Towards Islamic ethics in professional penetration testing
Frequent technological advances in the field of computing have resulted in a rapid increase in creation of new loopholes in systems. To secure their computing systems, big companies resort to use penetration testing as a solution whereby an external company is hired to evaluate the security of the...
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Revelation and Science, IIUM
2013
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/33801/1/97-363-1-PB.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/33801/ http://www.iium.edu.my/revival/index.php |
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| Summary: | Frequent technological advances in the field of computing have resulted in a rapid increase in creation of new
loopholes in systems. To secure their computing systems, big companies resort to use penetration testing as a
solution whereby an external company is hired to evaluate the security of the computer system or network
under perspective. There are many Muslim professionals who have an effective role in many stages of the
penetration testing process and have access to vital technical information about many companies. Failing to
secure the critical information or a misuse may result in acute data leak. Reason demands that these
professionals understand the ethics involved and implement them skillfully and understand that ethics holds a
high place in Islam. This paper highlights the key ethical steps and presents issues arising in a modern
penetration testing background. Then, it relates traditional ethical principles to a solution attempting to resolve
the problems using the framework of Islamic ethical values; which are derived from the Holy Qur’an and
Sunnah and provide a high standard of ethics on all levels for Muslims.
Keywords: Network Security, Penetration Testing, Social Ethics |
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