The whole exercise is done with an objective of securing the system from any attacks. Doing so will enable the company assessing the faults in its system so that the hacker can work upon the grey areas and eliminate the feebleness of the system.
Companies and administrators have made it a regular ploy that stealing the data of rival IT companies through employing the services of ethical hackers. In the prevailing practice, people are groomed in such a way that they can find out ways to be able to intrude into the system. With intent to enhance the security of company’s data, this practise is undertaken by the company as part of the risk management system. Virtually, this makes the system truly guarded from being attacked by hackers.
On the positive side of it, ethical hacking facilitates a software company in bringing out the loopholes in a system, in case any. This remains as the only way where one can protect the data of his company from the hackers.
On the flip side of it, employing hackers is not in the interest of the company as it would not only send wrong signals but could affect its business relations with its clients. Also, maintaining unwanted connections with hackers would amount to inviting self-danger as security clearance would come in the way of bagging the government contracts when the company is engaged in the bidding process. Hiring a hacker effectively means emboldening oneself to gain profits from an individual’s criminal history.
Overall, ethical hacking in current times is quite essential and will serve the purpose provided the concept does not take ugly shape.
If the organization really finds compelling reasons to avail the services of hackers, then it needs to take the following steps:
Find out the professional antecedents of a hacker. It would be foolhardy to believe in the version of hacker as he will come up with falsified information.
As soon as the hacker quits his/her job, or if the contract comes to an end then affect a change in the system’s password.
Never commit the blunder of giving complete access to the hacker more than what is required for the job.
Make it obligatory on the part of the hacker to sign a fidelity bond so as to recover the loss of money out of fraudulent acts committed by the hacker.
References:
1) Balance-not control-is the goal. 12 August 2009. Retrieved from web. RCTOForum.com
2) Tech Republic. 23 May 2012. Retrieved from web. Techrepublic.com
