Hacking

Use the Web to research an article LESS THAN 1 year old that contains an article about “white hat hacking” or a company hiring an ex-hacker.

Some good Web sites to go to are http://www.wired.com , http://www.msnbc.com , http://www.csoonline.com/ , http://www.computerworld.com .

1. Summarize the Web article in one paragraph
2. Is it ever ethical to engage in white-hat hacking?
3. Would you feel comfortable hiring an ex-hacker?

Include a link for the URL of your article and the date the article was written.

(220 word minimum)

Required Textbooks:

Principles of Information Security, Michael E. Whitman and Herbert J. Mattord, Sixth Edition, ISBN 978-1-337-10206-3

Answer preview

 Summary of the article: “Despite high-profile hacks, companies still aren’t behaving securely: ex-LulzSec hacker.”

The author recommends that it is vital for companies to have developers and admins who build systems and have pen-testing skills (Braue, 2019). This is because, despite increased vulnerabilities in security breaches, companies are still reluctant to develop secure security protocols and instead depend on antivirus applications and external companies in the confidence that their systems are secure….

 

(300 words)