When people hear the word “hacker,” they picture someone in a hoodie breaking into bank systems, stealing millions, or hacking government files. But not all hackers are criminals. In fact, some hackers are the good guys—companies pay them to break into their systems. Why? Because if a good hacker can find a weakness, they can fix it before a bad one finds it first. These good hackers are called ethical hackers or white hat hackers—and…