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White hat (computer security) A white hat (or a white-hat hacker, a whitehat) is an ethical security hacker. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Ethical hacking is a term meant to imply a broader category than just penetration testing. [ 3 ][ 4 ] Under the owner's consent, white-hat hackers aim to identify any vulnerabilities or security issues the current system has ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 September 2024. American hacker (1963–2023) Kevin Mitnick Mitnick in 2010 Born Kevin David Mitnick (1963-08-06) August 6, 1963 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Died July 16, 2023 (2023-07-16) (aged 59) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Other names The Condor, The Darkside Hacker Occupations Information ...
Laura Kankaala started as a white-hat hacker and now works for a cybersecurity firm in Finland. She said ransomware attacks used to be few and far between; now, new scams are appearing daily.
Cris Thomas (also known as Space Rogue) is an American cybersecurity researcher, white hat hacker, and award winning [1] [2] best selling [3] author. A founding member and researcher at the high-profile hacker security think tank L0pht Heavy Industries, Thomas was one of seven L0pht members who testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs (1998) on the topic of government ...
We’ve often relied on white-hat hackers probing vulnerabilities one by one rather than systematic approaches to discovering flaws. AI can help us continuously learn and respond to threats with ...
A grey hat hacker lies between a black hat and a white hat hacker, hacking for ideological reasons. [21] A grey hat hacker may surf the Internet and hack into a computer system for the sole purpose of notifying the administrator that their system has a security defect, for example. They may then offer to correct the defect for a fee. [20]
A white hat Nomad exploiter says stronger incentives are needed to reward the good Samaritans who help protocols identify and patch vulnerabilities. In Praise of White-Hat Hackers, but ...
TeslaTeam is a group of black-hat computer hackers from Serbia established in 2010. TESO was a hacker group originating in Austria that was active primarily from 1998 to 2004. The Unknowns is a group of white-hat hackers that exploited many high-profiled websites and became very active in 2012 when the group was founded and disbanded.