Subjects:
the computer hacking industry is greatly rising. With
people such as Kevin Mitnick, who is known as a "computer
terrorist" (Kjochaiche 1), computerized information isn't
safe any more. Kevin is known as "the most high-profiled
computer criminal and responsible for more havoc in the
computer world today."(1) He considered this a fun and easy
task. He got caught and thrown into prison, but once he got
out nothing changed. Kevin stated that as long as the
technology is there it just calls to people to break into
Computer hackers usually start off young, thinking that
it is nothing but a little harmless fun. But as they get
older, they realize it has turned into an addiction. The
definition of a hacker according to the Hacker's
Dictionary, "a person who enjoys exploring the details of
programmable systems and how to stretch their
capabilities."(Hackers 1) "The Internet is just another
playing field." (Kjochaiche 3) "Hackers regard hacking as a
game in which their mind is up against that of the system
designers." (Hackers 3) The Internet allows the hackers to
take files, programs, passwords, and other information from
. . .
are “underground” police and government agents cannot track
them down. ”
(Kjochaiche, 5) Their job is to try and predict what kind
of viruses will be made as well as the existing viruses. One of the
other many goals of a hacker is to steal passwords. “There is a certain respect between each of the
hackers. They use this as a tool to make it
easier to beat "the system". ”(4)
This is considered the golden rule of the safety on the
Internet. "(How are they getting my
password? 2) Consider rotating your passwords, just make
sure they are not available on you hard drive. "(How are they getting my password? 1) This is by
far the easiest method because all they have to do is take
the email as it is being sent to you. ”(Espy,
6) These viruses are dangerous because they can erase, or
change files, or can even disable the computers that access
the site. Some prefer the manual method
first. Intercepting your password through email is "not that
difficult. "(2) Hackers have reported that, "a simple
password that appears in the English dictionary will take
about an hour or less for a hacker to crack.
The bad hacker category is the largest by far.
The government and other companies will spend millions and
millions each year.
They usually are just pranksters looking for a good time.
Essay's Topics
All research is for reference purposes only.