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==White-Hat Hacker==
==White-Hat Hacker==
Ethical hackers who work to secure IT systems. Often white-hats hired by corporations and companies to locate and detect any weaknesses in their IT security. White-hat hackers observe the [[hacker ethic]]:
Ethical hackers who work to secure IT systems. Often white-hats are hired by corporations and companies to locate and detect any weaknesses in their IT security. White-hat hackers observe the [[hacker ethic]]:
*the belief that information-sharing is a powerful positive good, and that it is an ethical duty of hackers to share their expertise by writing free software and facilitating access to information and [[computing]] resources wherever possible; and/or
*the belief that information-sharing is a powerful positive good, and that it is an ethical duty of hackers to share their expertise by writing free software and facilitating access to information and [[computing]] resources wherever possible; and/or
*the belief that system cracking for fun and exploration is ethically acceptable as long as the hacker commits no theft, vandalism, or breach of confidentiality.
*the belief that system cracking for fun and exploration is ethically acceptable as long as the hacker commits no theft, vandalism, or breach of confidentiality.
Some organizations go so far as to set up "red team/blue team" exercises, where one team will attempt to penetrate a system, while another will try to prevent penetration. If the "red team" (penetration testers) manage to gain access, they will then reveal to the "blue team" (defense security) how they accomplished the task so that the vulnerability can be closed.
==Blue-Hat Hacker==
==Blue-Hat Hacker==