Questions tagged [grey-hat]

A grey hat is a person somewhere inbetween the white hat and the black hat - he or she may break laws or ethical standards, but typically not with malicious intent.

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How should I tell school that they are vulnerable when I wasn't given permission to check?

I would like to report security weaknesses to my school in UK. I had managed to find security weaknesses without any exploits or other software or hardware. I had look at similar question however problem is that it is very likely to find out that it…
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"I hacked my way into this interview": Is this a good idea for getting a job?

There's been some joking on the internet where a candidate would "hack their way into getting a job interview" and disclose that as a proof of skill in a job related to Infosec. If I somehow find a "hack", such as keywords in an ATS, bypassing…
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Penetration Testing Methodologies

I have some issues regarding the concept of black, grey and white hat. Where and in what penetration testing methodology I can find the black, grey or white hat concept definition?
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