White hat (computer security)

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title: White hat (computer security)
text: A white hat is an ethical security hacker. Under the owner's consent, white-hat hackers aim to identify any vulnerabilities or security issues the current system has. The white hat is contrasted with the black hat, a malicious hacker; this definitional dichotomy comes from Western films, where heroic and antagonistic cowboys might traditionally wear a white and a black hat, respectively. There is a third kind of hacker known as a grey hat who hacks with good intentions but at times without permi
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description: Computer hacker who hacks ethically
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_hat_(computer_security)
date created: 2004-08-17T17:06:36Z
date modified: 2024-09-05T03:01:16Z
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