The Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS)

The Center for Education and Research in
Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS)
Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security

Gray Hat Hacking: Morally Black and White

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Author

Courtney Falk

Tech report number

CERIAS TR 2004-20

Entry type

article

Abstract

This paper sets forth to explore the idea of gray hat hacking

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Date

2004 – 05 – 25

URL

http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~fal ... _hat_hacking_morality.pdf

How published

Written in response to the seemingly naive idea of hacking into another computer and securing it for that person. Submitted as a student paper to the CSG conference.

Institution

Purdue University

Journal

2004 Cyber Security Group (CSG) Training Conference

Key alpha

Falk

Organization

Department of Energy Cyber Security Group

Publisher

Department of Energy Cyber Security Group

School

Purdue University

Acknowledgement

Gene Spafford for insight into the problem. Harrison Kleiner for teaching me everything I needed to know for this paper.

Affiliation

CERIAS

Publication Date

2004-05-25

Contents

-Ethical hacking hat colors -Utilitarian ethics -Kantian deontological ethics -Aristotelian virtue ethics

Language

English

Subject

The ethical and moral consequences of one party hacking into another party's computer(s) to secure it for him/her.

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