In a way, an ethical hacker is like an undercover cop. Companies hire them to invade systems and spot security-related vulnerabilities from the inside. This allows the company to then build immunity to threats that could otherwise topple their whole operation.
Despite what you learned from watching
Mr. Robot, not all hackers are nefarious. Companies of varying sizes (according to Cybint Solutions,
43% of cyber attacks are targeted at small businesses) are paying big money for good-hearted hackers capable of providing them with a robust cybersecurity system. It's even predicted that by 2021, cybersecurity expenditure worldwide will rise to
over $6 trillion.
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