About Ethical Hacking The term “white hat” in Internet slang refers to an ethical computer hacker, or a computer security expert, who specializes in penetration testing and in other testing methodologies that ensures the security of an organization’s information systems. CompTIA The Computing Technology Industry Association, is a non-profit trade association, issuing professional certifications for the information technology industry. It is considered one of the IT industry’s top trade associations. Penetration Testing Penetration testing, also called pen testing or ethical hacking, is the practice of testing a computer system, network or web application to find security vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit. Penetration testing can be automated with
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