Though many assume all hackers have bad intentions, this isn't the case. we're going to explain the difference between black hat, white hat and grey hat hackers.
What is a black hat hacker? A black hat hacker is a criminal utilizes and manipulates technology with malicious and often illegal intent. Simply put, they're the bad guys. These shadowy figures are what comes to mind when most imagine the stereotypical hacker blackhat hackers may be motivated by ill gotten financial gains the sale of sensitive data, or even simply for fame among other fellow blackhat hackers.
What is a white hat hacker? White Hat hackers, also known as ethical hackers or penetration testers are talented hackers employed by legitimate businesses or organizations to combat the efforts of malicious cyber security threats. In other words, they're the good guys. Their primary duties include purposely attempting to hack client systems, revealing discovered weaknesses and reporting their findings to the proper authorities who employed them to hack their own systems.
What is a grey hat hacker? Not utterly malicious, but definitely not valiant grey hat hackers frequently blur the line between black hat and white hat hackers. Grey hat hackers use their hacking talents, much like white hat hackers do yet without the host company's permission. Once they discover cybersecurity weaknesses in various systems, they'll offer to sell the information they've gathered back to the hack party. Grey hat hackers are also known to use their skills and a whistleblower capacity to uncover unethical or illegal activities. Though their methods of obtaining such information may itself be a tad questionable.
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