I’m a hacker, albeit an ethical one who makes a living breaking into well-known companies (with permission) to identify potential security vulnerabilities, like a cyber Sherlock Holmes.

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When Ethical Hacking Can't Compete Companies are paying “white hat” hackers to probe their cybersecurity systems for weaknesses—but some say that so far, they aren’t paying enough. By Donna Lu ...

Pulling stunts like this is on-brand for OurMine. Before internal matters led to its temporary dormancy after 2017, the group claimed responsibility for hacking the social media accounts of HBO ...

Some companies hire ethical hackers to try and bypass their own computer security systems. They aim to locate weak points that could be exploited by malicious hackers. The annual salary range in ...

But there is more to becoming an ethical hacker than financial rewards. According to the survey, 60% of the community spends at least 10 hours a week hacking, 40% devote more than 20 hours, and 18 ...

Ethical hackers needn't be cybersecurity professionals, either: "If one developer in a team thinks like an ethical hacker, they can often spot the security vulnerabilities before they happen." ...

As the cybersecurity people, the ethical hackers I spoke to, you have to think like a black-hatted hacker. You have to put yourself in their shoes and consider how they would get into this system.

Tech columnist Joanna Stern asked an ethical hacker to get into as many of her webcams as he could. Along the way she identified important tips for keeping our computers safe.