Miss Reena has been appointed by the Cyber Security Cell of Mumbai to break into the website of a terrorist organization to extract information. What among the following is a suitable description of Reena's profile?

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  1. Hactivist
  2. Ethical Hacker
  3. Troller
  4. Black hat hacker

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Option 2 : Ethical Hacker
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Ethical hackers use their expertise to safeguard and advance an organization's technology. 

Key Points

Ethical Hacker:

  • An ethical hacker informs the organization of the found vulnerabilities.
  • Ethical hackers use a more offensive approach, which means they focus on security flaws.
  • Ethical hackers are information security professional who breaches a computer system, network, application, or another computing resource. 
  • The term "hacking" was initially used in conjunction with events at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the 1960s.

Thus, Ethical Hacker is a suitable description of Reena's profile. 

Additional Information

  • Black Hat hackers are cybercriminals that intentionally breach computer networks.
  • Hacktivists are an unethical collaboration to launch cyberattacks in favour of political causes. 
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