How ethical hackers protect Defence
10/02/2023Want to know more about cyber security but it all seems too techy? We've broken it down for you. Listen to our episodes to help you be Cyber Confident.
For many people, the word 'hacker' is synonymous with trouble - they are the people you want to avoid and will do anything to protect yourself and your technology from. But contrary to popular belief, some types of hackers can be good. Ethical hackers in particular are growing in popularity as a way to check how secure your systems really are.
In this episode we are joined by Richard Smith and Peter Lillington from the Ministry of Defence Vulnerability Research Project. They share with us some details about what their Bug Bounty programmes are, and how they use these ethical hackers to protect Defence and discover potential vulnerabilities.
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