'You're shooting yourself in the foot if you're not willing to hire a hacker'

Danny Palmer
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WhiteHat Security's Robert Hansen tells Computing that businesses need to be more open minded about hiring reformed hackers to combat cyber threats

Large organisations are shooting themselves in the foot if they're not willing to hire a reformed computer hacker to aid with cyber security. That's according to an expert who believes that the ...

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