Disadvantages of Ethical Hacking

As with all types of activities which have a darker side, there will be…..dishonest people presenting drawbacks. The possible drawbacks of ethical hacking include:

  • The ethical hacker using the knowledge they gain to do malicious hacking activities
  • Allowing the company’s financial and banking details to be seen
  • The possibility that the ethical hacker will send and/or place malicious code, viruses, malware and other destructive and harmful things on a computer system
  • Massive security breach