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The History of Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing

June 7, 2015

When we think of hackers, the black hat variety usually comes to mind. However, white hat hacking, also known as "ethical hacking", has been around as early as the 1960's. Check out the infographic above to see how it all started, where it is today, and trends we expect to see in the near future.

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