The role of hacker is recognized as crucial today in cyber security, these specialists are the nightmare of security experts but their knowledge is fundamental to understand the vulnerabilities of our infrastructures. Japan’s National Police Agency has started a program to promote knowledge exchange with ethical hackers on principal attack techniques adopted by cyber criminal organizations. The U.S. government has announced the creation of the National Day of Civic Hacking, scheduled for 1 and 2 June, an event open to all cyber experts who want to make a contribution to improve the electronic systems.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2013/01/i-hack-reflection-on-role-of-hacker.html