Recently, the word ”hacker” has fallen into disrepute, coming to signify in the popular media the perpetrators of various forms of computer-aided crime. But most of the people who call themselves hackers, who have proudly borne that title since the 1950’s, are not criminals–in fact many are among the intellectual and entrepreneurial elite of their … Read more
The Popularity Of The Internet Has Hrown Immeasurably In The Past Few Years. Along with it the so-called “hacker” community has grown and risen to a level where it’s less of a black market scenario and more of “A Current Affair” scenario. Misconceptions as to what a hacker is and does run rampant in everyone … Read more
Explosive growth in the computer industry over the last decade has made new technologies cheaper and simpler for the average person to own. As result, computers play an intricate part in our daily lives. The areas in which computers affect life are infinite, ranging from entertainment to finances. If anything were to happen to these … Read more
There is a common misconception among the general public about what constitutes a hacker and what hacking is. Hacking is defined as “gaining illegal entry into a computer system, with the intent to alter, steal, or destroy data. ” The validity of this definition is still being debated, but most individuals would describe hacking as … Read more
Hackers cost governments, corporations, and even normal people billions of dollars per year. You might ask, sure, there are those out there for profit, but what about the college student who was just doing it for fun? Profit or fun, it’s still theft. In some cases theft of money, in others, theft of information. Just … Read more
