chapter 4

Question 1

what is a hacker (textbook)

Answer 1

individuals with an interest in computers and technology that access computer systems without legal access to those computer systems

includes: anybody who likes to explore software, and those with malicious intent

Question 2

phone Phreaks

Answer 2

started in the 60s and 70s describes the forerunners of modern computer hacking

blue box - makes free long distance calls by breaking into phone technology

political subversive

Question 3

crackers

Answer 3

NOW used to describe all malicious hackers (bad)
traditionally someone who could fix early computer systems in the 60s

Question 4

programmers of malware

Answer 4

small group of people who create malware like computer viruses

Question 5

social engineering

Answer 5

confidence game- conman
they trick user into giving up sensitive or private information through some kind of scam

Question 6

dumpster diving

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physical theft of technical info on software

Question 7

hackers vs computer criminals

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computer criminal violates federal law
hackers- makes distinctions, they don’t define the all who hacks as criminal (break the law and not be a criminal)

Question 8

scitpt kiddies

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hackers that use premade malicious software
download existing hacking tools
inexperienced hacker

Question 9

hactivist

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a person who hacks for a political message
hacking to convert a political message
example anonymous, peta, disturbance theatre

Question 10

penetration testing

Answer 10

find weaknesses and hacks software

Question 11

distinctions of good and bad hackers

Answer 11

penetration testing
exploring networks
adherence to subcultural values

Question 12

white hat hackers

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a good hacker
Reframed hackers who work as network security specialists often engaged in penetration testing/ reverse engereining

Question 13

black hat hackers

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bad hacker- malicious hacker on cracker

Question 14

gray hat hackers

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sometimes hack ethically and sometimes maliciously
invades networks recreationally

Question 15

50s-60s

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hackers are creative problem solvers, fix early problematic programs. positive.

Question 16

70s

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advent of phone phreaks
rebels
first hackers subculture begins to emerge

Question 17

80s

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key decade
new breed of computer user
just teenagers/media
criminalization of hacking
software piracy- stole games, and movies, software is expensive
just exploring the software

Question 18

post internet 90s to present

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the emergence of organized criminal hacking groups

Question 19

3 views of hacking

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media
law enforcement
hackers

Question 20

media view on hacking

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negative view of hacking, focus on the outrageous cases

Question 21

Law Enforcement on hacking

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hacking is a crime

Question 22

hackers view on hacking

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they make distinctions between good and bad (white, black and grey hats)
adherence to subcultural values

Question 23

hacker subcultural norms

Answer 23

technology
knowledge
commitment
categorization
laws

Question 24

technology

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deep intense interest
video games
time honing skills

Question 25

knowledge

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a board knowledge of systems of software coding and networking there's a big time mentoring networks

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commitment

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time and energy spent doing all of this stuff

Question 27

categorization

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makes distinctions (white, black and grey hat)

Question 28

laws

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knowledge on the law in relation to computer networks a hacker should know what's legal and not legal happens at hacker conferences

Question 29

all three videos

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hacking is a good thing opposed to the way criminal justice seeing hacking.

Question 30

prosocial ways of hacking

Answer 30

gummo bought into the hacker subculture...he shows all five subcultural norms