What are hackers or network attackers?
A hacker or network attacker is someone who maliciously attacks networks, systems, computers, applications; and who captures, corrupts, modifies, steals or deletes confidential company information. A hacker can refer to a number of different individuals who perform activities aimed at hacking systems and networks, and it can also refer to individuals who perform activities that have nothing to do with criminal activity: • Programmers who hack complex technical problems to come up with solutions. • Script kiddies who use readily available tools on the Internet to hack into systems. • Criminal hackers who steal or destroy company data. • Protesting activists who deny access to specific Web sites as part of their protesting strategy. Hackers these days are classified according to the hat they wear. This concept is illustrated below: • Black hat hackers are malicious or criminal hackers who hack at systems and computers to damage data or who attempt to prevent businesses from rendering the
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