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# Black-hat hackers more daring and experienced than white-hat hackers

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**Sixty-five percent of respondents to a poll say black hats are more experienced than white hats**.

A Twitter poll aimed at the cybersecurity community asked "Black-Hat Hackers vs. White-Hat Hackers - who's more experienced?"

Read the full article and results [here](http://www.csoonline.com/article/3186225/leadership-management/black-hat-hackers-more-daring-and-experienced-than-white-hat-hack).

Source: [CSO](http://http://www.csoonline.com/article/3186225/leadership-management/black-hat-hackers-more-daring-and-experienced-than-white-hat-hack)

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