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Hackers

            The meaning of Hacker is one who accesses a computer which is supposably not able to be accessed to non .
             authorised people of the community. Hackers may use any type of system to access this information .
             depending on what they intend on doing in the system. .
             Methods .
             Hackers may use a variety of ways to hack into a system. First if the hacker is experienced and smart the .
             hacker will use telnet to access a shell on another machine so that the risk of getting caught is lower than .
             doing it using their own system. .
             Ways in which the hacker will break into the system are: .
             1) Guess/cracking passwords. This is where the hacker takes guesses at the password or has a crack .
             program to crack the password protecting the system. .
             2) Finding back doors is another way in which the hacker may get access to the system. This is where the .
             hacker tries to find flaws in the system they are trying to enter. .
             3) One other way in which a hacker may try to get into a system is by using a program called a WORM. .
             This program is specially programmed to suit the need of the user. This programme continually tries to .
             connect to a machine at over 100 times a second until eventually the system lets in and the worm executes .
             its program. The program could be anything from getting password files to deleting files depending on .
             what it has been programmed to do. .
             Protection .
             The only way that you or a company can stop a Hacker is by not having your computer connected to the .
             net. This is the only sure fire way in which you can stop a hacker entering your system. This is mainly .
             because hackers use a phone line to access the system. If it is possible for one person to access the system .
             then it is possible for a hacker to gain access to the system. One of the main problems is that major .
             companies need to be networked and accessible over the net so that employees can do overdue work or so .
             that people can look up things on that company.
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            


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1. Hackers

... term was referred to people that knew how to handle very well the different hardware and create the most complicated software. As the years passed and technology evolved the hackers changed. Today's hackers can be defined as people that possess extreme computer skills, people who enjoy learning different computer languages and learn them very fast, and also "people who would appreciate ... then first computer was introduced. As an article states, back in the 1960s, "computers were big mainframes, locked away in temperature-controlled, glassed-in lairs" (http://tlc.discovery.com/converg...

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2. Hackers, Good And Evil

... thieves, delinquents and law enforcers, dreamers, heroes and villains. Even though they operate all over the world, their true home is cyberspace. "These diverse breed of people are known as hackers"(TLC). Unfortunately, the press uses the term hacker incorrectly when describing illicit access on computers with malicious or criminal purpose. The Atlantic Magazine, Feb. 17, 2002 par. 1 "It has ... pioneers, defining their motivation to explore in detail how computer systems and networks function. In the early sixties, small groups of Stanford and MIT's programmers started to call themselv...

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3. Hackers

... accept coins as payment, and even if did it most payphones are modified to prevent red boxes from working (Phone Losers, 2002) From Phreaks to Hackers For many phone phreaks, the next challenge was hacking into computer networks. This was tough in the early days when the Internet consisted of only ... do it, crackers crack for financial gain or because cracking gives them some sort of sick pleasure (Schnell, 2002). How You Can Stop Hackers Stopping hackers altogether is difficult because it seems that no matter what precautions are taken, it is still possible for someone to get into the...

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4. Hackers Good and Evil

... thieves, delinquents and law enforcers, dreamers, heroes and villains. Even though they operate all over the world, their true home is cyberspace. "These diverse breed of people are known as hackers"(TLC). Unfortunately, the press uses the term hacker incorrectly when describing illicit access on computers with malicious or criminal purpose. The Atlantic Magazine, Feb. 17, 2002 par. 1 "It has ... pioneers, defining their motivation to explore in detail how computer systems and networks function. In the early sixties, small groups of Stanford and MIT's programmers started to call themselv...

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5. Hackers

... sense, the term hacking is used to signify criminal activity, the effort of the person to perpetrate through a personal computer for the purpose of unlawful activities. In other words, hackers are anyone who brakes into a computer without authorization. This type of hacking shows the necessity for new security systems and legislation to protect people and enterprises from these activities. Hacking ... possibility is to be overlooked. Another aspect of the problem is that companies, which are based on customers" confidence, are afraid to declare in public that are targeted by hackers. Hac...

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6. Hackers in America

... he is speaking to the business community and government and how it should be stopped there. He believes that if businesses and government stop hiring hackers it would stop the "message you would be giving some thirteen year old proto-hacker" of "not only is criminal hacking glittering with the ... Games used the society as its tool to educate people about its message. It shows that when working along with the government and other individuals, hackers can help more than hinder the advanced computer systems out there. The book Cyberpunk gives a message to its readers that hacking is good a...

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7. Hackers

... they tell them to do and the computer will never insult them. Seeing how computers are totally different from humans someone can see how these hackers find it harder and harder to communicate with people after they have had nothing but a computer to talk to for so long. In conclusion ... related to a computer these days including banks, phone lines, government facilities, and whatever else that will cause problems and cost people money. Some early hackers like John Draper (who would now be known as a cracker) figured out how to make free phone calls using an Oscar Meyer weenie whistle. ...

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8. Are Hackers Terrorists?

... violence but do strike terror into their victims. When a hacker changes someone's web site around or infects someone with a virus, they do invoke terror, so the can be called a terrorist. Hackers can cause death through computer hacking. Lets say they turn off all street lights in a city, people could get into a accident and die. They could also hack into other departments ... terror, if they do not technically they are not terrorists. One solution to this would be splitting hackers into two groups. Terrorist hackers and then just regular annoying hackers. Terrorist hackers cause terror...

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9. Hackers

... time to fix the data that they have gained access to and to fix the holes that they come through. The government has created two organizations to help deal with hackers. Businesses must also defend themselves from attack by installing hubs, routers, firewalls, updating patches, and ensuring proper password authentication. Only through a combination of efforts and cooperation can businesses ... be better protected against the over one billion dollars in hacking deficit every year. Hackers release computer viruses, destroy files, disrupt businesses, crash Web sites, and often steal inform...

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