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.

Famous Hackers Bill gates, Steve Wozniack, Steve Jobs

References https://www.google.com/search?hl=en

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http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/cracker

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