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WHITE HAT [2 records]

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Record 1 2023-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
CONT

What is white hat hacking? White hat hackers engage in ethical hacking because they use their skills to help improve cybersecurity. ... Some companies employ white hat hackers to work within their company to constantly try to hack their system, exposing vulnerabilities and preventing more dangerous attacks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad de IT
CONT

La piratería ética es algo más que tener buenas intenciones. Una intrusión no autorizada sigue siendo una intrusión no autorizada independientemente de si el hacker estaba tratando de ser útil o no. Aunque todos los hackers utilizan idénticos conocimientos y habilidades, los hackers éticos solo utilizan esas habilidades para poder acceder a los sistemas con autorización expresa de los titulares.

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Record 2 2023-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

An ethical and professional security expert hired to test the limits of online protection measures.

CONT

White hat hackers engage in ethical hacking because they use their skills to help improve cybersecurity. ... Some companies employ white hat hackers to work within their company to constantly try to hack their system, exposing vulnerabilities and preventing more dangerous attacks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
CONT

Les chapeaux blancs travaillent la plupart du temps pour une compagnie pour laquelle ils vont tenter d'infiltrer des systèmes pour en démontrer les failles, et ainsi, permettre à ces compagnies de les colmater.

CONT

Lorsqu'une institution financière, une compagnie minière ou une firme d'ingénierie embauche un pirate informatique éthique, elle l'invite à pénétrer ses structures informatiques et ses architectures web, tentant de débusquer des failles de sécurité.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad de IT
DEF

[Pirata informático] especializado en detectar vulnerabilidades en los sistemas informáticos exponiendo dichas debilidades y alertando a los responsables de los mismos para que los corrijan y eviten así intrusiones no deseadas.

CONT

[...] un pirata informático de sombrero blanco puede usar piratería ética para ayudar a las empresas a mejorar su ciberseguridad y evitar futuros ataques informáticos maliciosos.

Key term(s)
  • jáquer de sombrero blanco
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