Seminar on Ethical Hacking by Sri Ankit Fadia held on 17th Dec 09

          A special seminar on Ethical Hacking, in collaboration with Reliance World was organized in our campus in the forenoon of 17th Dec 09. The Guest of Honor was Sri Ankit Fadia, an internationally acclaimed ethical hacker, who became famous after he successfully uncovered and deciphered the encrypted mails from Al Qeada. After September 11 attack on World Trade Center in New York, he has become a reputed Cyber Terrorism Expert.

 

            In his address, he stated that internet is one of the boons to the modern man, as it connects people around the world. However, this internet is not a safe means of communication, because of cyber criminals, making intrusions into the network and creating havocs, by intruding privacy and by plundering database. He made a difference between hacking and cracking. Hacking is legal, and it is done by security professionals. But, on the other hand, cracking is a criminal activity, as it is unauthorized intrusion into the privacy of people and retrieving data stealthily, after getting to know IP address of the internet user. In order to prevent this intrusion, the best means which internet users have to employ is to access information through the platform www.anonymizer.com

 

            Ankit Fadia commented on email spoofing – an activity engaged in by cyber criminals. They send fake mails and entice the internet users. Ankit Fadia also demonstrated how fake mails are sent, and details of user names and pass words are uncovered by crackers. Then, Ankit Fadia touched upon another pictorial device called Stegnography, by means of which a text file could be sent surreptitiously through a picture, using a software called S-TOOLS. He demonstrated how the terrorist organizations used to send their messages through the use of pictures and photos. Ankit Fadia described how cyber criminals could get into the domains of corporate organizations and government departments and engage exploitative tactics.

 

            After explaining the modus operandi of the cyber criminals, Ankit Fadia advised the students about the opportunities for employment as hackers in the corporate world and government sectors. He appealed to students to learn ethical hacking through Reliance World and take a certificate on hacking, which would add value to their resumes.