A simple observation:

"White Hat Hacker" is NOT synonymous with "Ethical Hacker"

You can legally protect an unethical corporation and in doing so, you are an accomplice to their unethical actions.

You can ethically hack to protect people and still be conducting illegal activities.

Do not conflate the two terms.

#hacking #infosec

@tinker precisely

  • #WhiteHat: refuses to violate laws out of principle, even if that means being unethical

  • #GreyHat: refuses to violate good principles out of moral obligation and ethics, even if that means they'd violate laws

  • #BlackHat: doesn't give a damn and is only interested in personal profit if not maximizing damage to others