Understanding Cyber Threats and Effective Strategies for Protection

The driving force for hackers usually isn't malice, but rather curiosity. Most hackers are young males, and some are harmless. It's the so-called "crackers" who are more malicious. However, a distinction between the two usually isn't made except in hacker culture.. . . The driving force for hackers usually isn't malice, but rather curiosity. Most hackers are young males, and some are harmless. It's the so-called "crackers" who are more malicious. However, a distinction between the two usually isn't made except in hacker culture.

Corporate computer systems are susceptible to hackers for a variety of reasons, Noer said. For one, when most people install software -- now raise your hands if you've done this -- they opt for the defaults as opposed to customizing. Hackers are familiar with systems, so using defaults just makes a hacker's job easier.

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