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An ethical hacker can help you beat a malicious one

There are many instances in which ethical hacking has successfully prevented a potential attack

An ethical hacker can help you beat a malicious one
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Georg Thomas | The Conversation
The recent spate of cyber attacks on computer systems across the world shows how some organisations are not doing enough to protect their systems against malicious hackers.
But if organisations had engaged the services of an ethical hacker then many of the vulnerabilities on their systems could have been found and fixed, rather than exploited.
There are many instances in which ethical hacking has successfully prevented a potential attack, but because of the sensitive nature of such information, few cases are made public. This anonymised example highlights the type of issues that can be uncovered

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