This document provides an overview of cyber security and hacking. It defines key terms like security, hacking, hacker, and cracker. It then gives a brief history of major hacking incidents from 2011 to 2016, including attacks on the Canadian and US governments and large banks. The document distinguishes between different types of hackers like white hat, black hat, and grey hat hackers. It also lists famous hackers and describes the typical hacking process and common hacking methods like scanning, enumeration, and exploiting vulnerabilities. Finally, it discusses common types of attacks like denial of service, sniffing, trojans, and buffer overflows.