| I work from my home, the most peaceful
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| | own software, they intentionally engage
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| workplace I can think of so far. As a
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| | in malicious acts such as defacing web
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| Homemaker and part time Freelance Writer,
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| | pages, spamming, credit card number
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| I submit articles and subscribe to
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| | theft, etc.;Old Guard Hackers (OG): have
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| various respectable writing newsletters
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| | no criminal intent in its real sense but
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| and do endless research online. But
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| | display an alarming disrespect for
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| before signing up, I read privacy
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| | personal property with great interest in
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| policies, some brief while others
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| | intellectual endeavo;.Professional
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| boringly lengthy.I am just one among
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| | Criminals (PC) and Cyber Terrorists (CT):
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| millions of unknown but honest Internet
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| | most dangerous; They are professional
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| users. Why, to my mind, would I worry so
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| | criminals and ex-intelligence operatives
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| much about anyone in the Internet
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| | who are guns for hire. They specialize
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| community making me a target for nasty
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| | in corporate espionage, are extremely
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| tricks or harassments?Nonetheless, I feel
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| | well trained and have access to state of
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| safe just knowing that the websites that
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| | the art equipments;Further, Rogers
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| interest me run a committed sense of
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| | pointed out that not all Hackers are
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| policy on security.But when my computer
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| | criminals. He has categorized them as
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| screen started flashing as if gasping for
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| | follows: (Jeremy Quittner, Hacker Psych
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| air and slowly died down months ago, I
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| | 101);Old School Hackers: akin to the
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| blamed electric current fluctuations.
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| | 1960s style computer programmers from
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| But when my files disappeared and my
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| | Stanford MIT for whom it is an honor to
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| computer turned alarmingly uncooperative,
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| | be a hacker; interested in analyzing
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| I referred the case to the expert, my
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| | systems with no criminal intent; they
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| husband.For the first time, I was hit by
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| | believe the Internet was designed to be
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| a computer virus.It was not as simple as
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| | an open system;Script Kiddies/ Cyber
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| unplugging the computer connection,
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| | -Punks: wannabe hackers and crackers; use
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| sleeping on it for a few days while a
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| | other Cracking programs carelessly with
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| computer surgeon works on the damage so
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| | the intent to vandalize and corrupt
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| everything could be good as new.I saw
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| | systems; often caught red-handed because
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| months of hard work on research,
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| | they brag their exploits
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| completed manuscripts stashed in my hard
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| | online.Professional Criminals: breaking
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| disk, long hours spent online, time,
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| | into systems and selling information Is
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| money, and effort my spouse has invested
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| | their livelihood; they get hire for
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| in setting up the whole system, all go
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| | espionage; often have ties with organized
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| down the drain and turn into
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| | Criminal groups; not interested in
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| nothingness.Going through the process of
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| | disrupting systems but more on stealing
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| repair and reconstruction is painfully
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| | intelligence data;The list of motives is
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| tedious, time consuming, and costly.I was
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| | endless: boredom, illicit thrill,
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| angry. I took it as an attack on my
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| | addiction, blackmail or low self esteem,
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| person. The perpetrator has no heart.A
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| | and a desperate need for recognition from
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| series of disturbing yet quite
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| | the hacker peer group, all cowardly
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| interesting cyber intrusions that
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| | performed under the protection of
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| followed prodded me to quench my
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| | anonymity."Underlying the psyche of
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| curiosity and do a personal research on
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| | criminal hackers may be a deep sense of
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| what inspires the behavior behind the
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| | inferiority. The mastery of the computer
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| waste of skill, time and resources
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| | technology or the shut down of a major
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| involved in these damaging cyber pursuits
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| | site causing millions of dollars of
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| and other elctronic petty crimes that
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| | damage is real power trip." (J. Quittner,
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| make life miserable for honest internet
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| | Hacker Psych 101, Hackers: Computer
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| users.CYBER OFFENDERSAnyone who enters
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| | Outlaws)Jarrold M. Post, a George
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| your home without your consent is
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| | Washington University Psychiatrist says:
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| committing an offense theoretically.
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| | It's (Hackers) a population that takes
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| Your computer system is an extension of
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| | refuge in computers because of their
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| your boundaries and must not be
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| | problems sustaining real world
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| infringed. When someone gains
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| | relationships."The less information you
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| unauthorized access to your computer in
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| | share in the Internet the better. But as
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| any manner or utilizes the computer
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| | computer wizards, Hackers will always
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| technology in performing a felony, he/she
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| | find ways to reconstruct your identity
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| commits a cyber crime.The Hacker is
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| | even with very little details in their
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| always the first person that comes to
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| | possession.However, there are varied ways
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| mind in relation to cyberspace
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| | by which you, a legitimate Internet user
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| violations. After all, who else can be
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| | can be protected. Know the warning signs
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| as knowledgeable and bold enough to break
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| | and get educated on how to thwart any
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| into someone else's computer
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| | attempt to victimize you. Don't take the
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| system?Hackers used to have nobler
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| | wired blows sitting down."Constant
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| objectives for their being. In the
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| | awareness and updating of knowledge is
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| earlier days of the Computer technology,
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| | the best defense to any attack," wrote
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| they were the computer experts/geniuses
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| | Shayne Gregg, CA (NZ), CISA, CMC, in 'A
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| who tested computer systems, with the
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| | Response to Recent Cyber Attacks.'
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| owners' consent, for loopholes and
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| | (Information Systems Audit & Control
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| recommended better programs or fixed the
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| | Association InfoBytes)I recommend The
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| errors themselves to frustrate any effort
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| | Complete Idiot's Guide to: Protecting
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| to exploit the defective system by more
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| | Yourself Online by Preston Gralla,
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| dangerous 'creatures.' They even had the
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| | Executive Editor, ZDNet. It is
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| Hackers' Code of Ethics.There are two
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| | comprehensive, easy to understand, and a
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| types of Hackers: The Ethical Pros, the
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| | must for every Internet user's
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| highly skilled professionals who hire out
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| | library.HACKERS, CYBERPUNKS, et alCyber
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| their skills to organizations concerned
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| | Crime is not monopolized by hackers or
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| about their own network's safety. They
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| | crackers. The pedophile, thief or drug
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| represent Hackers of earlier generation.
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| | dealer in your community who hire
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| The other type is the CyberRambos or
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| | computer experts to carry out their
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| plain crackers-despised by the Elite
| |
| | illegal activities online are as guilty
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| Hackers, Crackers crack/break systems for
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| | and despicable.Just like the criminals
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| superficial reasons. (UC San Diego
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| | roaming out in the real world, Cyber
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| Psycho. Dept.: Computer & Network
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| | felons are a bunch of psychologically
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| Resources)But by what many Hackers have
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| | imbalanced and misguided citizens who
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| become these days, it is difficult to
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| | happen to have the dexterity to commit
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| ascribe their destructive behaviors to
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| | electronic transgressions or hire a
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| nobility instead of outright
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| | computer expert to do the job and will
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| violation.And by whatever name they are
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| | never get enough despite their Cyber
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| called, these cyber felons have become
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| | Glory and 'conquests.'Still the tendency
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| simply faceless and nameless 'hackers' to
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| | to commit a crime lies hidden in
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| their victims.ON MOTIVESAn online article
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| | wholesome images, while the unsuspecting
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| by David Benton entitled: 'What's Inside
| |
| | is often caught by surprise. What you
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| a Cracker?' from SANS (SysAdmin, Audit,
| |
| | don't see is sometimes what you
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| Network, Security) Information Security
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| | get.Hackers cannot be strictly
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| Reading Room, states seven psychological
| |
| | stereotyped. Peter Shipley, Chief
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| profiles of malicious hackers as
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| | Security architect for the Big Five firm
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| documented by Canadian Psychologist Marc
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| | KPMG avers: "I know a lot of hackers,
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| Rogers M.A., Graduate Studies, Dept. of
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| | including one who spends an hour and a
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| psychology, university of Manitoba and a
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| | half in the gym everyday. He is built.
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| former Police Computer Crimes
| |
| | I know of women who are knock-down
|
| Investigator:Newbie/Tool Kit (NT): new
| |
| | gorgeous who are hackers."No
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| to hacking, have limited computer
| |
| | ExceptionsWhenever high tech-crazed folks
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| programming proficiencies; rely on
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| | travel through your wires to make your
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| ready-made pieces of software (tool kits)
| |
| | computer system malfunction, steal your
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| that are readily available in the
| |
| | identity or get paid to give you trouble,
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| Internet;Internals (IT): disgruntled
| |
| | it's a sign that you do not take the
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| employees or ex-employees proficient in
| |
| | needed precaution whenever you log
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| how the company's internal systems
| |
| | in.When I asked myself quietly back then
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| work;Coders (CD) and Virus Writers:
| |
| | "Why me?" I guess the reply would be "And
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| programmers who'd like to see themselves
| |
| | why not?" As with most inventions, the
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| as elite; they write codes but not for
| |
| | Internet is being abused and mishandled.
|
| personal use. They have their own
| |
| | And as always, a helpless victim
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| networks to experiment with "zoos." They
| |
| | completes the drama.Anyone can be a
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| leave to others to introduce their codes
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| | casualty at random regardless if one is
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| into the "wild" or Internet. (Hacker
| |
| | honest, educated, high profile, residing
|
| Psych 101 by Jeremy Quittner);Cyber-Punks
| |
| | at the far end of the globe or a
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| (CP): antisocial geeks, the most visible,
| |
| | Stay-at-Home- Mom working hard and
|
| socially inept, and burdened with
| |
| | peacefully from her abode.Hackers won't
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| unresolved anger that they take into
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| | care how his/her prey will feel.But I am
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| cyberspace; they relate better to
| |
| | still hoping that such an impressive
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| computers than humans and have better
| |
| | brainwork will be put to good use by
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| computer skills and some programming
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| | present day hackers, just how their
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| capabilities; capable of writing their
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| | predecessors intended Hacking to be used.
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