Nowadays, the term "hacking" most commonly refers to gaining unauthorized access to computer resources, such as databases or websites, typically through software-based exploits, with or without criminal intent. We have different types of hackers, I’ll give a brief description on each of them:
CRACKERS: A cracker is someone who breaks into someone else's computer system, often on a network; bypasses passwords or licenses in computer programs just for fun of it and sometime to prove his technical skills.
BLUE HAT HACKERS: A person outside computer security team, who tries to bug test a system prior to its launch, looking for exploits so they can be closed. The Microsoft employees who have blue badges are the origin of this name.
GRAY HAT HACKERS: Grey Hat hackers are morally ambiguous. They act in their own self-interests and do not think about the legal aftereffect of their actions. They do not actively seek to break the law, but are not concerned if such is the outcome.
WHITE HAT HACKER: White Hat hackers are individuals who hack into computer systems solely to see how the computer's security systems work and discover security weaknesses to help the system administrator.
BLACK HAT HACKER: Black Hat hackers are the complete opposite of "White Hats." Black Hats break into security systems in order to steal credit card numbers, vandalize websites or otherwise do harm.
SCRIPT KIDDIES: Script Kiddies are fake-hackers. They use pre-packaged, pre-written software to slip past Internet security protocols and are generally looked down upon in the various hacking communities.
HACKTIVIST (rare): A hacktivist is a hacker who uses technology to announce a political message. Web vandalism is not necessarily hacktivism.
BLUE HAT HACKERS: A person outside computer security team, who tries to bug test a system prior to its launch, looking for exploits so they can be closed. The Microsoft employees who have blue badges are the origin of this name.
GRAY HAT HACKERS: Grey Hat hackers are morally ambiguous. They act in their own self-interests and do not think about the legal aftereffect of their actions. They do not actively seek to break the law, but are not concerned if such is the outcome.
WHITE HAT HACKER: White Hat hackers are individuals who hack into computer systems solely to see how the computer's security systems work and discover security weaknesses to help the system administrator.
BLACK HAT HACKER: Black Hat hackers are the complete opposite of "White Hats." Black Hats break into security systems in order to steal credit card numbers, vandalize websites or otherwise do harm.
SCRIPT KIDDIES: Script Kiddies are fake-hackers. They use pre-packaged, pre-written software to slip past Internet security protocols and are generally looked down upon in the various hacking communities.
HACKTIVIST (rare): A hacktivist is a hacker who uses technology to announce a political message. Web vandalism is not necessarily hacktivism.
The hacker attitude is vital, but skills are even more vital. Attitude is no substitute for competence, and there's a certain basic toolkit of skills which you have to have before any hacker will dream of calling you one!
ReplyDeleteAS a matter of fact, I believe both attitude and skills have the same importance.As I mentioned above some of them just do it for fun or to show the shortage in our websites so attitude is also an important point that we should consider.
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