white-hat
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DEF CON Franklin matched volunteer white-hat hackers with small water utilities across the country, helping them patch holes and advising them on basic security hygiene.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
A white-hat hacker is one who finds organisations' leaks and security flaws without malicious intent.
From BBC ● May 24, 2024
In an existential fight, it suggests, there is no place for white-hat scruples.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
“This is not a white-hat company,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2020
Kirk agreed to help Scott in the dGraph and Freedom situations if Scott would make sure that his articles clearly spelled out the difference between the white-hat and black-hat hackers.
From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Winn Schwartau
