Archive from February, 2008

gray hat hacking

In mainstream culture, the term hacker has a negative connotation. It is a synonym for a person who commits computer crimes, usually by breaching security systems. The hacker community prefers to bestow the name hacker to highly skilled programmers who are admired for ingenious and clever uses of technology and programming. In the security industry, there are three “shades” of hacker: white hat, black hat, and gray hat. Each type of hacker is known by his intent, ethic, and authority to breach a security system.
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wi-fi piracy

Even though the United States is woefully behind other nations when it comes to residential broadband connections, the number of homes with high-speed connections has been growing at an impressive rate.
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