Hacking Industry

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This paper explains that as the technological revolution has transformed the world in recent decades, computers and computer networks have become ubiquitous throughout society. Not surprisingly, computer hackers have become almost as ubiquitous. It discusses how hackers range from the mischievous at one end to the truly dastardly at the other. Regardless of their motives, they pose a huge threat to the technological infrastructure that underpins the modern world. This paper examines computer hackers, from their goals and personalities to the preventive measures adopted by business and governments to thwart them.

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"Hackers generally fall into three groups. The first group hacks into computer networks just to prove they can do it. The mischievous ones often leave proof of their entry and then exit the network. The majority of hackers fall into this first group, and they are largely harmless. Indeed, they completely reject the actions of the second and third groups (Platt, 1996, p. 52). What would drive someone to tap into private computer networks just for fun? "Because it is there" would be the response of many hackers. For some, it is all a game, and at times they even help computer security experts. "Many expert hackers trespass on systems strictly for the challenge and will patch holes on the way out or notify system administrators about how they broke in" (Koerner, 1999, p. 49)."

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