• P.KANNAN
• S.AKASH
• T.SIBIARASU
• S.ASWIN

In an increasingly interconnected digital landscape, the importance of cyber security and ethical hacking cannot be overstated. This paper explores the fundamental concepts of cyber security, including threat landscape analysis, vulnerability assessment, and risk management strategies. Additionally, it delves into the ethical considerations and methodologies behind ethical hacking, emphasizing the role of ethical hackers in identifying and mitigating security vulnerabilities to protect individuals, organizations, and society as a whole. By examining real-world case studies and best practices, this paper aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the symbiotic relationship between cyber security and ethical hacking in safeguarding information assets and promoting a secure digital ecosystem. Ethical hacking is the way to find out the weaknesses and vulnerabilities in the system or computer network. It is a way to describe the procedure of hacking in an ethical way for any network. The ethical hacker has the good purpose to do it. Basically, some of the hacker has even done very badly with some organizations like they have stolen very important information of their customers. In the government organizations they have damaged very confidential information like social security numbers and other sensitive information. A study shows that almost 90% attacks happen on the inside which shows that easy it is to invade into the system or network for insiders. We are tried to explore the ethics behind the ethical hacking and the problems lie with this particular field of information technology where security is concerned. Though ethical hacking has become a very upcoming technological subject from the last few years, now the doubt remains the true intentions of the hacker. Hackers in this context have had a very measurable impact of society.

Cybersecurity, Ethical hacking, Network security, Information security, Encryption, Cyber Threat Intelligence

"CYBER SECURITY AND ETHICAL HACKING", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 3, page no.e480-e489, March-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2403457.pdf

"CYBER SECURITY AND ETHICAL HACKING", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 3, page no. ppe480-e489, March-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2403457.pdf