What do you think of when I say the word “Computer Hacker”? You probably think of some sort of criminal bent on gaining access into your bank accounts or remote control over your computer. Granted‚ hackers have gotten a bad reputation from the media‚ who sometimes report break-ins of databases‚ computers‚ and other virtual resources. However‚ this does not mean that every hacker has a desire to do harm. In fact‚ hackers are hardly the bad guys. The word hacker has been so warped and distorted by
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Student No. 4491002 1) * After the 2005 Royal phone hacking scandal another investigation was launched into phone hacking called operation Weeting. It was announced in January 2011 by the police that a new investigation would be conducted as a result new information. * In April 2011 News International stated that they would pay out compensation and give an official apology to eight cases that involved phone hacking and the breach of privacy‚ however they would contest all other petitions
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Hacking Into Harvard Author’s Name Instructor’s Name Hacking Into Harvard According to the nonconsequentialist approach proposed by the German philosopher‚ Immanuel Kant‚ an action has moral worth if and if only‚ it stems from a sense of duty. Kantian ethics do not account for contingencies and possible consequences of actions. Moreover‚ the moral principles behind the actions must have universal applicability. In other words‚ it must be binding on all rational beings‚ irrespective
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yet effective solution to their problem. Recently‚ an idea of using electrical current to stimulate the brain has emerged on a popular social news and discussion website. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)‚ now popularly called “brain hacking”‚ is said to not only help those battling depression‚ epilepsy and other similar conditions but also to improve concentration‚ memory and mental abilities of healthy individuals. The process is quite simple‚ it uses two electrodes‚ cathode and anode
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1. Workstation and Desktop devices are prone to viruses‚ malware‚ and malicious software‚ especially if the user surfs the Internet and World Wide Web. Given that users connect to the Internet and World Wide Web‚ what security countermeasures can organization implement to help mitigate the risk caused from viruses‚ malware‚ and malicious software? a. Up to date anti-virus software and updated firewall. 2. Your employees e-mail file attachments to each other and externally through the organization’s
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card secure?? .In the world of crime‚ a new crime has taken birth and it is Credit Card hacking. What you know about credit card hacking? It is simply awesome or a night mare but it can happen. Many people are unaware that when they give their credit card‚ it can be hacked. There are many ways by which the card can be hacked. Some are here for general purpose. The most common way of credit card’s hacking is quite easy and almost safe. When someone gives his card to any retailers for payment
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and the overly dramatized hacking‚ Hackers is a great movie to watch. 2. 23 Unlike most of the plots on this list‚ 23 is based on a true story. It follows the tale of an orphan called Karl Koch. Karl puts all of his inheritance into getting an apartment and a home computer that he quickly uses to connect to a group of young computer hackers based in Germany. Although he begins the films by posting forum comments about conspiracy theories‚ he quickly moves on to hacking the computers of the military
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and The Inbetweens of Hacking “During a three-day period in February 2000‚ some of the most high-profile sites on the World Wide Web were temporarily knocked out of service.”(Issues and Controversy) This quote is one of the many that show the down side to hacking. A hacker is a person who takes pleasure in understanding the internal workings of a systems. This does not necessarily classify hackers as bad. There are good hacking and bad hacking. But on the subject of hacking‚ its unclear whether
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December 2012 Computer Hacking is Ethical Computer hacking is a term that most everyone in today’s society is familiar with. When the average person hears news about computer hacking‚ most likely they think about cyber-crimes‚ website defacements‚ or knocking various websites offline. This inaccurate description is just the image that today’s media creates. In reality‚ true hackers are much different. Computer hacking is not the only type of hacking in today’s society. Hacking actually originated
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ESSAY ABOUT HACKING Cyber crime is not a new thing that we hear today. It occurs all over the world including our country‚ Malaysia. Every day‚ these cyber criminals are increasingly showing their true colors. Many people have become their prey. One of the cyber crimes that are really popular is hacking. The causes of hacking are the hacker himself. They can do anything including hacking others computers and personal details. This happened when they feel depressed‚ jealous‚ and
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