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    The terms hacker and hacking are often associated with malicious cyber-attacks carried out by no-name specters wandering around in cyberspace. These “people” intentionally create virtual chaos for anyone or any computer connected to the internet (global network). Such activities range from causing system errors—program crashes, lockups, and system shutdowns—to intrusion attempts to gain access to private information or data, and even to steal personal funds. A decent hacker can gain total control

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    In today’s society we wonder what are a hacker and their meaning, but according to Wikipedia.com there are three different types’ of hackers. You have a white hat, black hat, and grey hat. Kevin Mitnick was a black hat which means violating computer security for personal gain or pure maliciousness. I am going to discuss why he was the first black hat, what he did, and how he was penalized. Here’s the reason why. Kevin David Mitnick was born on August 6, 1963. Mitnick grew up in Los Angeles in 1970s

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    Disadvantages Of Hacking

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    Introduction Hacking in the world of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is defined as the process of getting unauthorized access to the technical details of a computer such as, programs, applications or the entire computer system. Hacking is performed to improve the system capabilities or to manipulate its normal functions. People who are engaged in this practice are known as “Hackers” (777, 777, 888, 888). It is more likely that hacking is done for a harmful purpose which is not the

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    of the twenty-first century--the computer crime offender. Worst of all, anyone who is computer literate can become a computer criminal. He or she is everyman, everywoman, or even every child. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION To first understand computer crime one must understand first what crime is. According to Diana Kendall, "crime is a behavior that violates criminal law and is punishable with fines, jail or other sanctions" (Kendall 1999; 161). Yet since computer technology is so new it has really

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    that you are being a victim of any individual who works with remote computers. People who use unauthorized entries to other computers through communication networks such as the Internet, are known as hacker. Since the technology has improved, all people should have information about hackers and how we can protect our systems against them. Where was this term born? The term hacker comes from an idea derived from a community of computer programmers and systems designers, in the 1960s around the Massachusetts

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    security breaches

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    This report about the five most significant security breaches of the past six months ago. Nasser Algaber W20055883 Yosuf Altayar W20055881   Index Subtitle pages Introduction 3 Cyber Fraud 3-5 Data breaches 5-7 Network intrusion/ Hacking 7-10 Launching worms 10-11 Cyber bullying 11-12 Category of internet security Breaches 12 Reference 13 Introduction The world has been undergoing persistent transformation which some have been attributed to the changing developments

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    Case Evaluations With malicious attacks against computer users on the rise, several high-profile cases of webcam hacking have begun to surface resulting in policy change, varying degrees of judicial punishment, and large settlements. The following is an examination of a civil and criminal case in which the plaintiffs were successful in their claims against non-governmental webcam hacking. In Robbins v. Lower Merion School District, a federal class action lawsuit, Blake Robbins and several high school

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    Cyber Security and Technology Essay

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    not have been possible to obtain that book. But now people can access a vast amount of information in a matter of minutes. Example, in modern times if someone wanted to know about a different culture they could simple look up the information on a computer or any device that had access to

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    In this day and age we have many ways of communicating with each other, or as some may say, “Tracking down one another.” I can remember when I was younger talking in chat rooms on the computer was so much fun and an awesome form of communication. Now we have letters, vehicles, cell phones, computers, and several other ways to communicate. In this paper the topic is an object known as the Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) chip implant, which has greatly affected our society. While the common conception

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