The Hacker

as a legitimate email, often purporting to be from a trusted source.” (SearchSecurity.techtarget.com). Most of the time the email or message is supposed to trick the recipient into downloading malware that can backdoor their computer, allowing the hacker access to personal and financial information. Another tactic that is widely used it Pretexting. “Pretexting is when one party lies to another to gain access to privileged data” (SearchSecurity.teachtarget.com). This is an attack that is hard to…

In the article titled “Forcing Apple to Hack That IPhone Sets a Dangerous Precedent”, Congressman Darrell Issa argues that protecting the privacy of millions of people should be more important that forcing Apple to unlock an iPhone that a terrorist used. Congressman Issa suggests that forcing Apple to create new software to unlock the device will put privacy of millions of people at risk. Congressman Issa writes this article in response to the controversial decision of the court to force Apple…

cybersecurity systems would be stuck in a stand still because they are built to combat perfectly. It is human error that makes helps hackers and cyber-attackers get what they want. “Only amateurs attack machines, professionals target people” (Gallagher) Introduction With cyberwarfare becoming a huge part of how nations and terror groups are…

daily operations. From automatic cash registers to intelligence gathering, technology has inevitably played an essential role in the way the countries all over the world have advanced. Unfortunately with that success, there are more opportunities for hackers to override those systems in order to steal information from unsuspecting users who have entrusted their most private information into the computer system. With credit card, bank account and all personal information stored on the computer…

accessed the computer network they steal information to obtain a profit, or some hackers just do it for the challenge (). There are multiple different types of hackers. In basic terms there are the good guys and the bad guys. The good guys are known as white-hat hackers and they help companies find loose ends in their security systems. Then there are the bad guys and they are called black-hat hackers. Black-hat hackers break into computers to steal information for their own profit…

A group of teenage boys hired by Bell Telephone to run the switchboards misdirected or disconnected phone calls. They were not called hackers, but their actions were considered a practical joke. They were, obviously, fired (Trigaux, 2000). The earliest instance of genuine computer hacking occurred in the 1960s. The next instances of cybercrime could be traced back to the practice of…

Some hackers are harmless, however some are prepared to wreak havoc on America. As our country becomes more and more dependent on technology and computers in everyday life, technology also becomes an important tool for potential terrorist organizations. These…

These vehicle can have serious impacts on our lives since it is new to our world. It has to take a while to get the vehicle administered to our society, to get everything to work according to the pedestrians and to our laws. These cars must know how to transition from having their own kind to automobile and other means of transportation such as bikes, scooter, skateboards etc. This invention has put Google into a conundrum and that is humans. Humans are the biggest problem because they “don’t…

networks on our lives, culture, and society will continue to increase. The advancement in technology has also led to the growth of cyber-attacks. As with most crimes that are committed, money seems to remain a major motivator. Most cyber criminals or hackers feel a little more secure when they can hide behind a network; the perception of low risk and very high financial reward prompts many cyber criminals to engage in malware, phishing, identity theft, and fraudulent money request attacks. The…

8/10 and would recommend this book to anybody that likes a good mystery. In The King of Fear, Garrett is framed for a murder by Ilya Markov, someone who is trying to take down the American economy. Ilya Markov, Garrett’s main enemy, is a russian hacker that steals other people’s identities and uses them to accomplish his goals. Garrett has to escape the F.B.I and find out where Ilya is. Garrett gets a team together to find out where he is. Misty, Celeste, Bingo, Alexis, and Patmore are all…