What is hacking ?

Hacking has been a part of computing for almost five decades and it is a very broad discipline, which cover a wide range of topics .

The first known event of hacking had taken place in 1960 at MIT and at the same time, the term “Hacker” was originated.

Hacking is the act of finding the possible entry point that exist in a computer system or a computer network and finally entering into them. hacking is usually done to gain unauthorized to a computer system or a computer network, either to harm the system or to steal sensitive information available on the computer.

Hacking is usually legal as long as it is being dome to find weaknesses in a computer or networ system for testing purpose. This sort of hacking is what we call Ethical Hacking.

A computer expert who does the act of hacking is called a “Hacker”. Hackers are those who seek knowledge, to understand how systems operate, how they are designed, and then attempt to lay with these systems.