What are Malware, Hacking, and Cracking?
Malware is short for malicious software and is software that is designed to change or alter the intended behavior of other software causing harm or damage to a computer system. There are three types of malware: boot-sector viruses, macro-viruses found in shared documents and spreadsheets, and logic bombs.1 A boot-sector virus is typically found on a floppy disk which is activated if the disk is left in the drive when the computer is booted up. The virus then affects the local drive.2 A logic bomb is software that sits idle until triggered by something, such as the termination of an employee. The software then typically destroys data as retaliation for the termination.3 Hacking is term that has changed meaning over time. Originally it referred to someone who learned how to write a programming language, but now it refers to someone who uses their programming knowledge for illegal purposes whether for ideological or financial purposes. Hacking commonly refers to bypassing security measure
