There are other terms that related to Hacker which can categorize to different aspect such as entertainment, social and education. According to Techopedia ( 2010-2013), below is the definition of terms that relate to Hacker.
Entertainment :
Hacking Game
(Slave Hack)
According to the Slave Hack (a game by "this guy" and "this great people")official page (2013), it states that this game is a virtual hack simulation game.The players have to defend their own virtual-pc against intruders while at the same time they have to act the role as hackers who hack others player and web server as much as they can.
References link: www.pearltrees.com
Social :
Hacktivism
the act of hacking website or computer network in an effort to convey social or political message. This people is known as Hacktivist. They are more concentrated on disruptive activities such as political or social causes compare to malicious hacker who steal private information and cause other harm.
Hacker Ethic
is a phenomena where the hacker share their knowledge, expertise, access to information to other peers. This protocol is a belief or practice among the hacker community which give convenient in their job.Cory Janssen has mentioned that hacker defines that ethical responsibility in their own community. It was coined by American Journalist, Steven Levy in his books "Hackers": Heroes of Revolution.
Cyber Criminal
an individual who commit cyber crime by using computer a
1. target ( attack other people by sending virus or stealing data)
2.weapon ( carry out conventional crime such as spam, fraud or gambling)
3.accessory ( to save stolen or illegal data)
Hackerazzi
the slang term to use to refer cyber-criminal who hack into celebrity email account to get the celebrity's personal or private information.
Education :
Hacking Tool
a program that designed to help hacker in hacking but also can protect a network or computer proactively from hackers.
- example: spyware
References link: www.howstuffworks.com
Cyberforensic
a discovery electronic technique determined and show the evidence of technical criminal and also involve data storage extraction for legal purpose.
Above are the terms that related to the hacker where to get into the hacker's world or their own community in one step further where can understand more deeper about the hacker.
References citation:
Oxford Dictionaries (2013) Definition of Hacker. [Online] Available at: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/hacker [Accessed 7th December 2013]
Technopedia (2010-2013) Hacker Ethic. Available at: http://www.techopedia.com/definition/19706/hacker-ethic [Accessed 7th December 2013]
Technopedia (2010-2013) Hackerazzi.Available at: http://www.techopedia.com/definition/27744/hackerazzi
Technopedia (2010-2013) Hacktivism. Available at: http://www.techopedia.com/definition/2410/hacktivism [Accessed 7th December 2013]
Technopedia (2010-2013) Cyber Criminal. Available at: http://www.techopedia.com/definition/27435/cybercriminal [Accessed 7th December 2013]
Technopedia (2010-2013) Hacking Tool. Available at: http://www.techopedia.com/definition/60/hacking-tool [ Accessed 7th December 2013]
Technopedia (2010-2013) Cyberforensic. Available at: http://www.techopedia.com/definition/2388/cyberforensics [Accessed 7th December 2013]
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