The Hackers have become mythological figures of our time. We saw them hack in front of a PC in spy movies, intent to steal secret information and sensible data. We hear the news stations talking about it, just look back at the cases of Wikileaks and Anonymous. In the majority of the cases they are presented like out laws. But do we know really who they are and what the hackers do? There are three main figures of hackers, who called in the jargon of information security are respectively: White Hat, Black Hat and Grey Hat. In short, The good, The bad, and the middle way between the previous ones. Today we also talk also about ethical hacker: a professional who is able to penetrate informational systems using the same instruments and techniques of Black Hat hackers, but in a controlled way and within a set of professional services well coded (there are nearly fifteen years of literature on the subject, as there is always someone who suddenly claims themselves an expert). Hackers are not created equal: White Hat – Are the hackers that are hired by agencies and companies, to find out their own vulnerability that way at the end they can make their own changes. Black Hat – Are the bad ones...
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