white-hat

Example Sentences

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Cybernews' website says its researchers used so-called "white-hat" hacking methods.

From BBC • May 24, 2024

Hollywood would typecast him as a white-hat hacker, and indeed he’s a software guy like Key: He is a product engineer for a Bay Area tech company.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2023

One could argue that their process was similar, in principle, to that of white-hat hacking: play around with software, find bugs, let the developers know.

From The Verge • Apr. 30, 2021

“This is not a white-hat company,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2020

And so saying, he of the white-hat and jeans coat stepped forward to the bar, and placed a couple of dollars upon the counter.

From The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West by Reid, Mayne