Ethical Hacking - Friend or Foe?
Ethical hackers, also known as white hat hackers, are cybersecurity professionals who use their skills and knowledge to identify vulnerabilities in government systems, networks, and applications before malicious cyber criminals can exploit them for illegal purposes. In other words, they use hacking for good – not evil, but the clear difference must be communicated among governments, cyber professionals and citizens. Read on to uncover the pros and cons to this cybersecurity approach and discover if it is one governments should bank on.