16 August 2011

Hiring black hats worth the risk? | #hackers #cybersecurity #infosec

Experience or knowing "the tricks of the trade", and keeping costs low, are key reasons why organisations would hire black hats — or hackers who exploit vulnerabilities in software and systems — to combat cybercrime, said Eric Chan, regional technical manager for Southeast Asia and Hong Kong at Fortinet.

"A good hacker loves the challenge of finding vulnerabilities in networks and systems, and spends countless hours perfecting his craft and is hence competent at this role," Chan explained in an email interview. "They could also be cheap to hire [compared to] computer science PhD holders."

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