As claimed by Andrew Beattie “There are hackers who do good work, by hacking into sites in order to inform and help improve that person's security.” His statement shows a more positive side on the topic in this argument. Although a consensus shows that a large amount of people think of hacking as obtaining personal information illegally, not all hackers are as bad because they use their skills for testing company security and to help spread awareness of certain issues. The argument of this topic…
HRM and Performance Management Systems: Case study of HackerRank [Title Page] Contents Introduction 2 Background of HackerRank 3 Where does HackerRank stand at present? 3 Performance Management Systems and HackerRank 4 How has HackerRank been helping you out? 5 HackerRank and social guidance 6 How does HackerRank goes into action? 6 HackerRank Community Evaluation 8 Recruitment and Planning in HackerRank 9 Conclusion And Recommendations 9 References 10 Introduction The…
Dr. Seuss has influenced everyone’s lives in a certain way with his charming books that teach life lessons in a way that captures everyone’s heart. He has allowed everyone to have a nice laugh and learn that reading can be fun, even when you’re learning a valuable lesson. In one of his books, Hortons Hatches The Egg, it teaches us to have a caring heart. In the book Horton comes across a bird named Mayzie that is hatching an egg. Mayzie wants to go on vacation, so she asks Horton if he will sit…
organization know what their weaknesses are and what they can do to improve their defenses? As mentioned previously, Deerman (2012) found that there are three main phases of the malware lifecycle. Through the good intentions of implementing white hat hacking, an organization will be able to clearly see the vulnerabilities in their system and where attackers will most likely hit first. Understanding the offensive and defensive perspectives of the malware lifecycle will equip the organization…
The article Why Computer Talents Become Computer Hackers, by Xu Zhengchuan, gives a definition of what titles the “good” and “bad” hackers mean; “White hats are on a quest for knowledge, discovering and alerting security weaknesses in organizational systems and developing better, more secure computer systems; Black Hats go for revenge, sabotage, or outright criminal gain (such as to steal money, products, or services) (Zhengchuan 65).” Zero Days portrays these hackers as extremely dangerous…
information will be hacked from their phone or computer (Stuart). This survey states that over half of Americans worry about hackers stealing something from them, which means that majority of society is fearful of hackers and their capabilities. Black hat hackers could be to blame for stolen credit card numbers or personal information in some cases, but the human element is more dangerous to a person’s secure information. For instance, anyone can acquire personal or financial information from…
6 Thinking Hats Personal Narrative “GOD’S NOT DEAD HE’S SURELY ALIVE!”, I sing along with my church. I go to Mission Community Church where we say, “Do justice. Love mercy. Walk humbly,” based off of Micah 6:8 in the Bible. I have been at Mission for 2.5 years. The current Pastor, Joel Thomas, is not teaching straight from the Bible and is not clear on his teachings. He also focuses too much on grace. My family is contemplating whether or not to stay at Mission. I will be using the…
as the bad guys for not sharing information (Leeson, 2005). Lastly, the profit driven hackers are the ones that hack for the monetary gain, they can be white or black hat hackers, it just depends on what they hack or who they hack for. White hats work for corporations and find security weakness in their systems, while the black hats hack to steal money or data that can be sold on the black…
For numerous people logging onto the Internet is as routine as putting on a pair of clean underwear everyday. People take it for granted without realizing what is actually going on. Everytime you log on to the world wide web, you are risking your computer to numerous viruses, spyware, and adware programs. Many people dont realize that over ninety percent of computers today are infected with some form of virus or spyware. It is usually to late for people to do anything by the time they realize…
The main reason why I majored in Computer Science and Mathematics is since it would grant me the circumspect education to become an Information Security Analyst. The reason why I chose these majors is as a background in computer science would be useful as I would have a thorough understanding of operating systems and databases. In addition to being able to understand the principles of computers, a proficiency in programming is beneficial toward learning ethical hacking. I would benefit from…