Years ago, hackers were almost exclusively assumed to be criminals. Now, most security professionals not only understand the difference between threat actors and hackers, but they actually have personal experience with ethical hacking. Whether you’re currently working with ethical hackers via a crowdsourced security solution like Bugcrowd or are just wanting to learn how to maximize an investment in working with hackers, a key first step is understanding hackers.

In this guide we’ll give a peek behind the curtain including: