| So, you think you know what a hacker is do you? | | | | Grey hat hacker |
| I'm here to tell you that you're wrong. | | | | Script kiddie |
| Probably. | | | | Phreaker |
| At least to a certain degree anyway. | | | | Hacktivist |
| Unless you are involved in internet security to some | | | | Computer Security hacker |
| degree then the only definition of a hacker that you will | | | | Hobby hacker |
| have heard is one given to you by the media, be it on | | | | Not all of the above are bad - white hat hackers, for |
| the news or in the movies. | | | | example, are often employed by large organisations |
| According to such sources all hackers are bad. | | | | who wish to have their networks tested so that they |
| Very bad. | | | | can identify any weaknesses before the real bad |
| Hardened criminals the lot of them. | | | | guys find them. |
| Of course that is true to some extent - a large | | | | Another example, the hobby hacker, is often |
| proportion of hackers really are bad guys who steal | | | | misunderstood too. |
| money, deface websites and knock sites off the | | | | Such hackers are probably better defined as tinkerers |
| internet for varying amounts of time. | | | | as though do not aim to break anything, preferring |
| There are many different types of hacker though and | | | | instead to modify existing pieces of code or hardware. |
| all come with their own labels, such as - | | | | You can read more about the other types of hackers |
| Black Hat hacker | | | | in one of my recent posts on my blog - "So Just What |
| White Hat hacker | | | | Sort Of Hacker Are You? |