COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
ETHICS IN COMPUTING
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Question
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Hacker that uses prewritten hacking and cracking programs to break into computers and networks
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Corporate spy
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Cracker
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Hacker
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Script kiddie
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Script kiddies, also known as skiddies, are novice hackers. Rather than building sophisticated tools from scratch, they use premade scripts to launch attacks. Calling someone a “script kiddie” is an insult. But make no mistake.
Detailed explanation-2: -Social engineering White hat hackers commonly use social engineering (“people hacking”) to discover weaknesses in an organization’s “human” defenses. Social engineering is about tricking and manipulating victims into doing something they should not (making wire transfers, sharing login credentials, and so on).
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