Posted on Oct 22, 2015
Transitioning Veterans: If a company could train you to be a "white hat hacker," would you do it?
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SGT Dillon Townsel
HELL YES. Do you have any idea how much White Hats make? Rhetorical question. I'm sure you know the answer since you posted the question, LOL.
PO1 Andrew Gardiner
HELL YES. Do you have any idea how much White Hats make? Rhetorical question. I'm sure you know the answer since you posted the question, LOL.
PO1 Andrew Gardiner
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Excuse me if I am ignorant to the terminology but what is a white hat hacker?
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SGT Dillon Townsel
The term "white hat" in Internet slang refers to an ethical computer hacker, or a computer security expert, who specializes in penetration testing and in other testing methodologies to ensure the security of an organization's information systems. Ethical hacking is a term coined by IBM meant to imply a broader category than just penetration testing.
White hat (computer security) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The term "white hat" in Internet slang refers to an ethical computer hacker, or a computer security expert, who specializes in penetration testing and in other testing methodologies to ensure the security of an organization's information systems.[1] Ethical hacking is a term coined by IBM meant to imply a broader category than just penetration testing.[2] White-hat hackers may also work in teams called "sneakers",[3] red teams, or tiger...
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The "bad" kind of hacker that everyone is used to thinking of is a black hat. Black hats are the ones purposefully performing malicious activities for their own gain.
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I would. Learn as much as you can. Cloud and security will not go away for a while
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