It’s Hacking, but – legally

Hackers who are hacking, they’re horrible right? Not all of them actually! White hat hackers, or ethical hackers, use their expertise for good. They work with and for companies to identify vulnerabilities within their security infrastructure. Although companies may not full time hire a hacker they often contract them temporarily to identify an area of improvement and in return these white hat hackers are racking in millions of dollars. It is one of the most lucrative IT paths and is more lucrative than the latter of illegally hacking. Big name companies like Google and Amazon hire ethical hackers so it is definitely a field to consider when thinking about IT careers.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/17/why-companies-like-google-facebook-and-uber-pay-hackers-millions.html