One of the best ways to measure your vulnerability to malicious attack is to have independent computer security professionals, such as ourselves, attempt to break into your systems. In industry jargon, these are "tiger teams" or "ethical hackers". They deploy the same tools and techniques as a malicious attacker, but ensure that they do not damage your systems.

Successful ethical hackers need to possess a variety of skills. Beyond everything they must be completely trustworthy. They will have strong programming and computer networking skills and have been in the computer and networking business for many years. They will also demonstrate detailed knowledge of the most popular hardware and software in use. Critically they will have more drive and patience than most people - their work demands a lot of time and persistence. Lastly they will invest considerable time in keeping up with the world of computer and network security.

Ethical hackers have to know the techniques of the criminal hackers, how their activities might be detected, and how to stop them. However, in line with our professional standards, First Base Technologies will not employ ex-criminal hackers.