Hacking - Is it Good? Bad?

The Good:

You thought there was never a good side to hacking? Well there is, such as individuals and organisations that conduct security audits and research and publishing their findings for the common good of the security industry, this can help us be a step ahead to protect the online society from exploits and security risks. The people who find vulnerabilities and help fix them, and the people who develop security tools and techniques to counteract such acts in the future is also known as hacking, but is used in a good way.

Companies such as ourselves who test security (as well do reviews) to make sure that they are fully legit and complete and as secure as can be at any given time, this is an example of a good side of testing and hacking. This is done by examining the systems and examining software that is known to have security weaknesses, then informing the customer so that they can close the hole. Advising on new solutions and techniques that can minimize the work and effort of an hacker in the future. The ANTI of hacking is always there.

The Bad:

This is where you can truly now add in the hackers that break into computer systems for criminal financial gain and as well espionage or politically motivated reasons. Despite what people think this does exist, and there are examples that can be found such as the famous City bank hack and the UK cash-point hack that was successfully nipped in the bud before any substantial harm was caused.

Hacking has a good and bad effect to itself. It can be used for positive things and negative things, no matter what the cause, everything, including hacking, has a positive effect. Security will get tighter as the years go by, but you (as an individual) don't need to contribute to the bad side.

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