From Hacktivists to Cyber Terrorists: The Many Faces of Hacking

Offbeat / April 16 by JD Rucker

There are many reasons why people get into hacking. Some want to change the world, to fight for the little guy, to make corporations and governments pay for their crimes against humanity. Others just think it’s cool.

Regardless of the initial intent, hackers often go into other areas. It’s not a black and white skill – some can be harmless while others are malicious. Some even do it for good reasons. Understanding the different intentions and motivations can make for an interesting study into these enigmas of the online world.

This graphic by our friends at ZoneAlarm does just that – breaks down the different types of hackers, demonstrates their styles, and offers ways people can defend themselves against the “bad” ones.

Click to enlarge.

(HT: Covington Oil Change)

4 Comments »

Rdford

April 16th, 2011 at 11:44 pm

Looking for a new external device that clarifies imbedded code. Is there such a device?

Travelsonic9

April 17th, 2011 at 4:38 pm

.. Avoid ALL torrents, avoid ALL free downloads? How about being SMART about it, look up reputation related information, have good antvirus installed and enabled…. that extreme, IMO, hardly seems logical or necessary.

Zippy Cart

April 18th, 2011 at 10:07 pm

Yeah, that part about avoiding all torrents seemed a little like an anti-piracy message instead of just general web safety, but the fact is that many torrents are questionable and do represent a legitimate security threat to your computer. By simply saying “avoid all,” the authors made the simplest, most direct suggestion.

Oversaucy

April 29th, 2011 at 6:37 am

If it’s free it must be a virus. Why else would anyone give something away free.