COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY
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Question
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black hat hackers
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white hat hackers
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grey hat hackers
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -An ethical hacker (“white hat hacker”) is an information security professional who has the same skills and uses the same technologies as a malicious hacker (“black hat hacker”) to discover vulnerabilities and weaknesses in an organization’s systems.
Detailed explanation-2: -White hat hackers are skilled information security developers and engineers who find IT vulnerabilities and fix them before they’re exploited. White hat hackers are required to uphold the EC-Council’s code of ethics by performing only legal activities and always protecting the intellectual property of others.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are three well-known types of hackers in the world of information security: black hats, white hats and grey hats. These colored hat descriptions were born as hackers tried to differentiate themselves and separate the good hackers from the bad.