First Impressions
No. 17 ·
Transcript
- Randall: Are you a black hat or a white hat?!
- Samantha: Black?
- Randall: Yes! I knew it!
- [Second image: an excerpt from Wikipedia.]
- Excerpt: White hat
- Excerpt: A "white hat hacker" (also known as an ethical hacker) breaks security for non-malicious reasons, perhaps to test their own personal security system, or while working for a company that needs intensive security assurance. Many hackers in this classification perform penetration tests and vulnerability assessments within a contractual agreement. Some black hat hackers will transfer over into becoming a white hat hacker after they get caught illegally breaking into a system whose company sees value in having somebody with this level of knowledge work for them.
- Excerpt: Black hat
- Excerpt: A "black hat hacker" (also known as a cracker) is a hacker who violates computer security with malicious intent or for personal gain. Black hat hackers form the stereotypical illegal hacking groups often portrayed in pop culture, and are "the epitome of all that the public fears in a computer criminal". Black hat hackers break into secure networks to destroy data or make the network unusable for those who are authorized to use the network. They choose their targets using a two-pronged process known as the "pre-hacking stage".
Samantha says…
This post is dedicated to my sweet little cousin who is like a little sister to me. She was asked out by the boy she likes and she said yes! It reminded me of when Randall and I started dating about seven years ago. He would interrogate me with unusual questions like this one, “Are you a Black Hat or a White Hat?” (You can see why I found him very interesting.) Randall taught me that there are different kinds of hackers, such as black hats and white hats. Black hats hack to exploit for malicious intentions while white hats exploit to test or improve code. The good thing is doing either could get you a job after serving some jailtime. 😀
Just two kinds of hackers. Excerpt from Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_hat_hacking#Black_hat
Congrats Cisa. Here’s to all the new experiences and feelings that a new relationship can bring! We’ll be black hats together if anything goes wrong!