The term ‘ethical hacker’ is often misrepresented as the keywords "ethical" and "hacking" are an oxymoron. A hacker is defined as an unlawful individual breaking into systems and obtaining private data without explicit authorisation. Society in general has a perception of a hacker as a person wearing a hoodie and hiding in a dark basement.
Richard Brown, Pure Hacking dedicated security consultant and all round security fanatic impressed the conference organisers and participants at this year's DefCon with his innovative DefCon badge hack.