Tackling Cybersecurity: White Hats, Black Hats, and Grey Matter

In the realm of cybersecurity, white hats are good-guy defenders and black hats are the adversary. Yet it takes a combination of both to really put grey matter to work and solve the most vexing challenge of our time: protecting connected data.
An illustration of a crowd of black hats with a single white hat. Zeros and Ones layer on top.

An illustration of a crowd of black hats with a single white hat. Zeros and Ones layer on top.

Connected technology has opened the door for criminals and foreign governments to launch cyberattacks with increasing scale and impact. 

Yet, secure internet and its applications are now essential to almost every aspect of our daily lives. 

Today, America’s national defense, economic prosperity, and individual freedoms depend upon cybersecurity.  

As the storm of demand for cybersecurity solutions and talent grows, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers, faculty members, and students are tackling cybersecurity from multiple angles.

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White Hats, Black Hats, Grey Matter: Tackling Cybersecurity

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