hackers and crackers
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What is a Hacker? A person who uses computers to gain
unauthorized access to data, a programmer.
Build things- “Security Professionals” Good guys
What do they do? Tell companies if hacking is possible to
their software. Hackers are visionaries, who can see
new ways to use computers, creating programs that no-one else could conceive.
What is a cracker? Someone that intentionally breaches
computer security. breaks into someone else's computer
system Extensive computer knowledge Bad guys
What are their motives? Criminal activity: they steal identities,
credit card numbers, social security numbers, etc.
Leave viruses Destroy files
How do both parties perform their actions?
Crackers can hack on the servers that you use on the internet. To prevent this from occurring, people should refrain from using shady websites. (Https://)
Hackers would often create and distribute small sections of code called patches to fix the problem.
This is why apps are constantly being updated.
References https://www.google.com/search?hl=en
&source=hp&q=define+hacker&gbv=2&oq=define+hacker&gs_l=heirloom-hp.3..0l8.970.3331.0.3785.13.12.0.0.0.0.313.2455.0j6j4j1.11.0....0...1ac.1.34.heirloom-hp..2.11.2455.cugAjlYB6sM
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/cracker
References II www.pctools.com/security-news/cracke
rs-and-hackers/ www.cybercoyote.org http://computer.howstuffworks.com/hac
ker.htm
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