Types of hackers
Let’s look at some of the different types of hackers that are out there and how they
do things differently. The first type of hacker is the white hat hacker, which can
often be called ethical hackers. These are the hackers that are doing their jobs
legally, often working for a big company to find vulnerabilities and protect thecomputer system. Companies like Amazon would hire a white hat hacker to help
protect the payment information of their customers.
These hackers are not going to cause harm in the system. Instead, they are going to
try to find some of the issues that are in the system to protect the company and the
customers. They may also work as experts in cyber security to fix up the potential
vulnerabilities that come up. They make this their job and they can also let people
in the public know if there are some threats if it is needed.
The second type of hacker that you may run into is the black hat hacker. These are
the “bad” hackers or the ones who are looking to make a personal profit off the
information that they get, then they will get into a network so that they can damage
the data or steal some information, sometimes they are going to have anger against
the company that causes issues. They are not trying to help out anyone else but
themselves during that time, they want to make money or cause a lot of damage.
There is also a third category of hackers. This is the gray hat hackers. This is a
combination of the other two categories. This group is usually getting into a
system without permission like the black hat hackers, but they are not trying to
cause trouble. Sometimes the hacker is just getting into the system because they
want to see if they are able to, but they have no want of stealing information or
causing damage.
These hackers sometimes want to help out a company, but they may not work for
the company and so they are not technically allowed on the system. They will
often find these vulnerabilities and then can alert the company. These people are
sometimes able to protect the company from a big embarrassment. Sometimes they
will be invited to start working for the company if they do find some big
vulnerabilities.
do things differently. The first type of hacker is the white hat hacker, which can
often be called ethical hackers. These are the hackers that are doing their jobs
legally, often working for a big company to find vulnerabilities and protect thecomputer system. Companies like Amazon would hire a white hat hacker to help
protect the payment information of their customers.
These hackers are not going to cause harm in the system. Instead, they are going to
try to find some of the issues that are in the system to protect the company and the
customers. They may also work as experts in cyber security to fix up the potential
vulnerabilities that come up. They make this their job and they can also let people
in the public know if there are some threats if it is needed.
The second type of hacker that you may run into is the black hat hacker. These are
the “bad” hackers or the ones who are looking to make a personal profit off the
information that they get, then they will get into a network so that they can damage
the data or steal some information, sometimes they are going to have anger against
the company that causes issues. They are not trying to help out anyone else but
themselves during that time, they want to make money or cause a lot of damage.
There is also a third category of hackers. This is the gray hat hackers. This is a
combination of the other two categories. This group is usually getting into a
system without permission like the black hat hackers, but they are not trying to
cause trouble. Sometimes the hacker is just getting into the system because they
want to see if they are able to, but they have no want of stealing information or
causing damage.
These hackers sometimes want to help out a company, but they may not work for
the company and so they are not technically allowed on the system. They will
often find these vulnerabilities and then can alert the company. These people are
sometimes able to protect the company from a big embarrassment. Sometimes they
will be invited to start working for the company if they do find some big
vulnerabilities.
