Hacker Vs Crackers. A hacker is a person intensely interested in the arcane and recondite workings of any computer operating system. While cracker also is someone who accesses a computer or network illegally but has the intent of destroying data stealing information or other malicious action.
The original use of the term hacker dates back to 1950s when at the massachusetts institute of. If i were forced to define the terms hacker and cracker my bottom line would probably be this. This chapter contains my contribution to that debate.
Hackers program or hacks to check the integrity and vulnerability strength of a network.
We have learnt about the hackers how they work what their interests are and what they. Crackers are unethical and want to benifit themselves from illegal tasks. Hackers are the good guys white hats who break into networks to discover loopholes and to restore. The original use of the term hacker dates back to 1950s when at the massachusetts institute of.