Security News > 2022 > August > Are ethical hackers the digital security answer?

They have the world's largest community of ethical hackers working to stay ahead of cybercriminals, going on the offense, searching for bugs and vulnerabilities before attackers do.

Two years ago, Forbes reported that more than 700,000 ethical hackers were already part of the HackerOneBounty program.

TechRepublic spoke to HackerOne to understand how their disruptive approach works and how ethical hackers play a vital role in managing contemporary attack surfaces.

Ethical hackers help these organizations identify bugs and vulnerabilities and create feedback loops that allow in-house developers and security teams to learn from mistakes.

Ethical hackers provide the resources the vastly outnumbered in-house security teams need to match a worldwide cybercriminal community.

"We believe the only way to build a safer internet is by improving the skills, understanding, and transparency between the key players that impact cybersecurity for everyone-including hackers and organizations," HackerOne's spokesperson said.

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