Phases Of Hacking: The 5 Step Hacking Process You Must Know

In this post, you are going to learn the 5 step hacking process which is used when hacking into a system. These are the phases which a typical hacker goes through in order to successfully compromise a system. 

There are five basic phases of hacking. Following are phases of hacking: 

1. Reconnaissance 

2. Scanning 

3. Gaining Access 

4. Maintaining Access 

5. Clearing Tracks 

Phases Of Hacking 

Now let us discuss all the hacking phases one by one. 

1. Reconnaissance 

So the first phase of hacking is reconnaissance. It is done to gather as much information about the target system as we can. 

Since all the data and information that we collect can be very useful in the later phases; this phase is perhaps the most important phase in hacking. 

There are various techniques and tools used in the reconnaissance phase. Some of the tools are paid but most of them can be found for free. 

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