Hacking: White, Grey, and Black Hat Hackers
Start
Index
A Brief History of Hacking
White Hat Hackers
Grey Hat Hackers
Black Hat Hackers
Ethical vs. Unethical Hacking
Cyber Security Relation
Sources
A Brief History of Hacking
1975 - Homebrew Computer Club
2014 - Russians Hack the White House
1957 - Phone Phreaks
1990 - Operation Sun Devil
2000 - Mafiaboy
1972 - Steve Wozniak
2017 - WannaCry
1988- Kevin Mitnik
1999 - The Melissa Virus
2010 - Stuxnet Worm
The good guys. These hackers operate within the bounds of computer access laws, and are often paid by companies to test where their vulnerabilities are to protect against cyber threats! This service is often called penetration testing. They are considered ethical.
White Hat Hackers
The middle ground, or proverbial "grey" area hacker. These hackers often act outside of permissions. They may hack a system without the permission of the company to try and hack the system, and then reveal to the company where their vulnerabiltiy was. Questionable but acceptable code of ethics.
Grey Hat Hackers
The bad guys. These hackers are the cybercriminals, and the reason why cybersecurity exists in the first place. They operate on a purely personal (normally financial) basis. No doubt, these are the unethical hackers.
Black Hat Hackers
The ethics behind hacking is tied within the type of "hat" a hacker is. White hat is normally thought of as ethical, black hat as unethical, and then grey hat is somewhere between.
Ethical vs. Unethical Hacking
Cybersecurity and the Hats
It's a game of tit for tat when it comes to white hat hackers versus black hat hackers. Cybersecurity wouldn't be necessary without black hat hackers trying to steal money and data, and without them, white hat hackers wouldn't be necessary to find vulnerabilities before black hat hackers do. For the grey hat hackers, they learn from both and generally keep it in the "grey" area.
References
Types of Hackers (video)
True Truth about Hackers
Black hat, White hat, and Gray hat hackers
White vs Gray vs Black Hat Hacking
The History and Evolution of Hacking
What is Hacking?
Ethical Hacking Course
Hacking: White, Grey, and Black Hats
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Hacking: White, Grey, and Black Hat Hackers
Start
Index
A Brief History of Hacking
White Hat Hackers
Grey Hat Hackers
Black Hat Hackers
Ethical vs. Unethical Hacking
Cyber Security Relation
Sources
A Brief History of Hacking
1975 - Homebrew Computer Club
2014 - Russians Hack the White House
1957 - Phone Phreaks
1990 - Operation Sun Devil
2000 - Mafiaboy
1972 - Steve Wozniak
2017 - WannaCry
1988- Kevin Mitnik
1999 - The Melissa Virus
2010 - Stuxnet Worm
The good guys. These hackers operate within the bounds of computer access laws, and are often paid by companies to test where their vulnerabilities are to protect against cyber threats! This service is often called penetration testing. They are considered ethical.
White Hat Hackers
The middle ground, or proverbial "grey" area hacker. These hackers often act outside of permissions. They may hack a system without the permission of the company to try and hack the system, and then reveal to the company where their vulnerabiltiy was. Questionable but acceptable code of ethics.
Grey Hat Hackers
The bad guys. These hackers are the cybercriminals, and the reason why cybersecurity exists in the first place. They operate on a purely personal (normally financial) basis. No doubt, these are the unethical hackers.
Black Hat Hackers
The ethics behind hacking is tied within the type of "hat" a hacker is. White hat is normally thought of as ethical, black hat as unethical, and then grey hat is somewhere between.
Ethical vs. Unethical Hacking
Cybersecurity and the Hats
It's a game of tit for tat when it comes to white hat hackers versus black hat hackers. Cybersecurity wouldn't be necessary without black hat hackers trying to steal money and data, and without them, white hat hackers wouldn't be necessary to find vulnerabilities before black hat hackers do. For the grey hat hackers, they learn from both and generally keep it in the "grey" area.
References
Types of Hackers (video)
True Truth about Hackers
Black hat, White hat, and Gray hat hackers
White vs Gray vs Black Hat Hacking
The History and Evolution of Hacking
What is Hacking?
Ethical Hacking Course