Hacker with a conscience helps keep networks secure

LIKE an online freedom fighter, Adrian Wood logs on to his computer each day armed for an invisible war against hackers.

The Armidale 23-year-old, who grew up in Tamworth, is known as a “white-hat hacker”, a computer guru paid by large companies to hack into their network and expose security flaws.

“Basically, I approach IT security issues from the same point of view as the bad guys,” Mr Wood said.

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