期刊名称:International Journal of Computing and Business Research
电子版ISSN:2229-6166
出版年度:2012
出版社:International Journal of Computing and Business Research
摘要:The growth of the Internet has brought easy access to online business, electronic commerce, emails and new avenues of information distribution as well as advertising. Although the most technological advancement there is always a dark side the criminal hackers where they represent a threat to these information avenues. The term “hacker” instantly brings thoughts of an evil, unscrupulous person who steals data and breaks into corporate networks. However, there are advantages to hiring a hacker as a part of your information technology group. A company that maintains a website and internal network can benefit from the experiences developed by the hacker. Not all hackers are criminals, and some of them penetrate network security in an attempt to educate users.Despite the fact that companies, governments, and individuals around the world are anxious to be a part of such revolution, there are always a fear of hackers who will break into their web servers and steal their data and sensitive information. With these concerns the ethical hacker can help eliminate such fear and find optimum solutions to these problems