What is ethical hacker?
An ethical hacker, also referred to as a white hat hacker, is an information security expert who systematically attempts to penetrate a computer system, network, application or other computing resource on behalf of its owners — and with their permission — to find security vulnerabilities that a malicious hacker could potentially exploit.
The purpose of ethical hacking is to evaluate the security of and identify vulnerabilities in systems, networks or system infrastructure. It includes finding and attempting to exploit any vulnerabilities to determine whether unauthorized access or other malicious activities are possible.
Ethical hackers use their skills and many of the same methods and techniques to test and bypass organizations’ IT security as their unethical counterparts, who are referred to as black hat hackers. However, rather than taking advantage of any vulnerabilities they find for personal gain, ethical hackers document them and provide advice about how to remediate them so organizations can strengthen their overall security.
Ethical hackers generally find security exposures in insecure system configurations, known and unknown hardware or software vulnerabilities as well as operational weaknesses in process or technical countermeasures.
Any organization that has a network connected to the Internet or provides an online service should consider subjecting it to penetration testing conducted by ethical hackers.
Ebből a rétegből kerültek ki az ún. etikus hackerek.Az Ő céljuk nem valamiféle anyagi, vagy szóbeli megbecsülés, bár furcsamód pont erre kezd felépülni ez az új rendszer. Az “iparág” a valaha volt “fekete kalapos” hackerek jó részét is felszippantotta mára. Akik ilyen szinten értenek a hálózatokhoz, vagy épp a weblapok, mobilos, vagy pc alapú alkalmazások nem rendeltetésszerű használatához, különböző nagyvállalatok belső tesztelési csoportjában dolgoznak manapság, vagy az ehhez hasonló honlapok szakember-gárdáját bővítik csendben.
