Computer Hacking

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that computer hackers are the criminals of today's technological world whose actions range from the placing of pornographic pictures on a website to cracking a code that puts the security of millions of Americans at risk. The paper points out that, according to the FBI's computer security report, 70% of computer crimes against organizations originate from the Internet, where hackers cover their tracks by "looping and weaving" in and out of dozens of computer systems around the world, masquerading as legitimate users on the co-opted systems and creating problems for law enforcement. This paper stresses that the laws and penalties for computer crimes are not stringent enough, but the main problem with hackers is their lack of respect for other people's property; therefore, they should be punished for the seriousness of their crimes.

Table of Contents
What Is a Hacker?
How "Hacking" Got Started
Media
How They Get In
Attacks
Law Enforcement and Hackers
Attacking the Problem
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The word hacker was first originated from the term "hack writer" which refers to a writer that keeps "hacking" away at the typewriter until he considers his piece complete. Later, in the 60s and 70s, the word hacker came to mean someone that was very committed to perfecting their computer software. But during the 80s, the term hacker came to know an even different meaning when it referred to non-computer activities but meant the "manipulation of a complex system" instead."

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