In recent years, many Egyptian researchers in the field of cybersecurity were able to attend strongly in the field of what is known as "moral penetration", as the lists of honor of major websites are almost empty of Egyptian names, in recognition of their contribution to providing a safer Internet and technology.
According to the information security business report for 2019 issued by the "Hacker One" platform - the largest forum specializing in the management and follow-up of pirates or moral hackers - Egyptian hackers activity increased on the platform, and they ranked seventh in obtaining rewards during the past year, where they reaped about 750 thousand dollars .
And for many years, the term electronic penetration has been associated with criminal acts by evil hackers who infiltrate sites and systems, and spread viruses and malware that inflict huge losses on companies, organizations and individuals in the billions of dollars.
But contrary to the common stereotype, groups of security researchers known as moral "hackers" or white hats appeared, who make legal and authorized breaches to uncover weaknesses of systems and applications and inform their owners in secrecy to correct and fix them, and prevent their exploitation by criminal hackers known as " Black hats. "
Out of the limelight, a frenzied race between white and black hats revolves around who first discovers loopholes and system vulnerabilities.
