Hire hackers to attack you? Sounds crazy, right? But it turns out that some of the largest companies in the world are doing just that, and are not only surviving, they're thriving!
Forget the Hollywood movie, this is not about criminals masked. We're talking about pentesting and technical audits, where security experts simulate attacks to find the weak points of a company before that ill really do it.
Who are these "crazy"? Because nothing less than giants such as Google, Microsoft, and Amazon. Yes, you read that right! Even Apple, famous for his obsession with security, hire hackers ethical to test their systems.
And what a win with this? A lot, apparently:
- Google: With his army of online services, Google invests big in auditing and pentesting. Its elite team, Project Zero, even looking for faults in software other so that all the internet safer!
- Microsoft: They also take safety very seriously. Have rewards programs for hackers to find bugs, and make pentesting continued to make sure that your systems are always bulletproof.
- Amazon: With its AWS cloud by storing data on half the world, Amazon doesn't skimp on safety. In addition to audit themselves, they offer services of pentesting their customers to be protected also.
- Banking and Finance: Here the thing is getting serious. Giants like JPMorgan Chase invest fortunes on auditing and pentesting to protect our money, and financial data. I don't want any unpleasant surprises!
So you see, to hire "hackers" is not always a bad idea. If you do well, and you follow the example of these companies, you can be the key to grow your business, save money, and keep it safe in the digital world. Oh what I would say!
