|
Enter your query below to search our database containing over 50,000+ essays and term papers
Search results 31 - 40 of 94 matching essays
- 31: What Really is a Hacker?
- What Really is a Hacker? There is a common misconception among the general public about what constitutes a hacker and what hacking is. Hacking is defined as "gaining illegal entry into a computer system, with the intent to alter, steal, or destroy data." The validity of this definition is still being debated, but most individuals would describe hacking as gaining access to information which should be free to all. Hackers generally follow some basic principles, and hold these principles as the "ethical code." There are also a few basic "Hacker rules" that ...
- 32: Hackers
- Computer Hacking Explosive growth in the computer industry over the last decade has made new technologies cheaper and simpler for the average person to own. As result, computers play an intricate part in our daily lives. The areas in which computers affect life are infinite, ranging from entertainment to finances. If anything were to happen to these precious devices, the world would be chaotic. Computer hacking is a dangerous crime that could total chaos for the entire world. Some hackers act on revenge or just impersonal mischievousness. But whatever their motives, their deeds can be destructive to a person's computer ... schemes are in place. AOL has now developed the ability to resurrect a screen name that had been deleted by the hackers, and is rumored to have call-tracing technologies in the works (Alan 37). Hacking is not just a problem in America. All across the world hackers plague anyone they can, and they're getting better at it. In Europe they're known as "Phreakers" (technologically sophisticated young computer ...
- 33: Internet, Its Effects In Our Lives And The Future Of The Internet
- ... computer technology as a weapon. It is called cyber-terrorism and research groups within the CIA and FBI say cyber-warfare has become one of the main threats to global security. But how serious is hacking? In 1989, the Computer Emergency Response Team, a nonprofit organization that monitors security issues throughout America from its base at the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh reported 132 computer intrusions. Last year they recorded 2341 ... year-old computer junkie arrested by the FBI in February for allegedly pilfering more than $1 million worth of data and 20.000 credit-card numbers through the Internet. Still, the new wave of network hacking is presenting fresh problems for companies, universities and law-enforcement officials in every industrial country. In July, John Deutch, head of the CIA, told Congress that he ranked information warfare as the second most serious ... in terrorist hands. The Internet suffers around a million successful penetrations every year while the Pentagon headquarters of the US military has 250.000 attempts to hack into computers. But what can be done for hacking? There are ways for corporations to safeguard against hackers and the demand for safety has led to a boom industry in data security. Security measures range from user Ids and passwords to thumbprint, voiceprint ...
- 34: Should the U.S. Government be Scared of Cyber Terrorism?
- ... but with the evolution of the computer age, terrorism is taking on a whole new meaning. This new technology is being called Cyber Terrorism, and is used by a variety of people. Many people are hacking into U.S. government files and messing up the files, while the government is trying to prevent the hackers with computer simulations and computer programs. The Colombian Rebel Group ELN is one of the many ... be as far away as Tehran, Iran. This hacker could also have full technological and financial backing of that foreign government. In February 1997, computer experts at the Pentagon detected an invader, someone who was hacking into the systems at Air Force and Navy bases around the U.S., leaving trap doors that would allow them to slip in and out undetected. The top-secret agency called the National Security Agency ... the government is trying to ward off terrorist attacks and better prepare the Country such attack should ever occur. PDD 63, which is the alliance between industries and the Government to prevent terrorism and computer hacking, but only if both private and public sector corporations work with the Government 100%. The main areas that the Government hopes will work with them on this are the power plants and the major ...
- 35: Preaks Vs. Administrators
- ... In the 25-plus years since its creation, the Net now has over thirty millionusers using four million sites worldwide. Estimates rate the growth of the Netanywhere from ten to fifteen percent per month (Spencer, "Hacking McDonalds"6).The Internet was first released to major universities in the United States of America. Since then, the universities have offered connections to small business, service providers, and even to the individual user. Sometimes ... to completely shut down theNet. In order to do that, every one of the millions of computers on the Net must be disconnected. Even if only two remain, the Net will continue to exist (Spencer, "Hacking McDonalds" 6).To ease of adding something to the Net is also a factor preventing the totalregulation of the Net. A new site can be added to the Net in a matter ofseconds, and can ... phreakers tend to stay away from heavy-duty governmenthacking, though. Exploring innocently and generally harmless pranks are donethe most, and many hacks/phreaks don't limit themselves to the Internet, oreven to a computer (Spencer, "Hacking McDonalds" 6). The next step up for agood computer hack/phreak is to 'field phreaking', which covers many variousactivities, but mainly using telephone company boxes to make free calls andother various things, but most ...
- 36: Creative Writing: The Big Scoop
- Creative Writing: The Big Scoop Hello, my name is Jack Williams. I am a reporter you have been hearing a lot about and this is how I gathered my information for my article on "Computers, Hacking, And USA's Citizens" that has been causing so much uproar in many states and even in the government. Recently, people have claimed that I fantasized everything in the report and that I should work ... and exchanging information with kids age ten to fifteen who were dressed in skater outfits. In other places people from foreign countries spoke with Americans overlooking their differences. They all shared the same interest in hacking and computer technology. They live in their own world where dollars mean nothing and disks mean everything. I casually walked into the crowd towards a man who seemed rather interesting to me. He was a ... writing. I asked him what he was doing in a nonchalant voice and his response astounded me. He said he was trying to hack a computer server. It was not so much the idea of hacking a server, because I knew everyone in the meeting was looking to do that or to learn how to do that, but it was the way he said it. The way it flowed was ...
- 37: The Internet Its Effects And Its Future
- ... computer technology as a weapon. It is called cyber-terrorism and research groups within the CIA and FBI say cyber-warfare has become one of the main threats to global security. But how serious is hacking? In 1989, the Computer Emergency Response Team, a nonprofit organization that monitors security issues throughout America from its base at the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh reported 132 computer intrusions. Last year they recorded 2341 ... year-old computer junkie arrested by the FBI in February for allegedly pilfering more than $1 million worth of data and 20.000 credit-card numbers through the Internet. Still, the new wave of network hacking is presenting fresh problems for companies, universities and law-enforcement officials in every industrial country. In July, John Deutch, head of the CIA, told Congress that he ranked information warfare as the second most serious ... in terrorist hands. The Internet suffers around a million successful penetrations every year while the Pentagon headquarters of the US military has 250.000 attempts to hack into computers. But what can be done for hacking? There are ways for corporations to safeguard against hackers and the demand for safety has led to a boom industry in data security. Security measures range from user Ids and passwords to thumbprint, voiceprint ...
- 38: Hackers 2
- Computer Hacking Explosive growth in the computer industry over the last decade has made new technologies cheaper and simpler for the average person to own. As result, computers play an intricate part in our daily lives. The areas in which computers affect life are infinite, ranging from entertainment to finances. If anything were to happen to these precious devices, the world would be chaotic. Computer hacking is a dangerous crime that could total chaos for the entire world. Some hackers act on revenge or just impersonal mischievousness. But whatever their motives, their deeds can be destructive to a person's computer ... schemes are in place. AOL has now developed the ability to resurrect a screen name that had been deleted by the hackers, and is rumored to have call-tracing technologies in the works (Alan 37). Hacking is not just a problem in America. All across the world hackers plague anyone they can, and they're getting better at it. In Europe they're known as "Phreakers" (technologically sophisticated young computer ...
- 39: The Internet And Its Effects And Its Future
- ... computer technology as a weapon. It is called cyber-terrorism and research groups within the CIA and FBI say cyber-warfare has become one of the main threats to global security. But how serious is hacking? In 1989, the Computer Emergency Response Team, a nonprofit organization that monitors security issues throughout America from its base at the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh reported 132 computer intrusions. Last year they recorded 2341 ... year-old computer junkie arrested by the FBI in February for allegedly pilfering more than $1 million worth of data and 20.000 credit-card numbers through the Internet. Still, the new wave of network hacking is presenting fresh problems for companies, universities and law-enforcement officials in every industrial country. In July, John Deutch, head of the CIA, told Congress that he ranked information warfare as the second most serious ... in terrorist hands. The Internet suffers around a million successful penetrations every year while the Pentagon headquarters of the US military has 250.000 attempts to hack into computers. But what can be done for hacking? There are ways for corporations to safeguard against hackers and the demand for safety has led to a boom industry in data security. Security measures range from user Ids and passwords to thumbprint, voiceprint ...
- 40: Computers And Internet In Our Life
- ... scary world out there. Welcome to the Internet. In reality it is not as bad as it sounds, and chances are it will not happen to you. (www.russianstory.com) There are many fields of hacking on the Internet. The most popular type of software piracy. According to estimates by the US Software Piracy Association, as much as $7,5 billion of American Software may be illegally copied world wide. (www ... the software, which is called warez. (www.russianstory.com) Many people like downloading free software from the Internet. If they dont want on get into trouble, theyd better stop it. Another field of hacking on the I-net is E-mail hacking. A hacker can intercept E-mail enroute and read it with no detection. Internet credit card fraud is also common. Citibank was stolen $37 million by a Russian hacker 4 years ago. Alex Garner ...
Search results 31 - 40 of 94 matching essays
|
