People who break into a computer system and inform the company that they have done so. They are either concerned employees or security professionals who are paid to find vulnerabilities. White hat hackers are the "good guys." Contrast with black hat hacker and blue hat hacker.
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- Blog posts 2009-06-25
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- Discussion threads 2009-04-24
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- Discussion threads 2009-01-14
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
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- Discussion threads 2008-05-06
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- Discussion threads 2007-08-07
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- Blog posts 2007-05-10
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- Blog posts 2007-02-28
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