker or a person with incorrect intent would use to break your network. It will help you and your organization to stay one step ahead.Certified and trained people are available to do the above and governments all over the world are making it mandatory for bigger organizations to get these audits done so they are immune to the security breaches. Soon smaller organizations will also need to make themselves ready for their own safety and security!
Interested in getting your organization's data and network audit done. Do write to me back at akbar at octavesbm dot in