Last Updated on April 28, 2021 by Admin
What is the motivation of a white hat attacker?
- taking advantage of any vulnerability for illegal personal gain
- fine tuning network devices to improve their performance and efficiency
- studying operating systems of various platforms to develop a new system
- discovering weaknesses of networks and systems to improve the security level of these systems
Answers Explanation & Hints: White hat attackers break into networks or computer systems in order to discover weaknesses for the purpose of improving the security of these systems. These break-ins are done with permission from the owner or the organization. Any results are reported back to the owner or the organization.