Friday 13 December 2013

Types of Hackers

In Hackers' world, they can be defined in different type of colors hat hacker. Usually, what we know about hackers is white hat hacker or black hat hacker. According to Urban Dictionary (1999-2013), there are definitions about different types of hackers.

Green Hat Hacker
-is for new hacker who just started to join in hacking where they show their desire to learn about hacking.
 The word ' Green' is meant fresh, new and inexperienced.

Blue Hat Hacker
-is hacker who hack for fun or to get revenge to certain people where they make the hacker angry.
 They are not care about hacking so much.

Red Hat Hacker
-person who more aggressive under Government Agency who hack into other Computer Mainframes of
 other Government to disabling or crippling them.

Gray Hat Hacker
-is hacker who hybrid in between black hat hacker and white hat hacker.They might be helpful but also
 will bring harm to society.

so, who are the two main important roles of hackers? what are the roles?

White Hat Hacker
According to PC magazine's Encyclopedia, people who break into a computer system and inform the company that they have done so is known as white hat hacker.They are more concerned about either employees or security professionals who are paid to check anything go wrong the system.They are doing their work in proper way

Black Hat Hacker
According to PC magazine's Encyclopedia, a guy who breaks into computer system with purpose
of inflicting damage or stealing the private and important data of a person or company is known as black hat hacker.Their act is illegal and against the law.

Based on the The New Yorker,(2012) David Kushner has mentioned that the number of black hat hacker is rising where the Department of Homeland Security, US has reported a spike which the number of black hat hacker has reached fifty thousand between October and March. It already up ten thousand same from the period of last year. This sure not a good sign where the world now is attacked by them and causing the chaos.

References link:
Urban Dictionary (1999-2013) Types of Hackers. Available at: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Types%20of%20Hackers  
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The Computer Language Company Inc (1981-2013) White Hat Hacker. Encyclopedia.Available at http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/54434/white-hat-hacker [Accessed: 13th December 2013]

The Computer Language Company Inc (1981-2013) Black Hat Hacker.Encyclopedia.Available at  http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/38735/black-hat-hacker [ Accessed: 13th December 2013]

Kushner, D.(2012) Annals of Technology,Machine Politics: The New Yorker. Available at http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/05/07/120507fa_fact_kushner 
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