Which of the following is true of white hat hackers?

Question

a. They are hired by an organization to test the security of its information systems.
b. They disrupt a company’s information systems and business operations.
c. They capture trade secrets and attempt to gain an unfair competitive advantage in a company.
d. They destroy the infrastructure components of governments, financial institutions, and emergency response units.

Answer 1

a. They are hired by an organization to test the security of its information systems.
White hat hackersare people who have been hired by an organization to test the security of its information systems. They use their skills to improve security by exposing vulnerabilities before malicious hackers (known as black hat hackers) can detect and exploit them.