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The product is intended to allow technical recruiters to use programming challenges to test candidates on their specific programming skills and better understand their qualification for a certain role. Candidate's challenges, once submitted, are auto-scored and the results are then provided to the technical recruiter for review. [13]
Hacker groups provided access to information and resources, and a place to learn from other members. [1] Hackers could also gain credibility by being affiliated with an elite group. [ 1 ] The names of hacker groups often parody large corporations, governments, police and criminals; [ 2 ] and often used specialized orthography .
Capture the Flag (CTF) is a cybersecurity competition that is used to test and develop computer security skills. It was first developed in 1996 at DEF CON , the largest cybersecurity conference in the United States which is hosted annually in Las Vegas , Nevada. [ 2 ]
Meta Hacker Cup (formerly known as Facebook Hacker Cup) is an annual international programming competition hosted and administered by Meta Platforms. The competition began in 2011 as a means to identify top engineering talent for potential employment at Meta Platforms. [ 2 ]
The Offensive Security Certified Professional Plus (OSCP+) is an extension of the OSCP certification introduced by Offensive Security on November 1, 2024. [6] Unlike the lifetime OSCP certification, OSCP+ requires renewal every three years, reflecting industry demands for current cybersecurity expertise.
A security hacker or security researcher is someone who explores methods for breaching defenses and exploiting weaknesses in a computer system or network. [1] Hackers may be motivated by a multitude of reasons, such as profit, protest, information gathering, [2] challenge, recreation, [3] or evaluation of a system weaknesses to assist in formulating defenses against potential hackers.
HackerEarth is a software company headquartered in San Francisco that provides enterprise software that assists organizations with technical hiring. [1] HackerEarth is used by organizations for technical skill assessments and remote video interviewing.
A hacker is a person skilled in information technology who achieves goals by non-standard means. The term has become associated in popular culture with a security hacker – someone with knowledge of bugs or exploits to break into computer systems and access data which would otherwise be inaccessible to them.