Home > Cybersecurity glossary > Ethical hacker 🟩 Profession

Ethical hacker 🟩 Profession

An ethical hacker is a computer security expert who uses his or her skills in a legal and authorised manner to test and improve the security of computer systems.

It is often referred to as a pentester because it makes pentests.

An ethical hacker is a "white hat" hacker, as opposed to a "black hat" hacker, who has malicious intentions.

They sometimes work within an organisation in a particular field. Red Team or a Blue Team.

 

To find out more (skills, salary, etc.), read the article :

Pentester, an ethical hacker who protects your company

Towards the ORSYS Cyber Academy: a free space dedicated to cybersecurity