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> white hat flooding Very curious definition of “white hat” you have
by jsjohnst 4y ago
> white hat flooding
Very curious definition of “white hat” you have
- b112 4y agoA white hat works for the public good, yes?
- jsjohnst 4y agoSure, but is vigilantism for the public good?
- ForHackernews 4y ago
- gruez 4y agoClose, but no. >A white hat (or a white hat hacker) is an ethical security hacker.[1] Ethical hacking is a term meant to imply a broader category than just penetration testing.[2][3] Under the owner's consent, white hat hackers aim to identify any vulnerabilities the current system has. [...] There is a third kind of hacker known as a grey hat who hacks with good intentions but at times without permission.[6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_hat_(computer_security) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_hat_(computer_security)
- fragmede 4y agotraditionally, white hat means working with companies to help identify weaknesses in their systems, and getting inside with their consent.
- User23 4y agoThat sounds like helping to secure my home network from unwanted spyware and tracking to me.
- beanders 4y agoThis would be what I term “green hat”, gray with a flavor of robbing the rich to feed the poor.