Question

Hackers who help in finding bugs and vulnerabilities in a system & don’t intend to crack a system are termed as ________

(a) Black Hat hackers

(b) White Hat Hackers

(c) Grey Hat Hackers

(d) Red Hat Hackers

I had been asked this question in a national level competition.

My question is from Ethical Hacking in section Introduction to Ethical Hacking of Cyber Security

Answer 1

Correct option is (b) White Hat Hackers

The explanation is: White Hat Hackers are cyber security analysts and consultants who have the intent to help firms and Governments in the identification of loopholes as well as help to perform penetration tests for securing a system.