Question

Jennifer has been working with sniffing and session-hijacking tools on her company network. Since she wants to stay white hat—that is, ethical—she has gotten permission to undertake these activities. What would Jennifer’s activities be categorized as?A) Passive
B) Monitoring
C) Active
D) Sniffing

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is A) Passive.

Explanation:

The term white hat on the Internet refers to an ethical hacker, or an IT security expert, who specializes in penetration tests and other methodologies to detect vulnerabilities and improve the security of an organization's communication and information systems. It also refers to hackers who are not aggressive or do not carry out illegal activities. An ethical hacker is a term invented by IBM. It is used to differentiate hackers who act without malice from those that do, which are better known as crackers or black hat hackers.White hat hackers also usually work in groups known as sneakers or snoopers, red equipment, or tiger team.