Hacking Activity

Hacking Activity Hackers are insidious beings who can wreak havoc on unsuspecting computer users and under protected systems. Predominantly, hackers attempt to corrupt systems in an effort to gain access to information that can be used for financial gain. However, hackers may also attempt to steal political information on political issues in order to gain information or knowledge that will benefit one political party over another. The daunting task of realizing what is considered a threat is the responsibility of information technologies (IT) executives (Rosenthal, 2002). Regardless that personal reason to hack a system, it is illegal and dishonest; therefore, stiff penalties and fines are handed out to those caught intruding another system without permission.
Hacking for Profit
An astounding event of boundless hacking happened in the mid 2000’s by Albert Gonzalez; incredibly, he orchestrated one of the identity theft schemes in American history (The Fraud Files, 2009). The moral implications of Cuban born Gonzalez’s actions caused undue stress and inconvenience for millions of affected Americans and the businesses he hacked; consequently, his actions landed him I

The ethical implications for his actions drive fear in consumer confidence that adequate security measures are in place to protect the identity and financial information of electronic data. The ambiguous character traits that Albert Gonzalez displayed baffle the majority; therefore, Americans with knowledge of this and other similar acts of crime find it difficult to trust legitimate organizations. Every organization is the sum of many individual; therefore, a corporation with the best of intentions such as the secret service is not immune to deviant