ethical hacker
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ethical hacker
First recorded in 1990–95
Example Sentences
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“This idea is that an ethical hacker can find vulnerabilities that can be fixed before they can be exploited by bad actors,” Lippincott said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
Rachel Tobac, an ethical hacker and CEO of SocialProof Security, offered a hypothetical example of how the feature could go awry.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 1, 2022
One self-styled ethical hacker, who goes by the name Sick Codes and asked to remain anonymous, told the BBC he had discovered weaknesses in John Deere's software, which he had reported.
From BBC ● May 19, 2022
Chowdhury was trained as an ethical hacker and observed that her friends working in cybersecurity are often able to protect systems more nimbly by creating financial incentives for people to help.
From The Verge ● Nov. 19, 2021
As an ethical hacker, security researcher and data analyst, I have seen firsthand how disinformation is becoming the new focus of cyberattacks.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2018
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