Hacking

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that hacking is unauthorized use or attempt to circumvent or bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network for the thrill of learning and "looking around" or for the malicious intent of gathering information for gain, data corruption, or access to a system. The author points out that a hacker replaced the home page of the Burger King UK site with a parody of arch rival McDonald's site, stating "Eat our food, we want your money," and suggesting to visitors that they should go to McDonalds instead. The paper relates that it is hard to quantify the financial losses of clean-up and investigation from hacking, but the real costs are soft costs, such lost business opportunities. Graphs and illustrations.

Table of Contents
Introduction
What Is Hacking?
Hacker Motivation
The Costs of Hacking on Business
Burger King
Cert.org
The FBI and SirCam
NetNames and Osama Bin Laden
Adobe and Dmitry Sklyarov
Companies' Hacking-Related Insurance Costs
The Effects of Cyber Criminal Activity
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"White-Hat hackers is often used to describe those who attempt to break into systems or networks in order to help the owners of the system by making them aware of security flaws, or to perform some other altruistic activity. Many such people are employed by computer security companies. This type of hacker takes pleasure in learning and working with computer systems, and as a result gains a deeper understanding of the subject."

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