For this discussion I would like you to explain what ethical hacking is, and why ethical hacking is such a controversial topic in today's world.

Running Head: DISCUSSION QUESTION
Ethical Hacking
Explaining ethical hacking
Ethical hacking is understood as the act of penetrating or testing networks or systems for finding out risks, dangers and threats prevailing in the systems and networks. It is done for nullifying the act of a malicious hacker of finding, accessing and exploiting crucial data and information causing financial loss and other major damages to the networks. The main purpose of ethical hacking is to improve overall safety and security of the network or system. This is done through fixing vulnerabilities and threats found during testing or investigation (Olson, 2012).
It is worth mentioning that ethical hackers also use the same methods and tools which were used by the malicious hackers for accessing data in invalid or unethical manner. The difference between ethical and unethical hacking is the fact that ethical hacking is done with the due permission and approval of the authorised person, while unethical hacking is done without permission of the user. Secondly, purpose of ethical hacking is to...