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1 Hackers and Crackers iJacsn

2 What is a Hacker? A person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data, a programmer. Build things- “Security Professionals” Good guys

3 What do they do? Tell companies if hacking is possible to their software. Hackers are visionaries, who can see new ways to use computers, creating programs that no-one else could conceive.

4 What is a cracker? Bad guys
Someone that intentionally breaches computer security. breaks into someone else's computer system Extensive computer knowledge Bad guys

5 What are their motives? Criminal activity: they steal identities, credit card numbers, social security numbers, etc. Leave viruses Destroy files

6 How do both parties perform their actions?
Crackers can hack on the servers that you use on the internet. To prevent this from occurring, people should refrain from using shady websites. ( Hackers would often create and distribute small sections of code called patches to fix the problem. This is why apps are constantly being updated.

7 Famous Hackers Bill gates, Steve Wozniack, Steve Jobs

8 References

9 References II www.pctools.com/security-news/crackers-and-hackers/


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