Hands-On Penetration Testing with Kali NetHunter

Penetration testing

Sometimes during an interview, the management team may ask the interviewee, Why would we hire a hacker? Management, at times, thinks a person with the skillset of a hacker will be a huge security risk, which is accurate. However, another question arises: why wouldn't they hire a hacker? A person who has the skillset of the hacker and the mindset of a good individual can use their knowledge to help prevent both internal and external security threats and discover any hidden flaws within the organization’s systems and network infrastructure.

An ethical hacker, or a white hat hacker, is often someone who uses their information-security expertise and the ability to penetrate an organization’s system and network. The ethical ...