There have been some notorious cybercriminals over the years, but only a select few hackers have swapped ‘black’ hats for ‘white’.
In hacking terms, ‘black’ hats are usually used for the bad guys. They hack the innocent victims, pilfer personal and sensitive data for financial gain and remain largely in the shadows of enterprise IT networks. They’re forever chased by law enforcement.
‘White’ hats, by contrast, are the good guys. They are security researchers, who spend their time hacking to find vulnerabilities, and then inform enterprises and web developers of the changes that need to be made.
There has been a clear distinction between both and there are enough of them around.
Kevin Mitnick
Sven Jaschan was found guilty of writing the Netsky and Sasser computer worms back in 2004, when he was still just a teenager. These viruses were big news, and were said to be responsible for around 70 percent of malware spreading across the internet at the time.
Jaschan received a suspended sentence – he was a few days before his 18th birthday when arrested – and later three years jail time for his crimes. He was then hired by German security company SecurePoint in 2004, a move which caused much commotion at the time, even causing the firm to lose business.
Leonard Rose
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