ITPEC FE Morning October 2020 Question 37
ITPEC FE Morning October 2020 — Question 37 of 80
White-Hat Hacker Conduct — identify ethical hacking behavior.
A white-hat hacker operates under two mandatory conditions:
- •Owner's permission — explicit authorization to test the system
- •Rules of engagement — agreed scope, methods, and boundaries
Why not others:
- (a) "without permission" — unauthorized access is illegal regardless of intent to report
- (c) "without the owner's permission" + demonstrating attacks to other hackers — black-hat behavior
- (d) personal/financial objectives, protest, espionage — motivations of hacktivists or black-hat hackers
Key rule: White-hat = authorized access + predefined rules. No permission = not ethical, even with good intentions.
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