 Someone who exercises playful ingenuity  Misusers of the internet who try to obtain or corrupt information; people who try to prevent it.

 People who are hired by companies to hack into the company’s system

 Specialize in illegal penetration of systems.  Motivated by profit, fun, or political motivation

 Definition: A program that attaches to another program or file on your computer, allowing it to spread and infect other computers

 Viruses range in severity  Some annoy, others damage software and hardware  Spread by sharing files and ing infected files to others. Could happen unknowingly.

Like viruses, but they spread without human action. Replicate themselves It is possible for someone to use a worm to control your computer remotely

 Appears to be useful software, but damages computer once run.  Results vary, but they don’t replicate nor infect other files.

 Worst security risk  Blends effects of viruses, worms, and Trojan Horses  Attack system from multiple points  Don’t have to be opened by user

-Hackers can edit or deface websites -Some are called “Hacktivists” -Targets mostly include Corporate and Govt. Websites

-Some governments allegedly hack other gov’t websites -Reasons include: 1. Espionage 2. Cyber-Warfare 3. Theft of Technology or Information

-Websites may be deleted -Harder now with new security

-Identity Theft -Info obtained from online vendors -Hacker may sell info

-Security contractor RSA was hacked -Employee passwords stolen -Hacker almost gained access to personnel files

-Relevant to YOU -WEP Key= wireless network security -Stolen internet -Negative effect on internet subscriber

-Hacker group -Freedom of Information -Plotting to take Facebook offline -Don’t like Scientology

 “White hat hackers are programmers who break into computer systems for the sake of exposing security flaws, instead of exploiting them for malevolent purposes.”

 They report their discoveries to their employer so that the software can be made more secure  This helps protect our information

 TinKode – discovered security flaws in NASA’s military satellites  Rent-a-Hacker, Inc. – hacking at reasonable rates! ◦ But they’ll only hack your OWN software

 Hacking is used to fight against oppressive governments and give the public a voice ◦ Particularly in authoritarian countries like China and Iran

 During the 2009 presidential elections, Ahmedinejad shut off Internet for people supporting rival candidates  Iran also has a firewall blocking any “Western” media

 Iranians responded with Denial of Service attacks and hacking of government websites to expose their plight  the program Haystack allowed circumvention of the firewall

 As we go through this presentation, keep in mind that the church does not have specific view on hacking.  There is no published statement

 that says how they feel so we will look at what the bible says about things such as stealing and invasion on ones trust

 in order to get a sense of how the church feels about hacking.

 “The seventh commandment forbids unjustly taking or keeping the goods of one's neighbor and wronging him in any way with

 respect to his goods.”

Hackers often steal things that many people have put a lot of work into and thus are violating the 7 th commandment.

 “It commands justice and charity in the care of earthly goods and the fruits of men's labor.”

Hackers violate privacy when they hack into government databases to steal files, which is a crime punishable by strict consequences.

Whether it’s embezzling, stealing ideas, hacking into personal accounts, stealing money, or stealing national documents hackers are thieves.

 In the case of white hat hackers – yes  But white hats wouldn’t be necessary if black hats didn’t exist

 Ultimately, as the Catholic Church says, hacking IS a violation of integrity and can be seen as thievery  It should be condemned

 In its essence, it is thievery of information and privacy, and the Church condemns that.  But it’s ultimately up to you to decide