Most people see hackers as evil, but companies also use hackers to find and fix weaknesses in their systems. These ethical hackers—also known as "white hat hackers"—use the same techniques as regular ...

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Hackers are pretty scary. Amoral, hooded figures with magical computer skills that can break into anything within minutes. At least that is what most of us think of when we hear the term "hacker." It ...