Hacking

our life easier although it raises a question about vulnerabilities in the computer infrastructure. As the matter of fact, today’s modern lives tend to rely on computers to reach a quest where machines are assigned to reduce human effort. Computer hacking is defined as a threat, which poses to security as the practice of modifying the features of computer system. The issues arising from the computer security have drawn satisfactory attention to look for a way of solution to approach the problem…

New York (CNN)Hillary Clinton blamed Vladimir Putin for the hacking of Democratic organizations during the 2016 election, telling donors that the Russian President's involvement stemmed from a "personal beef against me." During a short speech pegged as a "thank you party" at the The Plaza Hotel, Clinton said the 2016 election hacking was enough to tip the balance in Donald Trump's favor. The comments were her first since the news of Putin's involvement. Clinton, based on audio obtained by the…

remained, a sort of cloud which is not so significant as to obscure the heavens in its totality, but at the same time blocks out the sun. In Ian Hacking’s 1981 essay “Do We See Through a Microscope”, Hacking explores the sort of concerns from which my cloud may have found its genesis. Specifically, Hacking explores the nature of the reliability of scientific experimentation with increasingly advanced experimental apparatuses through a discussion of microscopy, which he considers to be an…

Explain some cases in which you would perm-ban/temp-ban people: Hacking: Hacking is when someone uses a client to be better at pvp and cheats in game. If I saw a hacker I would record the user and then post my proof on the forums and then I would talk to higher staff members and other helpers to see if they agree that the user is hacking and then I would inform a mod + to see if they could ban them. As Helper Record user and then post my proof on the forum and on youtube As Mod+ Record User…

Explain some cases in which you would perm-ban/temp-ban people: As a staff member I believe the number one priority is the safety and comfort of other players / staff members, so in order to make sure if this, here are some reasons I would ban / mute people: Spamming Chat: Spamming is where someone puts many messages in chat, resulting in a flood of messages. When this occurs I would first off warn someone with the /warn command. If they decide to continue I would ban them for 5 - 15 minutes…

Hacktivism is the act of hacking, or breaking into a computer system, for a politically or socially motivated purposes.The phrase “Hacktivism” originated in 1996 by a hacktivist grouped named “Cult of the Dead Cow” (Denning, 2015, para. 5). Over the last few years, computer hacking has transitioned from being a small collective of computer enthusiast, into huge political platform.The first politically motivated hacking attack has been dated as far as 1987 (Dreyfus, 1997, p.2). This platform has…

use it for their own advantage through hacking. However, some of these people attempt to use their skills for the greater good of society as a means of civil disobedience. But even if hackers have the best intentions in mind, should hacktivism be considered as an act of civil disobedience? In order to understand the answer to the question, we have to define hacking, hacktivism, and civil disobedience. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary website, hacking, in technological terms, is the…

The internet’s expansion since its first communication between two computers back in 1969 has created many new opportunities for people across the globe. Modern day life relies on the usage of the internet, where it improves the lives of people by making it easier to communicate, speed up their work, and share with others. However, with great things comes great consequences. Although the internet helps expand people’s lives and experiences, how are they to protect such precious treasures? Back…

that Mitnick is today. At first I was not a fan of Mitnick, but later I started to warm up to him a tad. Overall, I enjoyed this video and found it to be very informative. I do not agree with his view of himself, when he was heavily involved in hacking, as a prankster. Breaking into computer systems without permission is not pranking, its stealing. He knowingly made copies of the…

on the naughty list this year. They call themselves the Phantom Squad and they warn that they will shut down Xbox Live and PSN on Christmas. Find out why this is a sad attempt by these stupid teens. They need to go get some advice from an actual hacking group named Anonymous. PHANTOM SQUAD UNLEASHES THREAT TO XBOX LIVE AND PSN USERS This threat was issued by this group on a post on Twitter. The tweet read that they will shut down Xbox Live and PSN on Christmas. They tweet also said that both…