Management Of Information Security
Management Of Information Security
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781337405713
Author: WHITMAN, Michael.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 1, Problem 16RQ
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Hacker:

  • A hacker is a skilled computer expert who may use their skills in a positive and a negative way where in a negative way they can use bus and exploit the computer system.
  • There are two types of hackers, they are
    • Expert hackers.
    • Unskilled hackers.
  • Expert hackers are those people who develop software or schemes to attack systems.
  • Unskilled or novice hackers are those who use the software and schemes created by the expert hackers.

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