When i googled the simple question “What does Hacker mean,” I got two definitions for the word. The first definition being an enthusiastic and skillful computer programer or user. The second being a person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data. I take this as being that hackers can either be using their skills for the good to be helpful, or bad things such as stealing important information from people.
Hackers can break into computers to steal peoples information like credit card numbers, secret documents, email accounts, and other very personal things that you would think are to be safe over the web. This causing the victim of this crime known as ”hacking” much stress and headache.
It can be from having to change all of your passwords and security information, to as far as having your credit absolutely destroyed through financial problems from the theft. Hackers also can steal music and movies off of the internet. Which is very common, people are always looking to be able to download moves and music for free.
But none the less, there are hackers in the world who use their genius talents to benefit and help others out. Hackers are very intelligent people when it comes to computers, and hacking is not the easiest task. It all depends on the person and their morals as to how they will use these skills. What more advantage do you have to stop someone from doing mischievous criminal acts than to know exactly how to go about it, someone who could potentially do the same exact thing. These “good hackers” can basically get inside the heads of the bad hackers and stop them before things get to bad.
Hacking can be used in security measures for big companies and some times even aid in government assistance. Hackers can be used to test the strength of the security of certain government sites and information that may have to be delivered over the internet. The same situation with big companies, banks and such things like that.
