Cybersecurity and Gray Hat Hacking

Lindsey Cameron, Management, The Wharton School

Abstract: The advance of AI is rapidly increasing cybersecurity vulnerabilties and the risks that organizations face. While working with non-exploiting hackers is recognized as key to strengthening cybersecurity, we still lack a clear understanding of the challenges and dynamics that impact whether such partnerships succeed or breakdown. In this project we aim to identify when, why, and how the collaborations between companies and non-exploiting hackers succeed or fail.