Hacking has been in existence for more than a century. It all began when a group of teenage boys who were interested in knowing how the telephone worked than in making proper connections and directing calls to the correct place. Originally, hacking was not even seen as a negative connotation with which we associate the term with in today’s world. The term "hack" is a shortcut that would modify and improve the performance of a computer's operating system that would take less time to complete. (http://findarticles.com) This all started way back in 1971 where people began to hack into everything from phones, to bank accounts and then to computers. What's ironic is that two men by the names of Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, who later founded a company called Apple Computers in 1977, were originally two members of the Homebrew Computer Club of California. They began making "blue boxes", devices to generate different tones to help people hack into the phone system. The real meaning of hacking is to expand the capabilities of any electronic device; to use them beyond the original intentions of the manufacturer. (http://www.hackingalert.com/hacking-articles/history-of-hacking.php) Although the idea of hacking is somewhat private to the public, it is now unfortunately becoming more widely known because it is continuing to disrupt society and the technology world. There is this idea that computer hacking back in the day would not become what it is now days. However, if hacking continues to escalate then there will be nothing further to do. There will become this continuing cycle of more advanced individuals who will find ways to hack into the computer systems each and every year technology becomes more advanced. When the issue of s... ... middle of paper ... ... 5) Schwartau, W. (2000). Cybershock Surviving, Hackers, Phreakers, Identity Thieves, Internet Terrorists, and Weapons of Mass Disruption. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press. 6) Stratford. (2008). Hacker Ethic. Retrieved November 19, 2008, from http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/cyberwarfare_101_what_makes_hacker_tick 7) Fotinger, Christian S, Ziegler, Wolfgang Understanding a hacker's mind – A psychological insight into the hijacking of identities. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from Safetybelt Web site: http://www.safetybelt.at/download/danubeuniversityhackersstudy.pdf 8) Personality Characteristics. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from Chester County InterLink Web site: http://www.ccil.org/jargon/jargon_66.html 9) Hackers’ psychological profile hacker definition. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from Your Dictionary Web site: http://www.yourdictionary.com/hackers
The Ted Talk presented by Catherine Bracy took the word hacking to another level. A new way of looking at a hacker. A hacker meaning much more than a teen behind a computer trying to steal information. The points she brought out is that reaching out to the people can get things done and strengthen relationships between people and an organization and through that relationship both parties are more stable and content. Bracy expressed her experiences with hackers in a government and citizen view, but this can also be applied to personal and
Hacking has two primary definitions; the first refers to the enthusiastic and skilful use of computers to solve problems (Techterms, 2013); the second, to “gain unauthorized access to data in a system or computer” (Oxford Dictionaries, 2013). In the context of this essay the second definition is more appropriate and will be the meaning inferred throughout. This definition also more closely aligns with legal terminology used in the UK when describing the hacking of computers. The Computer Misuse Act (1990) introduced three criminal offenses:
While there are several competing if loosely defined definitions of cyberterrorism, Hua and Bapta have clearly broken down the core elements to illuminate the nuances between traditional terrorism and an ordinary hacker. As Hua and Bapta aptly state, "modern economies are heavily dependent upon Information Technology (IT) based information systems for survival" (Hua & Bapna 2013). Given our dependence on Information Systems, some effort of consideration must be given to securing them.
In conclusion Hackers started off as experts in programming and curious intellectuals advancing the limits of technology, but have evolved into a diverse world view. Additionally the shift from hardware onto software to the internet have boosted the increase in number of malicious hackers. With the emergence of new technologies so is the renewed efforts to combat the loopholes and help protect the public.
Hacking was once a term that was used to describe someone with a great deal of
We all know that hacking has been all over the place, practically it’s been going as long as the Internet has been alive. As we are all aware that selected amount of people just love to try and break into a computer system. But of course it’s not right for people to be hacking other people’s personal
Hacking has been around since the birth of computers. When the term hacking was first used, its meaning was not that of how we think of it today. At the origins of computing, a hacker was considered to be just a "creative programmer (Baase, 2003)." Early forms of computer games as well as the beginnings of operating systems were discovered and created by these original hackers. These hackers plunged into systems as a way of an intellectual challenge and to aspire to gain knowledge (Baase, 2003). Kevin Mitnick believes he falls into this realm of hackers. Hackers in today's era are now looked upon as criminals who invade the privacy rights of individuals and have the ability to deliver worms/viruses. The differences are that hackers today have full intentions of delivering terrible viruses and worms. Mitnick was one of the most infamous hackers during the 1980's. He molded his hacking style around the stupidity of humans and his quest for intellectual knowledge. The ways in which he wiggled his way into computer systems extenuates many of the issues surrounding computer security and privacy.
Ethical hacking & ethical hacker are terms used to describe hacking performed by a company or individual to help identify potential threats on a computer or network. An ethical hacker attempts to bypass system security & search for any weak points that could be exploited by malicious hackers. This information is then used by the organization to improve the system security, in an effort to minimize or eliminate any potential attacks.
Our society is increasingly relying on the internet and computers in order to complete numerous tasks. People can grocery shop, earn degrees, receive bank statements and pay bills from their laptop or PC. The possibilities are endless when it comes to simplifying life with the help of the world wide web, but at the same time possibilities are endless hackers to complicate your life with cybercrimes. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a hacker as both “an expert at programming and solving problems with a computer” and “a person who illegally gains access to and sometimes tampers with information in a computer system” (Merriam-Webster Inc.,1997, 337). These two definitions mirror the two sides of hacking – cracking and hacking – that exist in the cyber world. The term cracker was developed by hackers in 1985 in response to the misuse of the word hacker. A White Hat hacker is someone who breaks into systems in order to expose weaknesses while a Black Hat cracker is a criminal who breaks security on a system for illegal purposes (Schell & Martin 2004, 1).
Hacking is a techniques or process of modifying the software and harware structure of a computer in order to achieve certain goal. In this case usually unauthentically gaining access to other system aand accessing information. It is a traditional method which is very complicated, hard and also time consuming. Here, a good hacker have to be an outstanding programmer.
"Hacking" is defined as making a modification to something to improve it or to make it do something it was not originally intended to do. A hacker is someone who will seek out security flaws or holes in a computer or telephone system. Media coverage has given the term "hacker" a negative connotation. However, the original usage was complimentary, indicating someone with a high level of technical sophistication, or someone who enjoyed the intellectual challenge of overcoming or circumventing limitations.
In Computer security terminology Hacker is a person or group of persons, who exploit, modify and identify weakness in a computer system or network. Hacker may be motivates of reasons such as profit, protest and challenge. based on attitude, belief, and goals hacker groups are categories such as
“I hacked your Facebook!” seems to me to be almost a common statement among people recently, but is it really hacking? No. Although someone could use a “brute force” program to mathematically get someone’s password it is not likely, and hardly worthwhile. Hacking can be extremely intimidating to someone who doesn’t completely understand what it is, or how it’s done. There are thousands of hackers in the world that make a living off of their skill and knowledge, not by stealing credit card information from old people who bought something online, or by taking social security numbers and selling them on a black market. These things do happen, and are possible, but are not as likely as the media would have you believe. The majority of professional hackers are referred to as “white hat” hackers. The term white hat comes from old movies when the good guy would wear a white hat, and the bad guy would wear a black hat.