Internet Hacking

Imagine this, anyone, anywhere has the ability to connect to almost every computer in the whole world without even leaving this own home. Most of these computers are connected to the Internet which is, with the Internet's growing popularity and widespread usage, one of the most susceptible targets to the continually growing hacking movement. The term hacker has caused much debate in regards to the actual meaning of it, but hacking by any definition is the art of thinking outside the box. In order to be a great hacker there is not necessarily a ton of technical computer knowledge that one must know, but more the less one must be creative and have an open mind and try to think outside of the box. Another big debate within the hacking movement is the argument that is there a difference between a hacker and a cracker. It is said to be that a hacker is one who uses their skill for the good of society and a cracker uses this same skill maliciously in the destruction of society. Be it a hacker or a cracker they still have the same rare skill but just choose to use it in different ways. The hacking culture does not have leaders, it is built strictly on reputation.
Those who think outside the box are usually very brilliant in several different areas. These ways do not just consist of hacking, but also in phreaking, virii, and crypto. Of course everyone already understands the definition of hacking but not many people have heard of phreaking, virii, or crypto. Phreaking is hackings the public telephone network. Virii is the plural of virus and means computer virus. Most people do not realize that virii really have nothing to do with hacking but are used very commonly in hacking. Crypto is the abbreviation of cryptography. An encryption algorithm is a complex mathematical and logical equation used to cipher data. The algorithm is used to convert the ‘clear text' into the ‘cipher text'. There are two types of data encryption password hashing and VPNs. Password