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Who is an Hacker?

 Who is an Hacker?


The person who enjoys learning  the details of the computer Systems and stretch their capabilities. Someone who utilizes their technical know-how of bugs or exploits to break into computer systems and access data which would otherwise be inaccessible to them – hacking can also be utilized by legitimate figures in many situations.


What is Hacking?


Hacking is defined as the Reverse engineering of already existing software to make the code better. It may also mean either the attacking of systems to cause a corruption of systems. It is unauthorized access to or control over computer network security systems.


Who is a Cracker?


Cracker who refers his hacking skills for offensive purpose. They are the people who hack a system by breaking into it and violating it with bad intentions. They attempts to access computer systems without authorization.



Types of Hackers


White Hats are those having professional hacking skills used for the defensive purposes. These kind of hackers are hired by the organizations for finding any vulnerability in software, hardware, networks for the benefit of the organization. They are known as Security Analysts


Black Hats are the persons who have extraordinary computing skills for the destructive activities. They exploit the Computer systems or networks for the benefit of them. They doesn't have ethics so enter into any computer system by exploiting the system. They work  for themselves. They are known as Crackers.


Gray Hat are the people who have combining knowledge of both the techniques of white and black hats. They work as per the instructions and the severity of the issue. In various times they behave offensive and sometimes defensive.


Script Kiddies are the unskilled individual who uses scripts or programs developed by others, primarily for malicious purposes. Script kiddies lack programming skills, and don't understand the effects and side effects of the actions. They use already used code to exploit as they are unaware of the consequences.


Whistleblower are the individuals who works in an organization and can expose confidential information. There intent behind the exposure might be a personal grudge against the organization, or the individual might have come across illegal activities within the organization. The reason for exposure defines the intent behind the exposure. They do for there personal benefit. without any ethics.


There may be many hackers, few are listed above which are the main


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