2. Topics
Hackers Definition
Crackers Definition
What motivates Hackers &Crackers
Type of Hackers
Type of Crackers
3. Hackers
A hacker is someone who uses his/her
skills and knowledge to find vulnerabilities
in computer systems and helps improve
and patch those vulnerabilities.
They are normally security professionals
who can be hired by organizations to try
and break into their systems, so they can
identify any flaws they may have.
4. Crackers
A cracker is an individual who attempts to
access computer systems without authorization.
They look for backdoors in programs and
systems, exploit those backdoors, and steal
private information for use in a malicious way.
5. What motivates Hackers &Crackers
Hackers
They build secure
environments.
Know your attacker-
they use same tools,
software and
techniques as
crackers.
Purely non malicious
and Ethical.
Utilize their skills for
positive benefits.
Crackers
They break and
destroy it.
Are familiar with
ransomware attacks
like phishing email &
malicious
attachment.
Unethical
To show off and gain
publicity, or to exploit
and financial motives.
6. Types of Hackers
1)Black Hats:- A person who violates computer
security for personal gain or maliciousness.
2)White Hats:- A person who hacks into a
computer network in order to test or evaluate
its security systems.
3)Grey Hats:-A person who may sometimes
violates laws but does not have the malicious
intent typical of a black hat hacker.
7. Types of Crackers
1)Script Kiddie:- A person who uses existing computer
scripts or codes to hack into computers, lacking the
expertise to write their own.
2)Packet Monkey:- A person who intentionally inundates
a website or network with data packets, resulting in a
denial-of-service situation for users of the attacked site or
network.
3)Waret doodz:- Waret doodz get illegal copies of
copyrighted software. Then they distribute it around the
world via several gateways.
