A Certified Ethical Hacker is an expert who works in a red team environment to attack computer systems and get access to networks, applications, databases, and other critical data on secured systems. A C|EH® understands strategies for attack, the use of innovative attack vectors, and mimics the skills and creativity of hostile hackers. Unlike malicious hackers and actors, Certified Ethical Hackers operate with the permission of the system owners and take all efforts to ensure the results remain private. Bug bounty researchers are professional ethical hackers who employ their attack talents to discover flaws in systems.