ethical hacker

[ eth-i-kuhl hak-er ]

/ ˈɛθ ɪ kəl ˈhæk ər /

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noun Digital Technology.

a hacker who violates the security of a system usually with the knowledge and consent of the owner or developer, in order to test the code, without malicious intent.

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Origin of ethical hacker

First recorded in 1990–95

Words nearby ethical hacker

etherize, Ethernet, ethic, ethical, Ethical Culture, ethical hacker, ethical investment, ethicality, ethically, ethical relativism, ethical will

How to use ethical hacker in a sentence

One popular approach is to use “red teams” of ethical hackers who attempt to find vulnerabilities in systems so that the designer can patch them before they’re released.
How Ethical Hackers Could Help Us Build Trust in AI|Edd Gent|December 13, 2021|Singularity Hub
We’re trying to pay ethical hackers to break into our systems to tell us where bad guys, real bad guys might actually find ways to explode our systems.
Cybersecurity can protect data. How about elevators?|MIT Technology Review Insights|July 12, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Marriott, with its deep history in the Mormon faith, portrays itself as a deeply ethical institution.
How ‘Ethical’ Hotel Chain Marriott Gouges Guests in the Name of Wi-Fi Security|Kyle Chayka|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After a bunch of tough talk, this round of the hacker-on-hacker fight nevered materialized.
The Attack on the Hidden Internet|Marc Rogers|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Until recently, the hacker collective known as Lizard Squad was all but unknown.
The Attack on the Hidden Internet|Marc Rogers|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The founders of Ethical Oil, and opechatesgays, are Hamish Marshall and his wife, Kathryn Marshall.
How Canadian Oilmen Pinkwash the Keystone Pipeline|Jay Michaelson|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As uncovered by the climate blog desmogblog, the Ethical Oil meme dates to a 2010 book by Ezra Levant.
How Canadian Oilmen Pinkwash the Keystone Pipeline|Jay Michaelson|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Martyrdoms do not occur for ethical generalizations, much less for philosophical affirmations.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
With this brief review of the philosophy of the ethical sentiments, we may proceed to a consideration of the facts.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
The development of the ethical principle in mankind is largely due to the extension of the sentiment of social sympathy.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
The human mind arrives at ethical truths, even when all speculation about God and immortality has failed.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
The subsequent schools of philosophy directed attention to ethical and practical questions, rather than to intellectual phenomena.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord