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The Principles of Ethical Hacking and Cybersecurity

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Ethical hackers use the same tools and techniques as malicious attackers, but they always obtain written permission before testing a system, and they report their findings so that vulnerabilities can be fixed.

Why this is interesting

You've heard of hackers breaking into systems, but what if the same skills were used to protect them? How can breaking in actually make things safer?